September 2011 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 312610] Include slab in 12.1 fallback
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Anomyous Anomyous (jcat123) Feature #312610, revision 1 Title: Include slab in 12.1 fallback openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Anomyous Anomyous (jcat123) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: If you hold down the alt key and right click anywhere on the panels, you'll find it's the same stuff when it comes to customizing the panels and applets. Since slab is an applet and menu, it is possible to include slab with GNOME 3.2 if it retains fall back mode. Or at least include slab in the repos so it can be installed and one can tweak GNOME fallback to have it. It would be complementary to how Ubuntu included the Ubuntu Classic Desktop for those either unable to run Unity or didn't like Unity. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312610

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[New: openFATE 311700] Show updates in authentication details
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Hans de Raad (hcderaad) Feature #311700, revision 1 Title: Show updates in authentication details openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Hans de Raad (hcderaad) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Show the packages to update in the details of the authentication dialog of the update applet, both for GNOME and KDE. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Currently, the update applet asks for authentication without providing any details as to which packages are updated, which are details i would like to know before entering the root password for any operation. To see this information currently i have to cancel the authentication request, open the update notification window and reopen the authentication. It would be much easier just to click on the Details option in the first authentication request dialog and then continue. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311700

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[New: openFATE 312241] Some post-installation steps in welcome window
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: m s (miki100) Feature #312241, revision 1 Title: Some post-installation steps in welcome window openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: m s (miki100) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: I came up with a idea to add two simple steps to SUSEgreeter. These are installing NVIDIA proprietary drivers and multimedia codecs. I have even written it in C++ and libyui. This is my first serious C++ app, so don't blame me if it's crap ;) . My version of SUSEgreeter detects if nouveau drivers are in use and then proposes to install NVIDIA drivers (it downloads & runs http://opensuse-community.org/nvidia.ymp) The same with multimedia-it searches with zypper if any package with "codec" in name is installed, and if not it downloads one-click multimedia installer (it detects whether you are using KDE or not). Comments are really appreciated. We don't need to use my app, somebody can add it to original SUSEgreeter. You can download source here (http://www.mediafire.com/?d5fmf6w6bbrmmfm) and here (http://www.mediafire.com/?h6aonpva1bi6b28) is the compiled i586 rpm. And here is how it looks like: http://img.susepaste.org/56507867 (http://img.susepaste.org/56507867) . One last word: my version is SUSEGreeter (capital G), so it doesn't conflicts with the orginal. (BTW: If you deselect "Show this window at startup" and want to start it again, delete ~/.config/SUSEGreeter) Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It can help new users to download & install NVIDIA drivers or multimedia codecs. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312241

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[New: openFATE 311664] Add Recoll as default desktop search application
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Bill P (google01103) Feature #311664, revision 1 Title: Add Recoll as default desktop search application openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Bill P (google01103) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: As Beagle is no longer actively maintained nor included in the standard repositories openSuse no longer provides a default desktop search application. Recoll would be a desirable replacement Reasons for inclusion: - actively developed - open source - QT based gui (though thought of as a KDE app it is QT) - Gui has a a list and a table mode (and kio and kreunner for KDE4) - indexing can be real time or manually initiated - light on cpu usage - well reviewed (see review links below) - many formats indexed Issues (noobie mostly) expressed in the forum here http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/455… and responded to by the develorer here http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/455… and here http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/455… Issues raised: - real time indexing is not automatically enabled - there is some set up for all indexible file types to be enabled Note: Appears to me that if the dev does a little regarding initial install options and the required ancillary packages are moved from contrib and KDE extra to the main repo it would be ready to go Linux desktop search reviews (recent and focusing on Recoll): http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/6-of-the-best-desktop-s… http://tuxradar.com/content/best-linux-desktop-search-tools http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Comparison_of_desktop_search_software http://richfriedeman.com/2010/02/choosing-an-open-source-desktop-search-too… Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Because desktop search is useful and expected by many users and as of 11.4 openSuse does not provide a default application to provide this functionality for all desktop environments provided. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311664

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[New: openFATE 311480] YaST: Tickbox for "Check for secure password"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Per Jessen (pjessen) Feature #311480, revision 1 Title: YaST: Tickbox for "Check for secure password" openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Per Jessen (pjessen) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During installation, when the first user id created, I suggest we add a third tick box to the page. This one should read "Check for secure password" and be enabled by default. Hopefully that will avoid the pop-up window advising the user that cracklib-something is being loaded and whether to accept a password that doesn't comply with our password guidelines. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To make the installation even smoother than it already is. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311480

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[New: openFATE 308437] zypper search in package content
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Michal Vyskocil (mvyskocil) Feature #308437, revision 1 Title: zypper search in package content openSUSE-11.3: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michal Vyskocil (mvyskocil) Description: Zypper search should be extended to search also in a filelist of package, which can make webpin or package pin obsolete. zypper search --search-content gpm.h Will return all packages matching 'gpm.h' string in a filelist. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308437

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[New: openFATE 311035] Support different linux installations in grub
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Stefan Frank (stefanf74) Feature #311035, revision 1 Title: Support different linux installations in grub openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Stefan Frank (stefanf74) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When you update your kernel via Suse updater, the entries for different linux installations in grub disappear. Just the Suse and the Windows (!) entries are preserved. I have following entries in grub: Suse 11.3 Ubuntu 10.4 Floppy Windows After update the kernel you have to register the Ubuntu entry manually. Why dose openSuse support Windows entries and no other linux entries! Please support different installations in openSuse 11.4 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311035

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[New: openFATE 311037] let partitioner create faster RAID
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #311037, revision 1 Title: let partitioner create faster RAID openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Both mkfs.ext[234] and mkfs.xfs have options to tune the filesystem for striped RAID (i.e. RAID0/RAID10), so it would be nice if yast2/disk could make use of it. The options are -E stride=x -E stripe-width=y and -d sunit=x,swidth=y notice that units of above sizes may vary. There are several sites out there describing how to choose the proper values for x and y, e.g. http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Optimizing_Performance -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311037

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[New: openFATE 312412] get rid of $HWCLOCK setting
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Feature added by: Ludwig Nussel (lnussel) Feature #312412, revision 1 Title: get rid of $HWCLOCK setting openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ludwig Nussel (lnussel) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The $HWCLOCK variable in /etc/sysconfig/clock stores information that is redundant with /etc/adjtime's third line. There should be only one place to store that information. Programs reading /etc/sysconfig/clock: * warpclock from mkinitrd * /etc/init.d/boot.clock from aaa_base * yast2-country Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: consistency -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312412

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[New: openFATE 312792] Volume Control
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Feature added by: Ben Williams (BenQ23) Feature #312792, revision 1 Title: Volume Control openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ben Williams (benq23) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Volume Control: if possible, please make volume go up my 1's instead of in a random order. Music, sound, and sound effects are either to loud or to soft. Thank you!! :) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312792

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