June 2011 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 312429] submit request templates
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Ludwig Nussel (lnussel) Feature #312429, revision 1 Title: submit request templates Buildservice: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ludwig Nussel (lnussel) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: when submitting a new package to e.g. openSUSE:Factory packagers are expected to answer some questions: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:How_to_contribute_to_Factory#Adding_a_packa… To make the process more user friendly osc should directly offer a template for the commit message that contains the necessary instructions. Use Case: adding new packages to openSUSE:Factory -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312429

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[openFATE 306439] Include Eucalyptus in 11.2
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andrew Wafaa (FunkyPenguin) Feature #306439, revision 1, last change by Title: Include Eucalyptus in 11.2 openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andrew Wafaa (funkypenguin) Description: Please could we include Eucalyptus in the next release? For thos unaware of Eucalyptus please see their homepage (http://www.eucalyptus.com/) , and for those that are too lazy to do that - Eucalyptus is an Open Source alternative to Amazon's EC2 Cloud computing offering. This is the very product that Ubuntu are using for their " Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/serveredition/cloud/UEC) ". I am not advocating a "jump on the bandwagon" or "keeping up with the jones'" attitude. I am however advocating empowering our distribution and community with the necessary tools to stay ahead of the pack. I can also see several instances where the openSUSE project could potentially benifit from implementing our own cloud - it's no secret that there are some infrastructure constraints, and going down the Utility/Grid/Cloud/$Current_Buzz_Word computing may help things. For those that question whether there is a demand for it, I will admit there may not be a huge demand at the moment. The key thing is if we can market it right (in co-operation with Eucalyptus) we can get a much bigger uptake on both products - even our darling SLE cousin can join in the fun ;-) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306439

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[New: openFATE 309367] Suggest packagekit to quit when it conflicts with yast sw_single
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Atri Bhattacharya (badshah400) Feature #309367, revision 1 Title: Suggest packagekit to quit when it conflicts with yast sw_single openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Atri Bhattacharya (badshah400) Description: In response to zypper sending a quit signal to packagekit when packagekitd conflicts with its operation as outlined in Bug 580513 (bugzilla.novell.com) the same should be implemented for the software management module in YaST since it is more visible there and novice users who are most likely to be confused by the conflict in question usually use the GUI more than the command line interface of zypper. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309367

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[openFATE 306899] Porting OSC to Symbian platform
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andrew Wafaa (FunkyPenguin) Feature #306899, revision 1 Title: Porting OSC to Symbian platform Hackweek IV: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andrew Wafaa (funkypenguin) Description: My intention is to try and port the great Build Service's OSC tool to the Symbian platform. This will enable users to keep on top of Build Service tasks even whilst on the move. I will use PyS60 to create the installable package and use the latest code available in SVN. The only aspect that I forsee users not being able to do is to actually do a local build, but all other functions should work without issue. Use Case: I'm sat in a cafe enjoying the scenary with a croissant and cup of coffee and I receive an e-mail from Hermes advising of a submit request on a project that I'm the maintainer of. I can then accept/decline the request there and then, rather than having to ssh into my machine at home and do it. It will also be possible to create new packages etc directly from my device. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306899

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[New: openFATE 310873] graphical environment for managing pendrive
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: antonio alcántara (arag) Feature #310873, revision 1 Title: graphical environment for managing pendrive openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: antonio alcántara (arag) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: will be realy usefull a graphical environment for managing pendrive, where you can format, make partition, inter others -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310873

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[openFATE 306614] Todoodle
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306614, revision 1 Title: Todoodle Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: This is my award winning notes taking application, which I use formy private needs, but which hasn't seen much development over the last time. Itwould be nice to give it some more polish and do a proper release for thepublic. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306614

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[openFATE 306470] Support Novell GroupWise in KDE as Akonadi resource
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Will Stephenson (wstephenson) Feature #306470, revision 1, last change by Title: Support Novell GroupWise in KDE as Akonadi resource openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Will Stephenson (wstephenson) Description: bug #277049 and numerous other, stability, problems can be solved by migrating the KDE 3 groupwise resource to Akonadi. The migration was begun already in January. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306470

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[New: openFATE 312339] aST should warn during install if swap partition is too small for suspending
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #312339, revision 1 Title: aST should warn during install if swap partition is too small for suspending openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: I made the mistake and installed just 2 GB swap on a laptop with 4 GB ram. I just forgot to think about suspending the computer will need an suitable swap partition. Now it's sometimes working an sometimes not... It would be nice and helpful if YaST would warn the user about that problem during the install process. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312339

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[New: openFATE 310809] system repair from 11.2
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: kamil rosinski (rysic) Feature #310809, revision 1 Title: system repair from 11.2 openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: kamil rosinski (rysic) Description: In OpenSuse 11.2 was installation option Repair. It helped often repair system and (more important!) repair Grub. In 11.3 there is no repair option. It is very important for users who use for example Windows XP and Suse, because after XP installation, Suse disappears and they don't have easy sollution to repair Grub. I'm a member of Polish Suse forum and we can see how often new people are give up to learn Linux because of missing easy solution at the beginning of using/installing system. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310809

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[openFATE 306613] Krest
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306613, revision 1 Title: Krest Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: I have worked on some infrastructure for creating C++ bindings for RESTservices in the context of the Kode project. kxml_compiler already supportscreating data model classes from XML examples. The missing piece is a tool toguide creation of these classes and associated transport bindings according tothe needs of the developer. The goal would be to implement a guided bindingcreation by example in contrast to the usual approach of taking a full formalspec of transport and format. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306613

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[openFATE 306611] Plutimikation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306611, revision 1 Title: Plutimikation Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: My math learning application for children could need some love.It works, but it could have some more motivational features. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306611

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[openFATE 306608] Grand Unified Social Network
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306608, revision 1 Title: Grand Unified Social Network Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: Many sites let you manage your social networkins ome way, Facebook, Xing, Linkedin, OpenDesktop. Even Twitter and sites like Gitorious provide some of these functionality. It would be great to put all thisinfo together on the desktop and integrate it in some unified scheme, which merges and connects all your different social networks you have build on theweb. This certainly would be a UI challenge, but it has quite some potential. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306608

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[openFATE 306607] Xing client lib
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Feature #306607, revision 1 Title: Xing client lib Requested by: Cornelius Schumacher (cschum) Description: Xing is said to have some API to access the data about yoursocial network. It would be great to have a client lib, which allows to get holdof this data for further usage on the desktop, e.g. putting it in youraddressbook, or connecting it to the data of other social networks. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306607

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[New: openFATE 309995] libzypp: generate posix portable character set filenames
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Ned Ulbricht (ned_ulbricht) Feature #309995, revision 1 Title: libzypp: generate posix portable character set filenames openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ned Ulbricht (ned_ulbricht) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Background: Currently, libzypp automatically generates file names for .repo files in /etc/zypp/repos.d , and corresponding directory names in /var/cache/zypp/{packages,raw,solv}/ . From a very quick look at the source, it seems that the names are generated from the repo alias, with "/" translated to "_" , but no other translations. Desired Feature: Automatically generated file and directory names should be constructed using only the POSIX portable filename character set. http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/000095399/basedefs/xbd_chap03.html#tag_… The repo alias should be groomed with undesirable characters stripped or translated before file and directory name generation. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Quick rationale: Spaces in filenames are EVIL!!!!!! Extended rationale: libzypp should not make assumptions about the filesystem where files and directories may be stored. Some filesystems may choke on the filenames that are currently auto-generated. Further, many tools and scripts which iterate over files and directories implicitly presume that file/directory names don't contain weird characters. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309995

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[openFATE 306599] Web App for Cert Bulletins
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Kurt Garloff (garloff) Feature #306599, revision 1 Title: Web App for Cert Bulletins Requested by: Kurt Garloff (garloff) Description: Build a prototype for handling the certification database and bulletins using a modern Web Application framework. Current choice would be django as it's rather powerful and uses a language I'm very much in favor of. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306599

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[New: openFATE 312308] make yast gtk gui more complete
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Feature #312308, revision 1 Title: make yast gtk gui more complete openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The yast2 qt interface have (at least) one very usefull function that is not found in the gtk interface: when there is a problem in an install, being able to force reinstall of all the already installed packages is very handy. In qt, it's enough to clic right and select update all the selected. so I would be fine to have the same in gtk (I just had a corrupted kde4 install and could only run gnome) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312308

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[New: openFATE 312272] Move /sbin/lsinitrd, /sbin/lsmod, /sbin/lspci, /sbin/lspcmcia to %_bindir
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Johannes Obermayr (jobermayr) Feature #312272, revision 1 Title: Move /sbin/lsinitrd, /sbin/lsmod, /sbin/lspci, /sbin/lspcmcia to %_bindir openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Johannes Obermayr (jobermayr) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: lsinitrd, lsmod, lspci, lspcmcia are located in /sbin and so only root can access them. The 'ls' prefix indicates that these programs only list some information which should be accessible by all users. lsusb is in %_bindir (=/usr/bin). If you were consequently lsusb also would have to be in /sbin or /usr/sbin ... Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: There absolutely is not any sense for having programs just providing information in /sbin. How do you want to help people if you need for example lspci's output and then people complain: "Absolute path to 'lspci' is '/sbin/lspci', so running it may require superuser privileges (eg. root)." Can you give me root's password? (security, security, security, ...) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312272

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[New: openFATE 312307] Add usb_modeswitch and splix packages to live CD`s
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Vasil Yakauleu (vasilbelarus) Feature #312307, revision 1 Title: Add usb_modeswitch and splix packages to live CD`s openSUSE.org: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Vasil Yakauleu (vasilbelarus) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: My point of view is that CD`s(not DVD`s) should contain all packages required to install the system, to setup internet connection (then users can download all they need) and to support as maximum hardware as possible. Therefore, I think that packages 1)usb_modeswitch (usb_modeswitch-data and tcl as dependencies)= about 5,5Mb to provide a possibility connect to the internet for people with UMTS/3G wireless WAN devices. 2)splix= 3,4Mb to provide better support for SPL printers should be added to live CD`s. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312307

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[New: openFATE 308846] Option to "download only" rpm files in cache
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Eduardo Sotomayor (Easgs) Feature #308846, revision 1 Title: Option to "download only" rpm files in cache openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Eduardo Sotomayor (easgs) Description: In yast, there is the option when setting up software repositories to keep rpm files in cache after a software installation, it would be good to have too an option "Download only", with this option you will be able to get a program with all its dependencies ready to install later in a computer without internet without affecting the current system. This option is available in ubuntu apt-get with the option -d -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308846

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[New: openFATE 310024] have a "primary monitor" option on gnome "monitor preferences"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Thiago Sayao (sayao) Feature #310024, revision 1 Title: have a "primary monitor" option on gnome "monitor preferences" openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Thiago Sayao (sayao) Description: Currently i am not able to set which is the primary monitor on gnome monitor preferences. I can set the position which is very nice, but i am not able to inform which one is the primary. The primary monitor is the monitor that the gnome panel appears, as well as any application when opened the first time. This option can be set on xrandr, so i think it would be easily implemented. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310024

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[New: openFATE 310779] gtk2: cups printbackend does not provide a commandline
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Michael Krapp (mkrapp) Feature #310779, revision 1 Title: gtk2: cups printbackend does not provide a commandline openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Krapp (mkrapp) Description: gtk2's lpr printerbackend provides a commandline useful for testing, using uncommon options or printing to available but unconfigured printers. e.g. user configured printers close to his office, but needs to print once to a printer in a different building. lpr -PFar_away_printer could do this, but this is not available in e.g. Firefox printing dialog when the cups printbackend is active. The cups printerbackend lacks this functionality and the lpr backend is said to go away. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310779

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[New: openFATE 310377] Make Python 3 the default
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Matt Williams (Milliams) Feature #310377, revision 1 Title: Make Python 3 the default openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Matt Williams (milliams) Description: Python 3.0 was released nearly 2 years ago now and has been included in the last two releases of openSUSE. Currently in openSUSE we have a python package which installs Python 2.6 and a python3 package which installs Python 3.1. To date there has been much reservation about Python 3, mainly due to the larger 3rd-party modules not having been ported but by now most of them have been (notable NumPy and SciPy) and will have had stable releases by openSUSE 11.4. Also by then, Python 3.2 will have been released. I propose that the python 2 package and its subpackages are renamed to python2 and python2-* and that the python3 package (and its sub-packages) is renamed to python-* and/or the /usr/bin/python symlink points to python3 rather than python2 for the next version of openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310377

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[New: openFATE 311267] Two tier option to Community repository list
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Carl Fletcher (caf4926) Feature #311267, revision 1 Title: Two tier option to Community repository list openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Carl Fletcher (caf4926) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: In brief: Working in Yast > Software Repositories Add > Community Repositories Make a default community repo list Eg: OSS, NON-OSS, UPDATES, PACKMAN, NVIDIA, ATI, LIBDVDCSS And offer an advanced option available with a toggle (That should include a warning that it is for advanced users) Like this: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/SUSE%20Misc/community_list_edit.png Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Reason: Typically many users who are installing openSUSE, perhaps for the first time are visiting the community repo list and just switching them all on. The result is not good and is giving users a bad experience. We obviously don't want to remove the option for using the complete list, but it would be better giving at least some indication that a degree of knowledge is required for their use. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311267

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[New: openFATE 310563] Dashboard Install GUI
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Jeremy Thornton (leebrad) Feature #310563, revision 1 Title: Dashboard Install GUI openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jeremy Thornton (leebrad) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Create a dashboard install on the DVD at the installation screen to help new users better understand the install options available to them. By this I mean where the selections come up to install Gnome, KDE, etc. that a dashboard listing replace it showing the Gnome, KDE, LXDE, XCFE, JeOS, Server, and Server/Server GUI as separate icons rather than a drop down list to select. Additionally, as the user scrolls across the icon it would give them a a summary description of the type of system it will install and possibly a screenshot or two to see if they will like it visually. Then as the install proceeds the user can customize the package selection later as is currently part of the system. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users for the most part naturally take the path of least resistance so dashboard will provide both choice and GUI ease of use for the user while offering something innovative to the installer that to date Ubuntu has not implement but is possibly on the verge especially with the intro of Meerkat. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310563

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[New: openFATE 308892] Replace scim with IBUS
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 May '17

25 May '17

Feature added by: Mingxi Wu (Mingxi_Wu) Feature #308892, revision 1 Title: Replace scim with IBUS openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mingxi Wu (mingxi_wu) Description: SCIM upstream is almost dead. We should not keep an unmaintained software in openSUSE. IBUS (http://code.google.com/p/ibus/) a new developed input method is very active and full functionality, and other distributions like Ubuntu (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/desktop-karmic-input-methods) and Fedora already had done this. We have some contributors done the IBUS packaging at OBS https://build.opensuse.org/project/show?project=home:swyear:ibus . Everything is OK on my openSUSE 11.2 box except fail to enable it in a gnomesu window, but this is not a problem as other distributions don't have this bug. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308892

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