October 2015 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 316462] new release cycle idea
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Jörg Stephan (johest) Feature #316462, revision 1 Title: new release cycle idea openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jörg Stephan (johest) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: As seen at http://amelinux.blogspot.de/2013/08/opensuse-new-idea.html I really would like to discuss the current release circle. I know it was a community discussion which lead to this 8 month timeline. But i guess it would be best to change this again. In my mind it would be best to support tumbleweed more and release a stable evergreen like distribution with 2 years release cycle and minor changes from tumbleweed upstream. The release should include: * A Desktop system like we already have * A server system (kernel, software) * Proffesional "forks" like terminal server, small business The new release cycle (like seen in the picture): For example called openSUSE 14 Every two years, the tumbleweed will be freezed for evergreen release. Every 6 month any minor change of software will be pushed to 14.n+1 until the release of the next major openSUSE release -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/316462

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[New: openFATE 315115] Fix the brightness key problem on laptops
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #315115, revision 1 Title: Fix the brightness key problem on laptops openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Many users on the openSUSE forums have been experiencing problems with their brightness keys NOT working. Whether it's an issue with udev or the Linux kernel it's time for openSUSE to get it right out of the box. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/315115

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[New: openFATE 308692] support keyboard layout switching in initrd
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Ludwig Nussel (lnussel) Feature #308692, revision 1 Title: support keyboard layout switching in initrd openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ludwig Nussel (lnussel) Description: When using an encrypted root partition only plain ASCII characters are possible as passphrase. International users may want to also use special characters though. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547923 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308692

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[New: openFATE 313474] AMD Vision drivers
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Jorge Hernandez (jfha73) Feature #313474, revision 1 Title: AMD Vision drivers openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jorge Hernandez (jfha73) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hey guys, I was trying to install OpenSUSE 12.1 to a laptop with: AMD Radeon HD 7690M and AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6620G Video cards and the installation interface never showed up, I guess it doesn't have support for these video cards And just in case, here is more software it has so you can make sure it will have support for it in a later distribution: * HP TrueVision HD webcam * Realtek PCIe GBE family controller (this might be in it already) * Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (the drivers for this one are at www.realtek.com.tw * IDT High Definition Audio codec on AMD High Definition Audio Device * AMD USB 3.0 And there is a Fingerprint reader that all it says is Validity Sensor (WBF) Thanks for anything you can do about it. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313474

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[New: openFATE 319376] Install RPM via YaST2
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Feature #319376, revision 1 Title: Install RPM via YaST2 openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We need option in context menus of RPM file opening to use YaST2 directly for installation of packages. Because at least while using KDE desktop, it is painful to install packages via Apper, in cases then I want to install only one or several particular custom RPM(s). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/319376

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[New: openFATE 318700] official support for cinnamon
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: akash vishwakarma (vish_99) Feature #318700, revision 1 Title: official support for cinnamon openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: akash vishwakarma (vish_99) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: I like cinnamon very much as it sticks to traditional desktop approach and at the same time looks good. Will Cinnamon be officially supported as MATE is officailly supported in openSUSE 13.2 By official support I mean branding, etc Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: I know that cinnamon can be installed from cinnamon X11 repo, but it is not good as compared to cinnamon on linux mint or even on mageia. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318700

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[New: openFATE 318395] Provide gpg-1.4
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Neil Rickert (nrickert) Feature #318395, revision 1 Title: Provide gpg-1.4 openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Neil Rickert (nrickert) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: It appears that support for old pgp2 keys is being removed from gpg2. This has already happened in Tumbleweed (factory), and will probably be in 13.3. The gnupg developers are recommending that people use gpg-1.4 if they still need to use those older keys. It is not currently provided by opensuse, though I notice that it is present in a recent Mint install (so probably in ubuntu). My personal use would be for examining my historic web-of-trust, built up over a number of years. That web of trust depends on keys that were signed with pgp2 keys. My suggestion would be that it be installed somewhere other than "/usr/bin" -- perhaps in "/usr/lib/gpg14". We should continue to use gpg2 for most things. Those who need access to older keys can set a suitable path or use a shell script to access gpg-1.4. They probably will be setting environment variables to use a separate gpg keyring for the older keys. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318395

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[New: openFATE 318123] Put the Trashcan on the Desktop by default
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Code Struct (codeminister) Feature #318123, revision 1 Title: Put the Trashcan on the Desktop by default openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Code Struct (codeminister) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Trashcan is often-used feature which users expect to find easily. Currently one has to add the Trashcan to the desktop manually in a way that is not quite intuitive for novice users: https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/477049-Putting-Home-amp-Trashcan… I suggest to put the Trashcan on the Desktop by default. This would save many users from searching the internet for how to add it. Deleting it when not desired is much easier. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318123

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[New: openFATE 317952] Change default font to liberation sans
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Carlos Bessa (CJPB) Feature #317952, revision 1 Title: Change default font to liberation sans openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Carlos Bessa (cjpb) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The default font for openSUSE is Sans Serif pt9. Frankly, it's not a good looking font. It's too horizontally spaced and looks flattened. This is actually something that really does not bother me as it's probably the first thing I change after installation (using openSUSE since 10.3). However, I often try live cds from other distros just out of curiosity and development releases from openSUSE as well. And every time I do that I wonder why openSUSE doesn't look at elegant/polished as the others by default... and it's just the font. And whether we find it important or not, aesthetics will make a big impression on a new user who is running a livecd of doing a test install. I don't want to switch to some weird, exotic font just for personal preference. I propose the default font to be changed to Liberation Sans. Looks much nicer, elegant and I find it very easy on the eyes. I've took 2 screenshots to illustrate the differences: https://plus.google.com/photos/107904119870484573131/albums/606571269646061… best regards, Carlos Bessa Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Looks better. Causes a better impression on new users. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/317952

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[New: openFATE 319416] Merge kernel-desktop back into kernel-default / kernel-pae
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Feature added by: Michal Marek (michal-m) Feature #319416, revision 1 Title: Merge kernel-desktop back into kernel-default / kernel-pae openSUSE Distribution: New Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Michal Marek (michal-m) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: To allow for easier maintenance of the Leap and SLE kernels, it makes sense to unify the set of flavors where applicable. The SLE kernel has no -desktop flavor and the difference between -default and -desktop in openSUSE is minimal. The proposal is to copy these three settings to -default: * CONFIG_PREEMPT=y * CONFIG_HZ=1000 * vm.dirty_ratio=20 nd drop the -desktop flavor. The rationaly is that openSUSE is more often used on desktops than servers, although the effects of these settings are often overrated. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/319416

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