April 2012 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 311136] Use the community repos list to remove repos
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Feature added by: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) Feature #311136, revision 1 Title: Use the community repos list to remove repos openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: If the user adds a repo via the community repos list he should be able to remove them via the same way, i.e. have a list where he can de-select and thus remove the repos. That way if he e.g. added some repo which messed-up his system he could just bring up that same list de-select the repo and yast would "update" all installed packages from that repo to the original state and remove the repo afterwards. In YaST's software management it's the same, you add/remove/refresh from within the same list. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311136

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[New: openFATE 312962] Include acpi_osi=Linux pcie_aspm=force by default for Grub boot parameters
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Feature added by: Roger Luedecke (Shadowolf7) Feature #312962, revision 1 Title: Include acpi_osi=Linux pcie_aspm=force by default for Grub boot parameters openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roger Luedecke (shadowolf7) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: acpi_osi=Linux identifies the OS to the BIOS helping fix power and other issues. pcie_aspm=force fixes power regression issue shown here; http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2638_aspm&num=1 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312962

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[openFATE 307746] Yast2-UI to mount remote Samba/CIFS-shares
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 08 Dec '16

08 Dec '16

Feature added by: Alex Müller (Larx) Feature #307746, revision 1 Title: Yast2-UI to mount remote Samba/CIFS-shares openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Alex Müller (larx) Description: At the moment there is no working Yast2-module to simply mount remote SAMBA/CIFS shares the "unix way" (i.e. with a directory entry in the filesystem a la "/network/sharename/"). (yast2-samba-client seems to offer this as "expert option", however I don't get it to work.) The different desktop environments offer access with the "smb:/"-protocol, however this doesn't work really consistently. E.g. it doesn't help with consoles and scripts, and even some desktop apps, namely KDE's own Amarok, refuse to use the smb:/-protocol. So I think a Yast2-module - which should be simple to do, as it would only be a frontend to /etc/fstab or /etc/samba/smbfstab - to mount SAMBA shares should be implemented. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307746

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[New: openFATE 312174] Kpackagekit: Patches by default, other updates optional
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Feature #312174, revision 1 Title: Kpackagekit: Patches by default, other updates optional openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Since 11.4, the official updater in KDE is now kpackagekit and not kupdateapplet anymore. It gives you by default the notification of patches but also the packages on all the repos enabled. For a power user it's a nice feature but for a basic user or a user that wants to have choice in softwares but just wants the system to work, it's anoying. Even with few additional repos, it'll give you a huge amount of updates. For example, you've got just the packman repo enabled, there'll be lots of "micro" version updates (a bit everyday). If you've got to many updates, you won't take the time to sort them, you'll install them all to be no more notified. An official patch from the update-repo is an update that was tested to not break the system. I shouldn't affect stability or functionalities. An update on an additional repo isn't tested as much as a patch. You take always a risk to beak something in your system by using an aditionnal repo. You multiply the risk if you update the same packages constantly. Updating takes also a lot of memory. On low ram systems (like netbooks), it's anoying and can make your system unusable for the time of the update. In few word, update everything possible is bad for stability and uses a lot of memory. In kpackagekit you don't have the choice : - If you remove the other repositories in the preferences, it'll remove it from zypper and yast as well (and you must launch kpk as root to do it, even as it gives the impression you can do it as a normal user). - If you only choose to apply the patches, it's time consuming (click, click, click) and you're constantly left with a notification that you've got X updates. Solution : Kpackagekit should by defalut have the option to list/apply only patch from the official update repo as updates. The listing/apply of other updates should be activated optionaly. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312174

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[New: openFATE 312489] Search for GUI applications in YaST
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Feature #312489, revision 1 Title: Search for GUI applications in YaST openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Now YaST allow to see mixed packages: applications, libraries, extentions for programs... For new users it would be very friedly interface, wich has feature to filter only Applications (programs with GUI). Process of filtering could be based on searching for /usr/share/applications/*.desktop in RPM. (Maybe additionally: extract icons, related to *.desktop files) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312489

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[New: openFATE 310379] SUSE Application Center
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Otso Rajala (daedaluz) Feature #310379, revision 1 Title: SUSE Application Center openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Otso Rajala (daedaluz) Description: Ubuntu 9.10 had one great new feature in it: the Ubuntu Software Center. It's radically dumped down, clean and uncluttered version of Synaptic. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter) for throughout description. It is not intended to replace Synaptic, but to make installing softare more accessible. This is definitely something openSUSE needs. YaST is even more powerful than Synaptic, but it's also more cluttered (at least in KDE). Thus, the demand for clearly presented centralized software installation and removal is also larger. I'm proposing, that we bluntly copy Ubuntu Software Center principles and create a native Qt interface for KDE. We might even go further, and give it even sharper "app store" look & feel by making it to present graphical applications only. More advanced users could use YaST or zypp like nothing happened. Use Case: Case 1: New user wants to install Kdenlive. Search in YaST provides plethora of packages, including libraries & debug items. Confusing. Search in Application Center produces only one result. Case 2: advanced user wants to take a glimpse what's available for his new desktop after installation. Application Center presents only graphical applications, offering quick method to do that. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310379

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[New: openFATE 310321] Integrate Bastille Linux, and options for mandriva control center in the YaST.
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: jpxviii jpxviii (jpxviii) Feature #310321, revision 1 Title: Integrate Bastille Linux, and options for mandriva control center in the YaST. Hackweek V: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: jpxviii jpxviii (jpxviii) Description: Using as reference the options of the control center and security Mandriva Linux Bastille might be useful to integrate them into Yast and enable end-users productive, non-technical users and program management to better configure more options OpenSuse single or a test response questions as if you use p2p sharing applications like ktorrent and amule (which may also cause the system to check the configuration of ktorrent and amule, as the firewall ports to open suse firewall automatically with no configuration by the user ) Few end users productive and Bastille Linux know-how and know how to use. And in the Mandriva security check I've seen some options that are not in Yast, local security firewall and perhaps there is something useful -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310321

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[New: openFATE 311279] Include Warsow & FreeOrion
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Jerome EPRINCHARD (radzaquiel) Feature #311279, revision 1 Title: Include Warsow & FreeOrion openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jerome EPRINCHARD (radzaquiel) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Warsow is a multiplayer-designed FPS like OpenArena but in a cartoon-like style and with special moves. http://www.warsow.net (http://www.warsow.net) FreeOrion is a turn-based space empire & galactic conquest game. A good complement to FreeCiv in my opinion http://www.freeorion.org (http://www.freeorion.org) Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To enjoy 2 interesting & well-done games ! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311279

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[New: openFATE 311441] Buil a lobby to make hardware vendors more Linux friendly (open build service)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Feature #311441, revision 1 Title: Buil a lobby to make hardware vendors more Linux friendly (open build service) openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We all have some gadget with USB cable not seen by openSUSE (for example GPS). * Could we offer to the hardware makers some room on the build service (yes, including for proprietary software). * could we track the Microsoft work. I'm nearly sure that Microsoft push hard to forgive hardware vendors from releasing Linux drivers. Could we make any survey to make this better known? This is exactly where a cross distribution could be good: we all have the same problem. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We want to be equal on the hardware race -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311441

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[New: openFATE 312618] Add and improve the integration of all programs of the GNOME Office in LXDE/12.1
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Genix Info (genixinfo) Feature #312618, revision 1 Title: Add and improve the integration of all programs of the GNOME Office in LXDE/12.1 openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Genix Info (genixinfo) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Add and improve the integration of all programs of the GNOME Office in LXDE/openSUSE Linux 12.1: * AbiWord (http://abisource.com/) - word processor * Evince (http://projects.gnome.org/evince/) - document viewer * Evolution (http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/) - groupware and e-mail application * Gnumeric (http://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/) - spreadsheet * Inkscape (http://inkscape.org/) - vector graphics editor * Ease (http://ease-project.org/) - presentation tool (recently initiated project) * GIMP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP) - raster graphics editor * Simple Scan (https://launchpad.net/simple-scan) - graphical scanner frontend * Dia (http://live.gnome.org/Dia/) - diagram editor * GnuCash (http://www.gnucash.org/) - accounting software * Planner (http://live.gnome.org/Planner/) - project management tool * Glom (http://glom.sourceforge.net/) - similar to FileMaker * GNOME-DB (http://www.gnome-db.org/) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312618

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[New: openFATE 310288] Not search exactly expression by default in yast-pkg
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Feature #310288, revision 1 Title: Not search exactly expression by default in yast-pkg openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Description: If i search two or more words in yast-pkg it search the exactly expression. It's a not nice default behavior. The search mode contaisn a option for ~"exacly coincidence" (my systen is in portuguese) but i the contais work how exactly and the exactly not show notging when a made a test search. Use Case: if i search "twitter qt" i need a twitter client wirtten with qt. Then if the program contains booth words in the search scope it should be showed, but it's not happens. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310288

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[openFATE 307512] Improve Qt package manager searching
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Rastislav Krupansky (ra100) Feature #307512, revision 1 Title: Improve Qt package manager searching openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Rastislav Krupansky (ra100) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Qt software manager might use functionality "search as you type". I mean, searching would give me a relevant result already during writing of the name package. This feature is already available in GTk software management (Synaptic also), but for QT isn´t. That means no more writting package name and hitting enter, or clicking on the "Search" button is needed, searching would done over the names ;-) See https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482578 Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Faster, more comfortable and simplified searching. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307512

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[New: openFATE 310508] Tech-Support Desktop Widget
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: 6tr6tr 6tr6tr (6tr6tr) Feature #310508, revision 1 Title: Tech-Support Desktop Widget openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: 6tr6tr 6tr6tr (6tr6tr) Description: It's not usually included in reviews of OS's but the community behind an OS is actually pretty important. Especially since most people needing help on linux will not be able to just call a "geek squad" to fix things. openSUSE has a strong community but most people might not know to go to the web forums, so I think it would be VERY powerful to build it in to the OS. It would be a built-in widget that sits on your desktop, called openSUSE Free Tech-Support (it's mostly a client to the web forums). Any questions you have, you could ask right there on your desktop, similar to a Twitter widget. Also, it would popup un-obtrusive alerts in the lower right of your screen when you get replies (similar to firefox's "file download complete"). As well, it would be integrated into the built-in OS apps something like this: * If an OS-level error or openSUSE built-in app error occurs, the error box has a link "Get help with this error from openSUSE Tech Support" which goes to the widget on the desktop and starts the post/question with the error message in code tags and any other important info needed. (The user could then give it a subject, change the category or add any text before submitting it) * Built-in apps (like Dolphin, or anything from the openSUSE repos) have a link/icon for asking for help in doing something (e.g. in YAST) that opens the desktop widget - the widget then periodically checks for responses and alerts you when you have one (similar to a twitter widget) and shows the response. And what a huge selling point this would be for openSUSE! It'd be like your own built-in tech support! No other OS has that! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310508

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[New: openFATE 310089] Remove not needed Repositroies after oneklick was successfull
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: matthias propst (l1zard) Feature #310089, revision 1 Title: Remove not needed Repositroies after oneklick was successfull openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: matthias propst (l1zard) Description: When using Oneklick install, usaly the needed repositories are added to the repository list, even if you just need only one package from that repository. if you are using One Klick Install multiple times the user probertly would end up with an unnecessary long list of ununsed repositories. how about removing them shortly after One Klick Install has finished or at least ask the User for removing or keep the useed repository. Its enoying to delete them manualy everytime you do an OneklickInstall. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310089

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[openFATE 306412] Easy and unified way to enable/disable optional/experimental features
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Tejun Heo (teheo) Feature #306412, revision 1, last change by Title: Easy and unified way to enable/disable optional/experimental features openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Tejun Heo (teheo) Description: When new things are introduced, it always generates certain amount of controversy. It's sometimes due to the quality of the initial implementation; other times, the feature itself isn't appealing to large subset of the userbase. Examples of this type of features include compiz, beagle and pulseaudio. Given that features which generate a lot of controversies are desktop related as they are the most visible and that as a distro openSUSE wants to ship and experiment with new features, having an easy and unified way to opt in and out of controversial features would resolve a lot of griefs without harming test coverage too much. I suggest installing new features by default and ask whether the user wants to opt in and out of those features from ggreeter. It wouldn't add another step while still providing choices upfront. Also, the same selection should be available through control pannel. This feature would be superset of fate#305296. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306412

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[New: openFATE 310569] moblin like interface
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Pavan kumar.L (trans123) Feature #310569, revision 1 Title: moblin like interface openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Pavan kumar.L (trans123) Description: Moblin interface is in the right direction of user-friendliness. So why not implement in upcoming version. Gnome 3 gonna have a similar look. But if the uses have given an option get interface like moblin by installing some packages over existing gnome packages It would be nice and would be a great help for NOTEBOOK users Thnaking you Use Case: For Notebook users as moblin is only for netbooks -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310569

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[New: openFATE 310205] using slocate instead of locate
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: matthias propst (l1zard) Feature #310205, revision 1 Title: using slocate instead of locate openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: matthias propst (l1zard) Description: maybe it would be a good idea to use slocate as default in findutils-locate package. it may called findutils-slocate. here are the reasons why i think we should use this: first its faster. i dont know how they do this but it really is faster. second it is more secure than locate because Secure Locate provides a secure way to index and quickly search for files on your system. It uses incremental encoding just like GNU locate to compress its database to make searching faster, but it will also store file permissions and ownership so that users will not see files they do not have access to. updatedb could than be a simple script or even an alias pointing to slocate -u / i just compiled it in my system and it works. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310205

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[New: openFATE 310433] Support for apt-url
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Jiri Masek (masekj) Feature #310433, revision 1 Title: Support for apt-url openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Jiri Masek (masekj) Description: In the fact there are many webpages and articles (not only ubuntu tutorials) using apt-url feature to install software, would be nice if openSUSE implements own solution for this feature. My idea is following: - There is a webpage containing this: <a href="apt:thunderbird">Install Thunderbird</a> - User click on "Install Thunderbird" button, and then YaST (or other zypper/libzypp gui) is called. - openSUSE search all added repositories for linked package (in this case thunderbird) and install it (or shows a dialog "Package was not found, please add repository containing this package" or "Software is already installed on your computer"). Think that this is very simple and it can help a little bit to starting users. Also it is a little more comfortable for any user :-) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310433

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[New: openFATE 310271] FreeRDP
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Vladan Laxa (koulinek) Feature #310271, revision 1 Title: FreeRDP openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Vladan Laxa (koulinek) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: FreeRDP is a fork of the rdesktop project that intends to rapidly start moving forward and implement features that rdesktop lacks the most. www.freerdp.com (http://www.freerdp.com/) Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Implemented features that not working in current rdesktop release. For example support for windows 2008 session broaker load balancing. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310271

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[New: openFATE 310845] Develop script to setup cacti with default settings
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #310845, revision 1 Title: Develop script to setup cacti with default settings openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Description: Hello can a script be developed to install the cacti package using default values [1] . Thanks Glenn [1] http://en.opensuse.org/Cacti -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310845

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[New: openFATE 310099] Server GUI option
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Feature #310099, revision 1 Title: Server GUI option openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Description: I Think that openSUSE is suitable for use in a server envoroment, we just have to remove some packages like multimedia, games and so one... Why not implement a small set of packages with one interface like KDE or GNOME named sever GUI? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310099

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[New: openFATE 310758] Multitouch input layer from X.Org Server 1.10 for opensuse 11.4
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: jimbo bigcreed (Dimble_ThriceFoon) Feature #310758, revision 1 Title: Multitouch input layer from X.Org Server 1.10 for opensuse 11.4 openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: jimbo bigcreed (dimble_thricefoon) Description: A request for the multi-touch support to be included in opensuse 11.4 via Multi-Pointer-X, due to be rolled into X.org Server 1.10 in mid February 2011. Ubuntu are also trying to include this but are concerned, as I imagine the opensuse devs will be, by the scheduled release date being so close to distro deadlines for their spring release. However, if it is not possible to include 1.10 would it be possible to do what Ubuntu have discussed, and back-port the entire input layer from X.Org Server 1.10 into their 1.9 build so they can have the latest multi (http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODcyMg#) -touch work. * Thu, Jan 20 2011, openSUSE 11.4 Milestone 6 release * Thu, Feb 10 2011, openSUSE 11.4 RC 1 release * Fri, Feb 25 2011, openSUSE 11.4 RC 2 release * Thu, Mar 03 2011, openSUSE 11.4 Goldmaster * Thu, Mar 10 2011, openSUSE 11.4 Public Release -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310758

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[New: openFATE 309360] Bootloader cleanup idea
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Feature #309360, revision 1 Title: Bootloader cleanup idea openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Description: I have a feature request for OpenSuse 11.3's bootloader. Currently if a user install's a new linux kernel the bootloader displays multiple installations like this: OpenSuse 11.2 -2.6.31 etc etc (default) Failsafe OpenSuse 11.2 -2.6.3 etc etc (default) Desktop OpenSuse 11.2 -2.6.31 etc etc Failsafe OpenSuse 11.2 -2.6.3 etc etc (desktop) Alot of beginners won't even know what this is or which one to choose. You should only display one OpenSuse 11.2 and hide the other options with a "see more" button that users can push Enter on to make them visible. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309360

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[New: openFATE 310025] Set Repository priority at install
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Andreas Tumbas (BuddelBob) Feature #310025, revision 1 Title: Set Repository priority at install openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Andreas Tumbas (buddelbob) Description: A higher priority setting for the main repositories. With the settings as they are now, we have the main repositories all set at priority 99, new added repositories at 99 and one-click-install added repositories at 99. This, for sure will lead into troubles as users begin to use the package management and the vast number of repositories out there. When updating through "zypper dup", the system will always update to the latest version package out of all repositories, because all of them have the same priority. When installing new software, yast and zypper would always choose the latest package as well. This will break the system sooner or later with many repositories added and especially the meant to be easy to use one-click-install will speed that up, when users use them. When we would change the default priority of the main repositories to, for example, 80 for update and 90 for the other main repositories (oss, non-oss, source...), while 99 is still the priority of newly added repositories, repositories added by one-click-install or manually will not break the system while the user still get the updates that are provided by the repositories, unlike with the suggestion usually found in the forums community to disable every repository besides the main ones (plus packman). Use Case: Add many repositories by one-click-installing or manually without manually changing priority or disabling them. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310025

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[New: openFATE 308765] software repositories: provide import/export of repositories list
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Maciej Pilichowski (truemacias) Feature #308765, revision 1 Title: software repositories: provide import/export of repositories list openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Maciej Pilichowski (truemacias) Description: software repositories: provide import/export of repositories list ...so user could export all his/her repositories, save the the list on the disk, and on the other computer after simple import she/he could get exact copy of repo list. Original report: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466480 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308765

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[New: openFATE 310406] Make /sbin and /usr/sbin accessible by sudo out-of-the-box
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Jan Matejek (matejcik) Feature #310406, revision 1 Title: Make /sbin and /usr/sbin accessible by sudo out-of-the-box openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jan Matejek (matejcik) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: In current situation, /sbin and /usr/sbin are excluded from user path. If the user wants to use 'sudo' to run superuser tools located in sbin, the command fails. Example: matejcik@ws-pool1:~> yast2 Absolute path to 'yast2' is '/sbin/yast2', so running it may require superuser privileges (eg. root). matejcik@ws-pool1:~> sudo yast2 sudo: yast2: command not found Sudo should be configured out-of-the-box to be able to find commands located in /sbin and /usr/sbin - either by modifying secure_path in /etc/sudoers, or putting sbin's back into default user paths. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: One of the common scenarios for administering a Linux system is never logging in as root and using sudo to execute all superuser commands. This approach fails miserably in openSUSE, making it less comfortable for some power users, and much less accessible for users coming from other distributions (most notably Ubuntu, where the sudo approach is the officially sanctioned way of doing things) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310406

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[New: openFATE 310478] SoftwareCenter
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 03 Dec '16

03 Dec '16

Feature added by: Diogo Piçarra (xpetept) Feature #310478, revision 1 Title: SoftwareCenter openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Diogo Piçarra (xpetept) Description: One of the biggest usability problems in opensuse is it's package management system and Qt update apple. The update apple rarely works and keeps blocking the YaST package manager. It's pointeless to have an Qt and an GTK app to do the same thing when none of them are good. So my proposal is to create a SoftwareCenter from scratch like the ubuntu SoftwareCenter(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter). I really hate ubuntu but this is one of the few good things ubuntu have. I think the openSuse team should start by doing a specification wiki page like in ubuntu. Some things i think that should be added to that specification are: - ONE Qt based application(no GTK application) - update applet integrated with the kde notification system. - no instalation blocking. The user only need to click in an intall button to install the application. if the user orders another instalation the instalation will be queued. - One search to search everywhere(packages, webpin and http://software.opensuse.org) even if the repositories is not instaled or add had an option on a preferences dialog to search on non-official repositories. Sorry for my bad english. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310478

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[New: openFATE 313037] central font repository
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Feature added by: Kim Leyendecker (openLHAG) Feature #313037, revision 1 Title: central font repository openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Kim Leyendecker (openlhag) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: http://lists.suse.de/opensuse-packaging/2011-11/msg00126.html Hi, over the years, I've collected a bunch of great fonts in my home repository. However, it seems we don't have a consistent naming schema for fonts. Although the Packaging Guidelines[1] links to the old Wiki[2], the information therein is printed in red and I'm not sure how useful is this nowadays. This has some interesting effects. If you search for fonts like this: # zypper se font you will get _some_ but not all. For example, the popular Linux Libertine and DejaVu fonts are not listed. A user has to _know_ the name. IMHO this is not very intuitive and userfriendly. On the other side, we have lots of fonts which are very inconsistently named. Here are some examples: farsifonts fonts-arabic freefont gnu-unifont indic-fonts intlfonts-ttf xorg-x11-fonts From a usability perspective, it would be very convenient to have a consistent naming schema with a specific prefix (or suffix), for example a "-fonts" suffix. Ubuntu has the prefix "ttf-" for their packages: http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?suite=natty&section=all&arch=any&searchon… Fedora has the suffix "-fonts" for their packages: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/list/*-fonts*?_csrf_token=b27215… Another issue: Do we have a special repository dedicated only to fonts? I couldn't find any... Do you think this is useful? What do you think? -------- [1] http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Packaging_guidelines [2] http://old-en.opensuse.org/Packaging/Fonts_Policy#Package_layout_for_fonts -- GruÃ/Regards, Thomas Schraitle ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUSE LINUX Products GmbH (o< Maxfeldstrasse 5 /\\ Documentation Specialist 90409 Nuernberg, Germany _\_v http://www.suse.com http://lizards.opensuse.org/author/thomas-schraitle/ SUSE LINUX GmbH, GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix ImendÃ¶rffer, HRB 21284 (AG NÃ¼rnberg) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313037

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[New: openFATE 313035] Invent Consistent Font Naming Schema
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Feature added by: Thomas Schraitle (thomas-schraitle) Feature #313035, revision 1 Title: Invent Consistent Font Naming Schema openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Thomas Schraitle (thomas-schraitle) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Currently, our package names for fonts are suboptimal. Here are some examples: farsifonts fonts-arabic freefont gnu-unifont indic-fonts intlfonts-ttf xorg-x11-fonts >From a usability perspective, it would be better to make a consistent naming schema for font packages. Naming schemas from other distributions: * Ubuntu: prefix with "ttf-" * Fedora: suffix with "-fonts" With the above inconcistency, popular fonts like LinuxLibertine or dejavu cannot be found. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: The benefits: * Consistency: easier to find, easier to install * Usability: better to memorize and therefor easier to find * Migration: Users from other distributions find their fonts easier -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313035

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[New: openFATE 312998] Always have user picker in default KDM theme
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Feature added by: Joseph Mulloy (jdmulloy) Feature #312998, revision 1 Title: Always have user picker in default KDM theme openSUSE 12.1: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Joseph Mulloy (jdmulloy) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The new KDM Theme for 12.1 does not have a user picker, whereas the KDM theme for 11.4 did have one. This is a regression in my opinion. It is 2011, all major Operating Systems have user pickers in their logon managers. OpenSuse needs to make it a policy that the default KDM/GDM theme in EVERY version has a user picker. With recent unpopular changes in a more popular distro this is a great chance for OpenSuse to gain users, therefore we should make it as user friendly as possible. This is a little thing that makes a big difference. Use Case: Joe is a user who wants to setup an OpenSuse PC for his family with each family member having their own account. His family members are "average users" who should be able to just click on their own user instead of having to remember a username. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312998

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[New: openFATE 311182] External Usb Speakers support for laptop users
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Feature added by: alaios alaios (alaios) Feature #311182, revision 1 Title: External Usb Speakers support for laptop users openSUSE.org: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: alaios alaios (alaios) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hello this is something needed for laptop users when they plug in a lot external devices. The idea to post my idea here was suggest at this thread: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/453416-… Main Point: is the opensuse to redirect sound to external usb spekers when plugged in. Below you will find a typical scenario that depicts the need for such a feature Scenario: I am a laptop user and I always want to use my external usb speakers. Of course as you said I can always configure them to be the default device but this does not support well the ad-hoc action. For example I move my laptop from my working room to the living room and I forget to take with me the usb speakers. Linux boots up and uses the on board sound card as the external usb speakers were not detected. So far goes fine. Then my wife suggests me to watch a movie then I have to bring and plug in my external speakers as then I have louder and clearer sound. I plug external speakers back but ... oups sound doesnot redirect to them. If I do alsasound restart then everything works fine.. but this is something that does not work well with any program that was using the sound device. For example flash videos inside firefox crash... Then after I am watching my movie I would like to take the laptop on the couch which means that I can not have the external speakers still plugged in and I have to work with the on board sound card ... so I unplug the external speakers .. but oups no sound again. I have again to restart alsasound service (not to mention --> open console-->become root-->restart service). This is why in windows things are more straightforward... you plug in something sound redirects there (when you plugin something 90% of the time you want to use it) I am not sure if my example makes more clear why I do believe that such a feature is important. Might be also good when I connect a usb sound device to get a prompt from the os 'New Sound device detected. Do you want to use it as default?' or 'External usb speakers were removed. Do you want to fall back to the on-board sound card?' -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311182

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[openFATE 307844] Aria2c as DEFAULT Download Manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 02 Dec '16

02 Dec '16

Feature added by: John Shand (jshand2008) Feature #307844, revision 1 Title: Aria2c as DEFAULT Download Manager openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: John Shand (jshand2008) Description: Since in openSUSE 11.2 aria2c is going to be the main download manager, wouldn't it make sense to also have a GUI for this application for KDE or GNOME? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307844

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[openFate 305556] rpm -q --whatrecommends foobar
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Feature added by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Feature #305556, revision 1, last change by Title: rpm -q --whatrecommends foobar openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: For debugging purporses why a package is installed it would be nice to have a "--whatrecommends" query option for rpm and not only "--whatrequires". -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305556

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[New: openFATE 310870] Add WEEKLY_TIME for weekly crons
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 29 Nov '16

29 Nov '16

Feature added by: Richard Ems (rems0) Feature #310870, revision 1 Title: Add WEEKLY_TIME for weekly crons openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Richard Ems (rems0) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When running cron jobs some of them can increase IO heavily, slowing the system down, like suse-updatedb from findutils-locate, doing a large find on the filesystems. On production servers being used by several users, these scripts have to be started at non working hours. In /etc/sysconfig/cron we already have a variable called DAILY_TIME which controls at what time the scripts in /etc/cron.daily are being started by /usr/lib/cron/run-crons . A similar approach would be very useful for the weekly crons, allowing a better control of the day and time when weekly cron jobs are started. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310870

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[New: openFATE 310643] Easier System Configuration with KDE
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Donald Tosaw (dontosaw) Feature #310643, revision 1 Title: Easier System Configuration with KDE openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Donald Tosaw (dontosaw) Description: I'm not sure if this needs to be brought up on this forum, on a KDE project forum, or both. I find display monitor configuration navigation to be confusing and difficult in openSUSE 11.3 with KDE. I also find the inability to configure my Logitech mouse behavior (double-click speed etc.) to be a significant problem for some users. I have found openSUSE with Gnome to be much better in the area of mouse configuration. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310643

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[New: openFATE 310690] improve zypper se to include or suggest zypper wp
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Felix Miata (mrmazda) Feature #310690, revision 1 Title: improve zypper se to include or suggest zypper wp openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Felix Miata (mrmazda) Description: I'm sure I'm not the only one to not notice wp in the man page after finding se, or forget that se is not full search. When zypper se finds nothing, it should either suggest to use zypper wp instead, or just rerun itself substituting wp for se. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310690

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[New: openFATE 310199] Repository Announcements
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Robin Knapp (rknapp) Feature #310199, revision 1 Title: Repository Announcements openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Robin Knapp (rknapp) Description: I often read announcements in Mailing Lists that repositories are renamed, deleted or whatever. Especially in the KDE repos there is currently much restructuration ongoing. I propose to implement a feature in libzypp and its GUIs to be able to show important announcements for each repository. Ideally, multiple repositories can issue one common announcement which will be displayed only once. Examples: - This repository will swich from KDE 4.5 to KDE4.6. To keep KDE 4.5, _switch_to_repository_xyz_. - The repositories x, y and z will be moved on $date. Click _here_ to change it now - This repository is obsolete. _remove_. (Maybe repository switching, removing, adding etc. can be done by clicking on a link in that text) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310199

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[New: openFATE 310507] Repo-Changing Notifications in Updater Applet
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: 6tr6tr 6tr6tr (6tr6tr) Feature #310507, revision 1 Title: Repo-Changing Notifications in Updater Applet openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: 6tr6tr 6tr6tr (6tr6tr) Description: Recently, the repository KDE:Community was taken offline and the packages in there were apparently distributed into other repos. As a user of openSUSE, the onyl way I discovered this was via a constant error in my updater applet that told me it was unavailable. Then I went to the forums with the error and was informed why. I was also told that there had been advance notice on some mailing list (a list that people who download and install openSUSE will nto be a member of automatically). This is a very poor way of handling this for users of openSUSE! What should have happened was this: * Update Applet checks for updates and sees there's a "Repository Change Notification." * It pops up this notification which reads something like: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repository: KDE Community URL: http://...elided.../Community This repository is being removed on August 24, 2010. The packages maintained in here will be switched to numerous other repositories, some of which are new. To make sure you can update any packages/applications you have provided by this repository, you have two options: 1. Click here to have YAST handle the switch automatically. It will do the following: a. Add the New Repositories b. Check for any packages you have in this repository c. Switch the packages over to the new repositories 2. Do this manually. See instructions at: http://someurl --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This popup then gives users of openSUSE advance notice and an easy way to handle switching the packages over and changing repositories. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310507

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[openFATE 306848] Provide firmware package ( non-oss )
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Denny Beyer (lumnis) Feature #306848, revision 1 Title: Provide firmware package ( non-oss ) openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Denny Beyer (lumnis) Description: We should provide a firmware package for all drivers requiring one, eg. many tv cards or scanners etc. Even better would be if this package would be automatically installed (or the user will be prompted to install) if a device has been plugged in for the first time. Firmware files are relatively small compared to harddisk size, so one package for all tv cards, one for scanners etc. should do. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306848

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[New: openFATE 311047] Remove Windows Local Installer
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Carl Fletcher (caf4926) Feature #311047, revision 1 Title: Remove Windows Local Installer openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Carl Fletcher (caf4926) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The local installer which starts up when a windows user loads the openSUSE DVD, allowing installation to be started from a running windows OS, IS an absolute disaster. Did I say it was an absolute disaster? Oh yes, I did say that. Either remove it or include a unmistakable warning, that using it is likely to lead to disaster and that installation is best done by booting from the DVD. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users that run this installer are messing up their system and the overall result is that it gives them a very bad impression of openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311047

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[New: openFATE 313344] Move from by-id device naming to by-uuid
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Mike Sterling (mikesterling) Feature #313344, revision 1 Title: Move from by-id device naming to by-uuid openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mike Sterling (mikesterling) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Both SLES 11 SP2 and OpenSUSE 12.1 use /dev/disk/by-id. The problem with the by-id naming scheme is that the underlying deviceâs ID can change across reboots. This is an issue with the Hyper-V device platform, and is resolved by using either by-uuid or /dev/sdX naming conventions. Windows Server 2008 SP2: Intermittent failures observed. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1: Intermittent failures observed. Windows Server â8â Beta: Intermittent failures observed. Failures in the above generally refer to an inability to mount the root filesystem after a reboot, rendering the VM useless. The ask to switch from /dev/disk/by-id to /dev/disk/by-uuid for device naming should resolve these issues. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users of OpenSUSE on Hyper-V will not need to modify /etc/fstab to change the device names. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313344

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[New: openFATE 311440] tracking pps/ppt powerpoint slideshow with openoffice
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Feature #311440, revision 1 Title: tracking pps/ppt powerpoint slideshow with openoffice openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hello, tracking why I have to switch to windows I found very little reasons, here is one of them. Old people uses Internet mostly for e-mail, photo sharing and slideshow viewing. Firerfox, Thunderbird and Digikam take this into account. But it's still impossible to listen to any of the innumerable slideshow that fill internet with openoffice. They not even work well in wine+microsoft reader. I'm nearly sure that Microsoft insert in powerpoint (like in most of it's software) tricks to make the life hard to the competitors (us). Thats why we should have some sort of tracking to the power point versions and have a way to make these slides run smoothly under openSUSE. I know at least three old people wanting this, including my mother (91' years old) that have winbdows vista for this only reason and not at all satisfied (she used to have openSUSE), but she need to see the photos, going automatically with the transitions, and listening to ther fair music. Right now, under openSUSE, I'm not even able to identify what is the music codec! Test Case: these files are extremely hudge (and makes more traffic than spam!!). I can share many of them if necessary. Some a read, but most are not completely Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: we want this feature to keep a great number of older people that could be very fine with the openSUSE security and no virus system, but wants to listen and enjoy hundred of slideshow (at least three different each day :-)) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311440

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[New: openFATE 312245] Include catci software in the next opensuse release
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Feature #312245, revision 1 Title: Include catci software in the next opensuse release openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Glenn Doig (doiggl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hello Can the catci software [1] be included in the next opensuse. The reason I ask is to have some monitoring tools available setup and ready to use. Built rpms listed at [2] Set it up do it discovers and graphs devices, traffic volume/bandwidth. Some sample graphs at [3]. OpenSUSE setup info listed at [4] Thankyou Glenn [1] http://cacti.net/ From url. -> Cacti is a complete network graphing solution designed to harness the power of RRDTool's data storage and graphing functionality. Cacti provides a fast poller, advanced graph templating, multiple data acquisition methods, and user management features out of the box. All of this is wrapped in an intuitive, easy to use interface that makes sense for LAN-sized installations up to complex networks with hundreds of devices. [2] built rpms -> http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/worldcitizen/openSUSE_11.4/… [3] Some sample graphs: - http://cacti.kernel.org/graph_view.php?action=tree&tree_id=2 - http://cacti.kernel.org/graph_view.php?action=tree&tree_id=3 [4]OpenSUSE setup info http://en.opensuse.org/Cacti -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312245

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[openFATE 307465] Enable zypper to auto-complete package names
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) Feature #307465, revision 1 Title: Enable zypper to auto-complete package names openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sven Burmeister (rabauke) Description: I think it would be handy if zypper could auto-complete package names as the shell can do for commands, i.e. if there is more than one possible match, show a list, if not auto-complete. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307465

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[New: openFATE 310942] include BCache (cache on SSD) in kernel
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Vadims Korsaks (truckk) Feature #310942, revision 1 Title: include BCache (cache on SSD) in kernel openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vadims Korsaks (truckk) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Bcache is a patch to use SSDs to transparently cache arbitrary block devices. Its main claim to fame is that it's designed for the performance characteristics of SSDs - it avoids random writes and extraneous IO at all costs, instead allocating buckets sized to your erase blocks and filling them up seqentially. It uses a hybrid btree/log, instead of a hash table as some other caches. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: SSD devices can help improve rotation disks performance, this will give better overal performance and allow to use big rotation disks capacity. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310942

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[New: openFATE 310975] Video Driver Pre-Install Script for ATI Installation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Helen South (helen-au) Feature #310975, revision 1 Title: Video Driver Pre-Install Script for ATI Installation openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Helen South (helen-au) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Installing ATI Catalyst is problematic, possibly due to pre-existing FGLRX drivers which need to be removed before installation of the ATI drivers. It's remarkably easy for a non technical user to come up with a botched installation. Doubly so for the 64 bit version which has 32 bit dependencies. openSUSE needs some sort of easy-install process, which will find and remove any conflicting FGLRX drivers, and if possible download and install the right ATI driver for the current kernel. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Because the current instructions on a selection of forums and wikis are confusing, and the latest release of the ATI driver seems to conflict with the 11.3 kernel, and this type of frustration with installation is a dealbreaker for many users. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310975

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[New: openFATE 311446] Split Kernel rpms from Tumbleweed repo
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Bill P (google01103) Feature #311446, revision 1 Title: Split Kernel rpms from Tumbleweed repo openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Bill P (google01103) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Currently the Tumbleweed repo contains both app and kernel rpms, I propose that the Tumbleweed project be split into 2 repos - kernel and apps. The reason for this being that updating a kernel can be much more problematic/disruptive to an existing install compared to just updating apps. I admit this might be an unwarranted personal concern but it gives me pause when considering using the Tumbleweed repo. Locking the kernel rpms would also lock the oss repo's kernel updates which would not be a wise move as oss kernel updates have defined pupose (stability, security). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311446

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[New: openFATE 312151] make KDE's "kickoff" launcher menu recognizable in "Add widgets"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: NCE_DDI BCI Da (bci) Feature #312151, revision 1 Title: make KDE's "kickoff" launcher menu recognizable in "Add widgets" openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: NCE_DDI BCI Da (bci) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Nearly once a month, one of our users somehow manages to vanish his application launcher menu (aka kickoff), angry asking "Where's my green start button gone?!". Even if he then manages to get to his panel options and find the "Add widgets" function, he'll never discover "my greenish chameleon symbol" there. He's usually completely lost at identifying the entry "Application Launcher Menu" as his missing widget, because that only bears that standard, feebly blue/white "K gear" symbol. Even if he then manages to remember his missing bit was named like "kick" and types "kick" or "kickoff" in the search field of the "Add widgets" window - he'll find nothing... Why is that? So I'd like to suggest: - change the symbol of "Application Launcher Menu" in the "Add widgets" list to the green "SUSEgreeter" symbol everybody recognizes at once - give this entry the keyword "kickoff" so that searching for "kick*" would reveal exactly this entry Since I'm a systems administrator and not a developer, PLEASE upstream this to KDE4 if it'd be rather their responsibility. Many thanks and keep up the good work!! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312151

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[New: openFATE 311024] add pyudev, the python bindings for libudev, as a package
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Axel Theilmann (honx) Feature #311024, revision 1 Title: add pyudev, the python bindings for libudev, as a package openSUSE.org: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Axel Theilmann (honx) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: it would be nice to have the python-bindings for libudev as a package in the opensuse distribution. http://packages.python.org/pyudev/ they work very well and are under quite active development. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311024

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[New: openFATE 311188] Capacitive touch screen
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

Feature added by: Vei Song (veisong) Feature #311188, revision 1 Title: Capacitive touch screen Buildservice: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Education Li-f-e: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE.org: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE Medical: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Vei Song (veisong) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Nowadays more and more devices (x86) comes with capacitive touch screen (like on iPad). I think that they won't be main "work force" in the field but it is really great to have OpenSuse tablet with you wherever you go. It is just convenient for a lot of tasks. Please, read the topic of forum. I will update it with all necessary information to help community to make such capacitive screens work correctly. Test Case: I have bought a device with 10.1" capacitive touch screen. I have tried OpenSuse Milestone 5 (future release). It works great, but... My capacitive touch screen positioning cursor correctly but when I touch screen, it is like I clicking mouse for 9 times. One touch of icon of a program... and it opens it 9 times. I looked in hardware information in yast and the name of my touch panel in the following: UNITEC Touch Panel (Win7) Vendor number: 205437 It works good, but not useful, because I cannot really touch any icon with my finger, it will open it 9 times... Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: More and more computers will have capacitive touch screens and we (I hope I can say like that) want OpenSuse to be up-to-date OS. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311188

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