December 2015 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 320175] YaST sw_install should gain 'application centric' view
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 04 Dec '16

04 Dec '16

Feature added by: Dominique Leuenberger (dimstar) Feature #320175, revision 1 Title: YaST sw_install should gain 'application centric' view Requested by: Dominique Leuenberger (dimstar) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: YAST sw_single is very powerful when it comes to package management... but the 'standard user' cares for applications, not for packages - those are just technicalities. With the introduction of AppStream metadata into the distribution (auto-generated on media creation) we gained support to better product descriptions. Various upstreams already ship an appdata.xml file, which describes the application in their words and can reference screenshots - making for a much better user interface. It would be great if YaST could pick up on this as well and either offer Applications as a new (default?) view of sw_single or introduce a new module - a software center (not a package manager) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/320175

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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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