August 2011 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 310442] New .desktop features
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu) Feature #310442, revision 1 Title: New .desktop features openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sławomir Lach (lachu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Desktop files should contains lots of information, helping for desktop software. First of enchancement should be connection with other desktop file. It means, that .desktop files should update status automatically, when used or displayed. Second would be autmatically removing broken desktop files. Test Case: Copy a .desktop files and do a lot of thing with parent file, like changing comment, changing command, etc. Also remove software related to this desktop file. Use Case: Peter is a Windows user. He is copy a lot of .desktop files from menus onto desktop. He is also removing a lot of software, when test it, from OpenSUSE, because on Windows platform he had never used software such like this. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It will automatically removes some mess. I often categorize Wine applications, like game/strategy, etc. I simply copy file from one part of menu to another. I know, that I can use symlinks(probably), but don't know how, and normal user won't removes symlink after software is removed. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310442

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[openFATE 306989] More Help to new Users
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Feature #306989, revision 1 Title: More Help to new Users openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Description: OK, opensuse is very simple to use, i agree, but many users just don't understand how a linux system works... what's a package??... why i have to use a Package Manager??!! Where is my network configuration?? why this is so diferent from windows or Mac?? Ubuntu today is the larger linux distribution because some reasons... follow a list of some important features that we can learn from: 1 - Too many community support (ok, openSUSE has this one) 2 - LTS release cicle (this is for SLED and SLES, i know) 3 - Too many manuals, documentation and Help (openSUSE has this one too) 4 - Costumized version of yelp with manuals to commom tasks, like use tha package manager and install codecs (i think that is the point) I sugest that openSUSE can do some advances on item 4 and this can help new users to understand how openSUSE works. I think that yast can be more explained by module on yelp, but in a easy way for end users and not thecnical way. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306989

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[New: openFATE 310803] Compatybility p[ackage
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu) Feature #310803, revision 1 Title: Compatybility p[ackage openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sławomir Lach (lachu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The idea is to avoid incompatybility without stop distribution changes. We can change everythink, what we need, and after few months releases compatybility package, which installs library & other compatybility layers to software distributed on internal media(or outside a repository). We can also provide someprogramname-compatybility. Also, OpenSUSE can detects program medium by CDs label, to automatycally installs some packages(library) needed by this program. Use Case: 1) We can drop some packages(like GTK+-2.0) without risk. We only create package called "compatybility layer" and user, who installs software outside any repository will install it. 2) If we dropped GTK+-2.0 and OpenSUSE have feature to install compatybility package automatically based on CDs label, then user will only inserts a CD of this program. 3) We dropped GTK+-2.0 . User have downloaded some package by internet. He can search compatybility package by programname-compatybility. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We need this to avoid user frustration and do not block progress of OpenSUSE developing. It will works very similar to PlayOnLinux. If somebody have trouble with make program run on OpenSUSE and solves it, we only release special meta-package. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310803

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[New: openFATE 310234] Show total update size in Yast2 package manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Benjamin Misja (alvanx) Feature #310234, revision 1 Title: Show total update size in Yast2 package manager openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Benjamin Misja (alvanx) Description: Hi, It would be very useful if the installation summary feature of Yast2 package manager would include the overall size of all the files that you are about to download when you do an update. I've been missing a feature like this recently, and the provided information would be useful. Thanks! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310234

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[openFate 305548] YaST-Qt: More informative "Installation Summary"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Feature #305548, revision 1, last change by Title: YaST-Qt: More informative "Installation Summary" openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The YaST Qt package manager should provide as much information in the "Installation Summary" view as zypper, esp the overall download size to expect and how much disk space will be freed/used after performing the operation. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305548

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[openFATE 306619] open firmware for some broadcom wifi cards
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Mariusz Fik (Fisiu) Feature #306619, revision 1 Title: open firmware for some broadcom wifi cards openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mariusz Fik (fisiu) Description: It could be fine to ship openSUSE 11.2 with open firmware for broadcom wifi cards. Then, some cards will work out-of-box. For this chips currently unsupported we still have "install_bcm43xx_firmware". Known supported boards until now: 4306, 4311(rev1), 4318 and 4320 http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/ (http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306619

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[New: openFATE 311805] Add Select All check box to Yast Package Manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #311805, revision 1 Title: Add Select All check box to Yast Package Manager openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Many times a user would require all of the packages selected from a Pattern. However, the user can only select them one at a time. This is very time consuming. Adding a select all check box to the Yast Package Manager would speed up multiple package selection. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To select all packages in a Pattern and speed ip the package selection process. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311805

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[New: openFATE 312258] Ubuntu style encrypted home directories
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: David Nielsen (DavidNielsen) Feature #312258, revision 1 Title: Ubuntu style encrypted home directories openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: David Nielsen (davidnielsen) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Ubuntu has a very neat and useful implementation of encryption for users. Using ecryptfs they allow for each user to have his/her data encrypted without requiring one master password being entered at boot time. It is unloed along with your regular login making it entirely seamless. It would be nice to see similar functionality easily available when creating users in openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312258

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[openFATE 307471] more scrollback on text console
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Feature #307471, revision 1 Title: more scrollback on text console openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Description: double scrollback in kernel config, now has: CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64 (or you will never see "zypper -vv dup" output while maintaining your system.) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307471

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[New: openFATE 310709] Dazuko
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: John Shand (jshand2008) Feature #310709, revision 1 Title: Dazuko openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: John Shand (jshand2008) Description: Dazuko has been a long time feature of this operating system and it is no longer found. Please return this feature as it is very helpful to catch viruses in action. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310709

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[New: openFATE 310291] only onde leval on kde submenus
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Feature #310291, revision 1 Title: only onde leval on kde submenus openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Description: KDE menus are shorted by app type and app subtype. I need 3 clicks for lauch anyone. The subtype is nice, but the adictional click not. A solution is put subtypes and apps in same leval using a tree view. maybe with autoexpand on mouse hover, but by default expanded. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310291

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[openFATE 307488] Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Feature #307488, revision 1 Title: Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu) openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Description: I am always shocked at how sloppy the menus are in not only openSUSE, but Mandriva, etc. Most of them have the structure of Applications -> Internet -> Browsers -> Firefox If there is ONE entry under browswers, why have a sub menu? That's one more bit of waiting you have to do for the sub menu to open. Debian and Ubuntu both have it set up as Applications -> Internet -> Firefox. Makes far more sense that way. Now what would be nice is a programmatical way to have the menus create a sub menu if (and only if) the full menu starts to get too full, or there are at least 5 of an application 'type'. This obviously would require some things beyond just the distributions though, and instead would require some alterations to the freedesktop spec for creating menu entries. I do feel that this would help with some major frustrations of users who are thinking of switching. I seriously would have stayed with using openSUSE except for this issue (and the billion different repositories that are out there.) Please FIX THE MENUS! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307488

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[openFATE 306282] Restricted Guest Account
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner (Beineri) Feature #306282, revision 1, last change by Title: Restricted Guest Account openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner (beineri) Description: openSUSE should support a "Guest" account with a temporary home directory and restricted permissions (via AppArmor, like not being able to start application with console privileges, look into home directories as "other" user etc.). An authenticated user has to enable/start this user account. This could be either implemented with a by default existing but inactivated user account (like Windows) or temporary created user account via login manager/session switch applet (like Ubuntu, https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/gdm-guest-login) Use Case: Allow to lend your laptop to someone else for quick email check, surfing or playing music at a party. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306282

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[New: openFATE 310944] openSUSE 11.4 Manuals
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #310944, revision 1 Title: openSUSE 11.4 Manuals openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We need for openSUSE 11.4 a review and update of the startup guidee and of other manuals. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310944

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[New: openFATE 308373] Packman Automatic Setup
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Feature #308373, revision 1 Title: Packman Automatic Setup openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Automate the enablement of the Packman repository (and installation common codecs) as part of the first system update (similar to "pullin-msfonts"), either by using a "pullin" pseudo-package or by simpling auto-enabling the repo in Yast. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It appears that openSUSE's "multimedia experience" is very dependant on the third-party Packman repository. While it's great that we have excellent repository management, and enabling third party repos is a breeze, I think it is still less than obvious to new users; even those with prior Linux experience but who are new to openSUSE. Not being able to play your music or video collections is a pretty glaring deficiency for a new user. My suggestion is reasonably simple (I think). Since adding the Packman repo and installing common codecs is the first thing most desktop users will want to do (or need to do but not know it), why not add it as part of the first system update (similar to the "pullin flash player/msfonts" packages).Either have the system "install" a package that adds the repo for the user (and pulls in common codecs), or have Yast enable the repo itself (it's already got the url information, as you can see in the "Community Repositories" dialog). I don't know what legal issues the last option might cause, but the first one (installing a "pseudo package") is already being used for the flash player and msfonts; couldn't we do something similar? The user could always opt out of it by unchecking the "pullin-packman" patch when updateing. If this feature could be added, then the first system update the user performs (and most users I think will not be put off by the idea of an OS update) will take care one of the biggest newbie complaints about Linux ("I can't play my mp3s!"). I don't know what hurdles this may pose, but it seems relatively straightforward to me. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308373

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[New: openFATE 309359] Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Feature #309359, revision 1 Title: Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Description: I have a feature request for OpenSUSE 11.3. In Yast's Software management, there should be a "missing drivers/firmware" section where once a user clicks on there it will scan a PC's hardware that doesn't have a driver/firmware, then it will display the missing drivers/firmware that users can download. This will save alot of time for beginners who don't even know what drivers/firmware they need for their wifi card, printer, etc. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309359

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[New: openFATE 310830] Pinta project added
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jared Meidal (kahu) Feature #310830, revision 1 Title: Pinta project added openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jared Meidal (kahu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The mono-based graphics editor ought to be integrated with next OpenSUSE release: http://pinta-project.com/ Ubuntu has dropped GIMP integration, which is not what I'm looking for, but simply support for an additional project that fits a beginning-intermediate graphic editor user base. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Pinta offers an easy and accessible interface for beginners and tools for intermediate graphic editing. The fact that this is an attractive and usable application contrasts with GIMP which has its place but can make novices feel lost and unsure of where to start. I suggest the OpenSUSE community get behind this project, develop rpm builds and add it into their 11.4 repositories! We need more attractive, sleek interfaces which are highly functional and provide the tools for our audience-- I think we're missing out if we skip this one. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310830

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[New: openFATE 310175] Zypper / YAST should cache partially downloaded packages
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ankleface Wroughtlandmire (bummmm) Feature #310175, revision 1 Title: Zypper / YAST should cache partially downloaded packages openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ankleface Wroughtlandmire (bummmm) Description: Hello, I have a flaky internet connection. So it's important for me to be able to resume partially downloaded files. I would like the YAST software manager and Zypper to resume downloads of packages where I left off in case of any error. Thanks! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310175

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[New: openFATE 310804] Include Unity as alternative GNOME GUI
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Markus K (KAMiKAZOW) Feature #310804, revision 1 Title: Include Unity as alternative GNOME GUI openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Markus K (kamikazow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Canonical introduced "Unity" with Ubuntu 10.10 as netbook GUI and plans to extend it for desktop use. As Unity is FOSS (GPLv3), Unity can be made available as alternative GUI. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users may want to try different user experiences. Offering Unity as option would be beneficial. Its dependencies are probably all already packaged anyway. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310804

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[openFATE 308163] Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Feature added by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Feature #308163, revision 1 Title: Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During installation, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) by defaultthe packageMC (Midnight Commander) is always turned off. Add MC package to be selected for installation by default. Thank you. Use Case: Every installation from any media Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: From year to year, from version to version when I install suse, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) I always MUST go into detailed package selection to turn on MC (Midnight Commander) to be installed also. This become very anoying for me. :-( Oh, Please... Add MC package to be selected for installation. Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308163

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[openFATE 307418] Parental control module
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Feature #307418, revision 1 Title: Parental control module openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Description: It would be fine to have a GUI in YaST similar with Mandriva's Parental Control "Drakguard". Parental control is something more en more important for safety with computing in family and Linux can't avoid to be distributed into the families. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307418

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[New: openFATE 308878] Add KDE Info Center to System Settings
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #308878, revision 1 Title: Add KDE Info Center to System Settings openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Description: I propose adding the KDE Info Center to System Settings or even Sysinfo. It provides more information than sysinfo provides at this time. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308878

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[New: openFATE 311661] provide a LiveCD/USB image to crowd-source a HCL
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #311661, revision 1 Title: provide a LiveCD/USB image to crowd-source a HCL openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: SUSE manually maintained a Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) but this has disadvantages: - it covers a limited range of hardware - parts of it can be outdated or inaccurate - it is a lot of effort to maintain On the other hand, people want an easy way to know if their hardware works with the current or next release of openSUSE. This is why a Live image is proposed that can easily be put to CD or USB-mass-storage and has an easy way (e.g. icon on desktop) to test access to different types of hardware: - graphics - sound - network - input ... This software could then upload the test results to a public online database in anonymous form. This DB could be the smolt DB or something similar in spirit. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311661

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[openFATE 306762] Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Feature #306762, revision 1 Title: Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Description: For system administrators to know the open bugs in the packages is very important to know whether to install or not. Would be a good feature! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306762

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[New: openFATE 309389] add /usr/local to KDEDIRS
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Feature #309389, revision 1 Title: add /usr/local to KDEDIRS openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Description: By default, CMake-powered KDE apps are installed to /usr/local, but KDE won't pickup data files and configs from this directory tree because the KDEDIRS environment variable does not include /usr/local. This problem can currently be circumvented by setting the installation prefix to /usr (which is asking for trouble because of possible clashes with RPM) or by adding /usr/local to KDEDIRS manually, which is error-prone (esp. for new users). Therefore, I propose that /usr/local be included in the KDEDIRS environment variable by default (with a lower precedence than /usr, of course). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309389

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