August 2015 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[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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[New: openFATE 311318] Spark Instant Messenger
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Feature added by: Christopher Yeleighton (yecril71pl) Feature #311318, revision 1 Title: Spark Instant Messenger openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Christopher Yeleighton (yecril71pl) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The Mozilla Foundation provides live support for Firefox by means of an instant messenger called Spark. Let openSuSE have it too. Use Case: * An openSuSE operator is well-versed in Firefox. He would like to serve as a consultant for the Mozilla Foundation. The ability to do so requires installing Spark (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Helping%20with%20Live%20Chat) as an instant messenger client. * An openSuSE operator is a novice with respect to Firefox. He would like to ask a question. However, the he cannot use the Web client (https://chat-support.mozilla.com:9091/webchat/start.jsp?workgroup=support@w…) provided by Mozilla because his proxy server refuses to serve that connection. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: openSuSE provides Mozilla Firefox as the default browser. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311318

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[New: openFATE 312708] openSUSE Linux 12.1: Create a new firewall.
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 24 Nov '16

24 Nov '16

Feature added by: Genix Info (genixinfo) Feature #312708, revision 1 Title: openSUSE Linux 12.1: Create a new firewall. openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Genix Info (genixinfo) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: My suggestion is to join all the features of SuSEfirewall2 (http://en.opensuse.org/SuSEfirewall2) , with Dynamic Firewall (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DynamicFirewall) , FirewallD (https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FirewallD/) and system-config-firewall (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SystemConfig/firewall) of Fedora Linux, Interactive Firewall (http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Projects/Interactive_Firewall) of Mandriva Linux, dynfw (http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/dynfw.xml) of Gentoo Linux, ufw (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncomplicated_Firewall) of Ubuntu Linux, the Shorewall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorewall) , the Firestarter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestarter_%28firewall%29) , the Kmyfirewall (http://kmyfirewall/) , the PF (firewall) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PF_%28firewall%29) , the Vuurmuur (http://vuurmuur.sourceforge.net/) , the Firewall Builder (http://www.fwbuilder.org/) , the Astaro Security Gateway Software Appliance (http://www.astaro.com/products/astaro-security-gateway-software-appliance) , the Firewall Analyzer (http://www.manageengine.com/products/firewall/) , the Smoothwall (http://www.smoothwall.org/) , the ClearOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClearOS) , the Endian Firewall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endian_Firewall) , the Cisco IOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_IOS) , the IPCop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPCop) and IPFire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPFire) , after this union of features, it would create a new Firewall, more stable, secure, efficient, current, complete, modern, flexible, integrated, manageable, easy to use and fast, dynamic and interactive: SUSEfirewall3 I suggest using the name SUSEfirewall3, because then it can be used in openSUSE Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and Server. Also, because using that name, was being accepted in part these features: openSUSE Linux: Make it Global (Worldwide) in the World: https://features.opensuse.org/312629 (../312629) Change the name SuSE Linux, by its present name openSUSE Linux: https://features.opensuse.org/310156 (../310156) openSUSE Linux 12.1: Increased variety of packages, all packages: https://features.opensuse.org/312628 (../312628) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312708

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