September 2011 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 312799] Safer distribution updates
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Feature added by: Duncan Mac-Vicar (dmacvicar) Feature #312799, revision 1 Title: Safer distribution updates openSUSE Distribution: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Duncan Mac-Vicar (dmacvicar) Product Manager: Michael Elliott (mge) Developer: ma ds (ma) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Currently the documentation says that to do a distribution upgrade you should first update your software stack to the target distribution, then do a zypper dup. The software stack update can already kill your system. zypper could allow an option that makes it first install a miniroot containing the update stack itself, then automatically switch over to the miniroot to do the "zypper dup". Use Case: Bob wants to migrate his server from SLE12 to SLE13. Upgrading the package management stack fails, but he keeps his original system untouched. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Failsafe migrations for SLE -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312799

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[openFATE 308147] Simplify "Online update" in Yast
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 10 Jan '17

10 Jan '17

Feature added by: Birger Kollstrand (MrKane) Feature #308147, revision 1 Title: Simplify "Online update" in Yast openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Birger Kollstrand (mrkane) Description: In 11.2 there are two Online Update applications - one for configuration of online update - one for doing a manual online update I suggest that this is merged to one application which looks mostly like todays "Online update configureation" but has an aditional button on the page that when pushed does an online update. This will simplify the Yast GUI. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308147

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[New: openFATE 308853] Add tab-to-complete and doubletab-to-query functionality to zypper
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Feature added by: Michael Jones (toupeiro) Feature #308853, revision 1 Title: Add tab-to-complete and doubletab-to-query functionality to zypper openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michael Jones (toupeiro) Description: Extend zyppers command line capabilities by enabling tab to complete against indexed repository packages and doubletab-to-query to essentialy perform a zypper se on the active installation command line. This would give zypper some functionality already present in debians aptitude package management system and would increase application installs and removals from the CLI. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308853

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[New: openFATE 310883] File Integrity GUI/Nautilus/GOME/Right click
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Feature added by: Narayansamy S (vazhavandan) Feature #310883, revision 1 Title: File Integrity GUI/Nautilus/GOME/Right click Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Narayansamy S (vazhavandan) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Need a file Integrity checker like a GUI pop up or right click menu in nautilus/gnome which calculates checksum so that file downloaded file intergity check can be done on the fly -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310883

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[New: openFATE 310913] Add YAST module to set up multiseat installations
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 19 Dec '16

19 Dec '16

Feature added by: Matthias Schünemann (wodenhof) Feature #310913, revision 1 Title: Add YAST module to set up multiseat installations openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Matthias Schünemann (wodenhof) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Set up a computer with a YAST module to run with multiple graphic cards, mice and keyboards for multiple users at once. The module would allow the administration of "working places". Currently one can reach sessions only on one screen via the function keys (F7 - F12). I suggest a module which lets the administrator bundle the devices into "seats", i.e. physically separated working places each with their own mouse, keyboard and display. Common use of DVD-reader/burner or card readers could be allowed, USB-sticks could e.g. get assigned hubs. Somebody (Chris Tyler) already started here: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Multiseat (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Multiseat) CPU-power is abundant in modern machines, so one machine has enough for the easier tasks (browsing, text input etc.) of a whole family. I'd appreciate an easy set up with this feature. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Use of this power in any family's home would be a powerful demonstration of this OS's qualities. It would save money, particularly nice for families with tight budgets and in developing countries. When multi seat set-ups get more common the feature could be extended to virtual machines, i.e. one machine per seat. Those could be connected (via a virtual net / sockets ...) and run future multi-player games... -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310913

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[New: openFATE 310100] YaST Software Manager - Installation after download
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 18 Dec '16

18 Dec '16

Feature added by: Muhammad Javaid (BrownieCat) Feature #310100, revision 1 Title: YaST Software Manager - Installation after download openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Muhammad Javaid (browniecat) Description: Once a package install/system update has begun in Software Manager it's not very easy to stop it. The 'Abort' button doesn't really seem to work and if you force kill the process, you likely end up with broken packages. It would be nice if first all the packages were downloaded, and then installed (like it is in Ubuntu), rather than the sequence of: Download Package 1, install package 1, download package 2, install package 2 and so on. That way the installation could be aborted safely during the downloading part with no fear of broken packages. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310100

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[New: openFATE 310888] We fail at...
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

Feature added by: tys lefering (twlevo) Feature #310888, revision 1 Title: We fail at... openSUSE.org: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: tys lefering (twlevo) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: the 'startx twm' should start twm window manager but that does not work for years and needs hacking scripts to use it. twm is used to run 1 graphic program with lower mem+cpu usage during tests. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310888

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[New: openFATE 310658] bypass "partitioning" option for pre-partitioned installation targets
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

Feature added by: Felix Miata (mrmazda) Feature #310658, revision 1 Title: bypass "partitioning" option for pre-partitioned installation targets openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Felix Miata (mrmazda) Description: Mandriva provides installation cmdline option that I always use: readonly=1 This causes normal partitioning steps to be bypassed. No creatiion, deletion, or modification of existing partitions is possible. Instead is presented a list of Linux native partitions for mountpoint selection, mount options selection, whether to format, and format to use. This is handy for both advanced users like myself, and for frequently repeated installs, such as development milestones. It can save significant time initializing an installation, and it can avoid some opportunities for mistakes in one of the more dangerous and difficult installation phases. It would be excellent for openSUSE to have a similar installation option. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310658

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[New: openFATE 308343] external screen detection
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

Feature added by: marco mendoza (marcomendoza) Feature #308343, revision 1 Title: external screen detection Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: marco mendoza (marcomendoza) Description: Dear Suse comunity, Im proud to say Im getting involved into the Suse world, and even though Im a simple user of the OS systems, I found essential to have a performing OS in order to perform my current work. Whereas I got in love to Opensuse (I did start with it wo knowing anything...ubuntu or Suse...I have taken Suse and Im loving it), there is a couple of current options from comercial OS systems that I feel it is missing even in the last version of Opensuse. Particulary I would like to suggest the necessity of having an external screen detection system, I heart that some people manages to do it manually, but I think that such functionality should be part of an OS at the level of Opensuse. I have in in mind other couple of whishes, I will come with them in a following post in case my suggestions are taken in consideration. Thanks for commenting on this idea and the feasibility of it. greetings Marco A. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308343

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[New: openFATE 310236] KDE-metapackages for avoid mixing packages versions from different repos
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Dec '16

09 Dec '16

Feature added by: Alex Savin (alexqwesa) Feature #310236, revision 1 Title: KDE-metapackages for avoid mixing packages versions from different repos openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Alex Savin (alexqwesa) Description: KDE have many repos and often user get mismatch of packages versions and various strange bugs due this. create KDE-metapackages for avoid mixing packages versions from different repos -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310236

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