June 2010 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[openFATE 306968] rewrite yast in C#
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 29 Jul '10

29 Jul '10

Feature added by: Sharque uddin Ahmed Farooqui (safknw) Feature #306968, revision 1 Title: rewrite yast in C# openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sharque uddin Ahmed Farooqui (safknw) Description: Yast is the best control panel for any ditro. It has become quite big and it has alot of modules and many more to come Since yast is wrriten in its own language ( http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Research/Make_YaST_Independent_of_YCP ) which quite few people know, so it is difficult others to get involved. I think we should start thinking about rewriting yast in a popular and advanced () language like C++, python or C#.... It will make development of yast faster and people find it easy to write modules according thier own requirements. My suggestion is to write it in C#. Writting it in such an advance can make app arch much simpler and also make it easy to maintain. My target relase is 12.0, sisnce it is not in option so I'm selecting 11.3 -- Sharique -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306968

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[New: openFATE 309350] aggregate need to get a mode for skipping source packages
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Jul '10

20 Jul '10

Feature added by: Adrian Schröter (adrianSuSE) Feature #309350, revision 1 Title: aggregate need to get a mode for skipping source packages Buildservice: Evaluation Priority Requester: Important Projectmanager: Important Requested by: Adrian Schröter (adriansuse) Description: Aggregates might be used to export binary-only software. So one might want to skip source packages in this case. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309350

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[New: openFATE 308900] Request SSSD to be installed by default
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Jul '10

19 Jul '10

Feature added by: David Alston (dalston) Feature #308900, revision 1 Title: Request SSSD to be installed by default openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: David Alston (dalston) Description: I was requesting a feature through http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574956 (http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574956) and someone there suggested I create this feature request in OpenFATE. Apparrently the package "SSSD" (with a little configuration work) will solve a significant user support problem by caching LDAP passwords locally so that laptops (and desktops) can continue to login without a network connection. Information on SSSD can be found at https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/ Use Case: We use OpenSUSE and SLES/SLED in a diverse University environment. Many of our users are easily confused by multiple login-ids and so we try to maintain single-signon whenever we can. Folks with windows laptops are able to authenticate to Active Directory and have their username/password cached on their computer so that they can login even if they are not connected to the domain. This feature is sorely missed on our OpenSUSE laptops (and some desktops). Including the "SSSD" package (and making it easy to configure) would go a *very* long way toward making OpenSUSE even more friendly to Enterprise environments. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308900

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[openFATE 306646] add option to yast to disable tcp window scaling
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Feature added by: Jose Ricardo De Leon Solis (derhundchen) Feature #306646, revision 1 Title: add option to yast to disable tcp window scaling openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jose Ricardo De Leon Solis (derhundchen) Description: I live in Guatemala and like most people in countries like mine I don't have a broadband connection, so everytime I install openSUSE I see myself opening a terminal to disable tcp window scaling and opening kate with root permisions to edit /etc/sysctl.conf to make the change permanent. Though is not complicated to do, it has become an expensive operation to perform. So it would be nice for me and for those of us who need to disable this feature to have an option to disable it in yast. It would be nice to see it in the same tab in which one can disable ipv6. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306646

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[openFATE 306766] Show new and updated package versions in zypper/yast
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Feature added by: Vincent Petry (PVince81) Feature #306766, revision 1 Title: Show new and updated package versions in zypper/yast openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vincent Petry (pvince81) Description: After refreshing a repository, it would be nice to have a feature that allows to see which new packages have appeared and which package version has changed since the last refresh, like smart does. This could be done by adding an extra information in the package list row, either as icon or color, or field. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306766

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[New: openFATE 310004] use network manager by default instead of traditional method
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jul '10

13 Jul '10

Feature added by: Thiago Sayao (sayao) Feature #310004, revision 1 Title: use network manager by default instead of traditional method openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Thiago Sayao (sayao) Description: Use network manager by default instead of traditional method. Network Manager integrates better with the desktop and seems easier to configure (for example, to configure a VPN). I'm not sure about the features the traditional method provides and Network Manager does not, so please, discuss. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310004

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[openFATE 304911] Import all GPG keys at once before downloading the metadata from new repositories
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Feature changed by: Martin Seidler (pistazienfresser) Feature #304911, revision 35 Title: Import all GPG keys at once before downloading the metadata from new repositories openSUSE-11.1: Rejected by Stanislav Visnovsky (visnov) reject date: 2008-07-09 07:54:32 reject reason: Cannot be done in time. Priority Requester: Desirable openSUSE-11.2: Rejected by Stephan Kulow (coolo) reject date: 2009-08-12 10:55:19 reject reason: 21 votes, but noone volunteering Priority Requester: Desirable Projectmanager: Desirable openSUSE-11.3: Evaluation Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ladislav Slezak (lslezak) Description: If e.g. 10 different repositories are added yast asks to import the GPG key for each repository so the user cannot leave the computer while the metadata are downloaded. References: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=399253 Discussion: #2: Federico Lucifredi (flucifredi) (2008-07-08 19:41:45) (reply to #1) cute. It is a nice idea indeed. #3: Dmitry Mittov (michael_knight) (2009-02-23 11:03:50) It is not a good idea to add gpg keys for all repos all over the world. What do you want to do with new repos on BuildService? They can be created after release of new Suse version. All repos signed with SuSE Package Signing Key are guaranteed. When you add other repos you should confirm you trust them. But special option for 'zypper ar'. Something like '--trust-key' will solve you problem. #4: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-04-16 14:41:15) (reply to #3) you haven't see the community repos list yet? #5: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-04-16 14:41:42) looking for community volunteers #6: Stanley Miller (stan_qaz) (2009-04-30 04:10:50) Would it be possible to do a quick check to see which repositories do not have the keys already downloaded and do the dialog box for all of them before starting the metadata download? That avoids the issue of just accepting the keys blindly and the issue of having the download process stop and wait for user input when a missing key is found. #7: T. J. Brumfield (enderandrew) (2009-06-13 02:14:59) You have to go out of your way to add the repo in the first place. Can someone please explain a scenario where you would go out of your way to add the repo, and then reject the GPG key? #8: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-08-12 10:55:57) (reply to #7) community repositories lets you add several repos at once #9: Todd R (theblackcat) (2009-09-22 18:28:10) (reply to #8) But isn't that a list of repositories trusted by openSUSE? #10: Marcus Meissner (msmeissn) (2009-09-23 00:27:38) (reply to #9) Not by the distribution itself, no. Some of the repositories are built with less security and less quality than the distribution itself. There shouyld perhaps be a two step process in the end .. seperate "known keys" ... "unknown keys" and "trusted keys" :/ #11: Robert Davies (robopensuse) (2009-11-30 18:59:58) (reply to #10) Can't the Distro include keys for repo's like Packman & libdvdcss which high proportion of user will add. It's certifying the identity of the repo for better security not installing (or inducing install of) any potentially illegal software. The highish quality repos ought to be recognised, as training user to blindly accept certificates is counter-productive from security pov. + #12: Martin Seidler (pistazienfresser) (2010-06-30 19:28:59) (reply to + #11) + I have voted against #304911 as described. + But a feature like described by R. D. might be desireable. + + -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/304911

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[openFATE 305326] 5 Second Boot
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Feature changed by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu) Feature #305326, revision 18 Title: 5 Second Boot openSUSE-11.2: Rejected by Stephan Kulow (coolo) reject date: 2009-02-09 15:47:52 reject reason: Sorry to be harsh, but this feature can't be implemented as asked for. Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Jared Allen (jpallen) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The amount of time required to boot up needs to be reduced drastically. I suggest we consider the work being done in this article: http://lwn.net/Articles/299483/ as our baseline and strive to make similar adjustments. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: As we continue to get more involved in the Thin Client and UMPC markets, boot time becomes increasingly important. Intel's Moblin project is touting boot time as one of the significant features/advantages of their Moblin project. There are signs that other distros are following suit. We have at least one Thin Client partner that is requesting significant improvements in boot time in order to remain competitive. In fact, SLETC would have been included on more thin client hardware shipments to-date had we a faster boot time. Discussion: #1: Jared Allen (jpallen) (2008-10-06 17:03:30) I spoken with both AJ and Michael Meeks regarding this requirement. AJ suggested that include Coolo in the discussion since it will most definitely affect the distribution as a whole. #2: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-01-20 15:18:14) similiar adjustments? Do you mean the "We had to do a lot of damage to X," part or the "use xfce" part? There is a limit on what you can do in a generic system and many of the low hanging fruits is already done. If you talk about getting a thin client to boot fast, then making transparent use of suspend & resume is the way to go IMO. Booting off cold hardware is problematic if you want more than xfce. There are about 100MB data to read for a pretty standard KDE session (and I assume GNOME is similiar) - on a pretty fragmented file system you get ~8MB/s netto - so just reading your files takes already 12s. Making preload dynamic on the blocks actually used is something that was discussed long, long ago, but the kernel still doesn't provide the infrastructure - so this is one of the TODOs, but possibly Intel got that ball rolling. Kernel drivers being quicker with probing would be another TODO, also listed in the article. Another urgent TODO is defragmentation because readahead helps only a little if the next update will scatter the files around your 1TB hard drive. #3: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) (2009-02-15 10:28:27) may be this is plain stupid, forgive me if it is. The install time was dramatically reduced by the use of "images" of installs. Could it not be possible to build "images" of the installed system - that is to have all the necessary files on boot able to read at once. It's not exactly the same as suspend to disk, of like a suspend to disk with only the system. Most computers never change hardware and a new grub entry could be added: boot with new hardware #4: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) (2009-08-05 23:14:17) Squashfs could be utilized for that. It would be superior to preload as it also could do the initrd thing. But every time a /bin/lib is updated the whole squash-start-image needs to be updated also. Andthere it is to make sure such an image is not fragmented on disk. + #5: Sławomir Lach (lachu) (2010-06-30 12:23:07) + Already we need to update dependencies of running scripts after adding + a new script. We can create tarbar on this command. Init system may + only checks last modify date for each file in tarbar and compare it + with file outside tarbar. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305326

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[New: openFATE 309606] cpan2rpm
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Feature added by: Juergen Weigert (jnweiger) Feature #309606, revision 1 Title: cpan2rpm Requested by: Juergen Weigert (jnweiger) Description: Using the new _service concept of openSUSE BuildService, it is easier than ever to mass-create packages and keep them up to date fully automated. http://wiki.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Concept_SourceService https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=cpan2rpm&project=home:csbui… -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309606

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[New: openFATE 310057] Three version of HigoSoft Web Player
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 30 Jun '10

30 Jun '10

Feature added by: higo soft (higosoft) Feature #310057, revision 1 Title: Three version of HigoSoft Web Player Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: higo soft (higosoft) Description: HigoSoft has just launched its powerful video creating, displaying and publishing tool named HigoSoft Web Player (http://www.web-player.us/) to fully fullfill the requirements of people in an all round manner. With it you can easily publish and display videos online, and then embed the generated flv player on any websites to promote your product or services Mac Higosoft Web Player is a web video creator and publishing tool for Mac users. With Higosoft Web Player, you are able to publish and display videos online, and then embed the generated flv player on any websites and personal blog.For detailed information about HigoSoft Web Player, please feel free to visit http://www.web-player.us (http://www.web-player.us) Similarity of three versions of HigoSoft Web Player The three versions of HigoSoft Web Player are Free HigoSoft Web Player, HigoSoft Web Player Basic for Mac, Mac HigoSoft Web Player Premium Although they differ in versions, they share some same features: 1.Publish and display flv videos online in the way you like 2.Add various ads in different patterns, such as text, image, video, swf, to promote your website and products. 3.Choose web flv player style and skin from embedded abundant templates. 4.Customize and save your own unique web player style. 5.Generate xml+driven flash file(.swf). Easy to embed onto webpage Differences between the three versions The three differs in the following way: Free HigoSoft Web Player: (http://www.web-player.us/higosoft-web-player-for-free.html) All added ads over videos will link to our "Higosoft" homepage, unable to customize your own hyperlink over ads. Higosoft" logo or watermark will be attached on output videos. HigoSoft Web Player Basic for Mac (http://www.web-player.us/higosoft-web-player-basic.html) All added ads over videos will link to our "Higosoft" homepage, unable to customize your own hyperlink over ads. No "Higosoft" logo or watermark will be attached on output videos. Mac HigoSoft Web Player Premium (http://www.web-player.us/higosoft-web-player-premium.html) Able to add your own ads over video and set your own hyperlink. No "Higosoft" logo or watermark will be attached on output videos. For detailed information, please visit: [url=http://www.web-player.us/]http://www.web-player.us[/url] Use Case: Higosoft Web Player (http://www.web-player.us) is a newly released flash video player for users to display their flash videos online. This program is elaborately designed for site owners, developers, hobbyists, business and serious programmers. Now it is the right time for whoever interested to present and stream their videos online to promote their websites, products or services. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310057

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