August 2015 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 319311] Let Zypper list updates during update process
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Philipp Bielefeldt (pbiel) Feature #319311, revision 1 Title: Let Zypper list updates during update process openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Philipp Bielefeldt (pbiel) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: One of the most common ways to install updates on openSUSE is to use the terminal command zypper up Which (if any) gives back a list of updates to be installed. I find this list pretty unhandy and ugly. The zypper lu command comes with a much nicer and more comprehensive list. I would like to see "zypper update" creating a similar (or the same) list before asking the user to accept the changes. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It's mostly because it looks better. But also, it helps the user understand what will go on during an update, e.g. pointing to potential vendor changes (using the "dup" option) or updates to a version number not desired. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/319311

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[New: openFATE 314426] Links to rpm files via zypper
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Dmitriy Perlow (DarkSS) Feature #314426, revision 1 Title: Links to rpm files via zypper openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Dmitriy Perlow (darkss) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: It would be wonderful to have possibility to get list of links to rpm-packages as an option to zypper in and dup. Use Case: If you have pure internet connection at the machine with openSUSE but you have fast access somewhere else. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314426

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[New: openFATE 310764] Install with YaST as user
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Daniel Lee (erget) Feature #310764, revision 1 Title: Install with YaST as user openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Daniel Lee (erget) Description: For centrally managed systems it would be really cool to be able to install programs locally using the package manager. Currently it's possible to install programs as a normal user but only using the terminal and with several disadvantages - one major one is that you're stuck with basically a static snapshot of the systemwide installations from the point you begin installing on. If it were possible to use YaST to install programs as a user while still being connected to the systemwide RPM databank it would be a lot more user friendly and effective. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310764

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[New: openFATE 310265] "Present Windows" effect as mouse button shortcut
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bo Thysell (cast_iron) Feature #310265, revision 1 Title: "Present Windows" effect as mouse button shortcut openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Bo Thysell (cast_iron) Description: I have a Logitech MX900 mouse with an unused button on the top. The button looks like two stacked rectangles, and would be perfect for calling the desktop effect "Present Windows". See this thread on the OpenSUSE forum: http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-help-here/applications/443348-presen… Image explaining what I mean is here: http://www.imagebam.com/image/9f204090841203 If this can't be done as a default setting, then maybe we could include an easy way to set mouse button shortcuts. Perhaps in the same shortcut section where we configure keyboard shortcuts? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310265

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[New: openFATE 310442] New .desktop features
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu) Feature #310442, revision 1 Title: New .desktop features openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sławomir Lach (lachu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Desktop files should contains lots of information, helping for desktop software. First of enchancement should be connection with other desktop file. It means, that .desktop files should update status automatically, when used or displayed. Second would be autmatically removing broken desktop files. Test Case: Copy a .desktop files and do a lot of thing with parent file, like changing comment, changing command, etc. Also remove software related to this desktop file. Use Case: Peter is a Windows user. He is copy a lot of .desktop files from menus onto desktop. He is also removing a lot of software, when test it, from OpenSUSE, because on Windows platform he had never used software such like this. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It will automatically removes some mess. I often categorize Wine applications, like game/strategy, etc. I simply copy file from one part of menu to another. I know, that I can use symlinks(probably), but don't know how, and normal user won't removes symlink after software is removed. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310442

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[openFATE 306989] More Help to new Users
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Feature #306989, revision 1 Title: More Help to new Users openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ney walens de Mesquita (nwm) Description: OK, opensuse is very simple to use, i agree, but many users just don't understand how a linux system works... what's a package??... why i have to use a Package Manager??!! Where is my network configuration?? why this is so diferent from windows or Mac?? Ubuntu today is the larger linux distribution because some reasons... follow a list of some important features that we can learn from: 1 - Too many community support (ok, openSUSE has this one) 2 - LTS release cicle (this is for SLED and SLES, i know) 3 - Too many manuals, documentation and Help (openSUSE has this one too) 4 - Costumized version of yelp with manuals to commom tasks, like use tha package manager and install codecs (i think that is the point) I sugest that openSUSE can do some advances on item 4 and this can help new users to understand how openSUSE works. I think that yast can be more explained by module on yelp, but in a easy way for end users and not thecnical way. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306989

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[New: openFATE 310803] Compatybility p[ackage
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Sławomir Lach (Lachu) Feature #310803, revision 1 Title: Compatybility p[ackage openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Sławomir Lach (lachu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The idea is to avoid incompatybility without stop distribution changes. We can change everythink, what we need, and after few months releases compatybility package, which installs library & other compatybility layers to software distributed on internal media(or outside a repository). We can also provide someprogramname-compatybility. Also, OpenSUSE can detects program medium by CDs label, to automatycally installs some packages(library) needed by this program. Use Case: 1) We can drop some packages(like GTK+-2.0) without risk. We only create package called "compatybility layer" and user, who installs software outside any repository will install it. 2) If we dropped GTK+-2.0 and OpenSUSE have feature to install compatybility package automatically based on CDs label, then user will only inserts a CD of this program. 3) We dropped GTK+-2.0 . User have downloaded some package by internet. He can search compatybility package by programname-compatybility. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We need this to avoid user frustration and do not block progress of OpenSUSE developing. It will works very similar to PlayOnLinux. If somebody have trouble with make program run on OpenSUSE and solves it, we only release special meta-package. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310803

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[New: openFATE 310234] Show total update size in Yast2 package manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Benjamin Misja (alvanx) Feature #310234, revision 1 Title: Show total update size in Yast2 package manager openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Benjamin Misja (alvanx) Description: Hi, It would be very useful if the installation summary feature of Yast2 package manager would include the overall size of all the files that you are about to download when you do an update. I've been missing a feature like this recently, and the provided information would be useful. Thanks! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310234

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[openFate 305548] YaST-Qt: More informative "Installation Summary"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Feature #305548, revision 1, last change by Title: YaST-Qt: More informative "Installation Summary" openSUSE-11.2: New Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner <stbinner(a)novell.com> Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The YaST Qt package manager should provide as much information in the "Installation Summary" view as zypper, esp the overall download size to expect and how much disk space will be freed/used after performing the operation. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/?rm=feature_show&id=305548

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[openFATE 306619] open firmware for some broadcom wifi cards
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Mariusz Fik (Fisiu) Feature #306619, revision 1 Title: open firmware for some broadcom wifi cards openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mariusz Fik (fisiu) Description: It could be fine to ship openSUSE 11.2 with open firmware for broadcom wifi cards. Then, some cards will work out-of-box. For this chips currently unsupported we still have "install_bcm43xx_firmware". Known supported boards until now: 4306, 4311(rev1), 4318 and 4320 http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/ (http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306619

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[New: openFATE 311805] Add Select All check box to Yast Package Manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #311805, revision 1 Title: Add Select All check box to Yast Package Manager openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Many times a user would require all of the packages selected from a Pattern. However, the user can only select them one at a time. This is very time consuming. Adding a select all check box to the Yast Package Manager would speed up multiple package selection. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To select all packages in a Pattern and speed ip the package selection process. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311805

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[New: openFATE 318234] Update "gos-wallpapers" to 2014
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Neil Rickert (nrickert) Feature #318234, revision 1 Title: Update "gos-wallpapers" to 2014 openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Neil Rickert (nrickert) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The "gos-wallpapers" (good old suse wallpapers) seems to be stuck at 2010. There have been several good default wallpapers since then that some people might like to be able to select. How about updating the package by adding the missing default wallpapers. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318234

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[New: openFATE 312258] Ubuntu style encrypted home directories
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: David Nielsen (DavidNielsen) Feature #312258, revision 1 Title: Ubuntu style encrypted home directories openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: David Nielsen (davidnielsen) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Ubuntu has a very neat and useful implementation of encryption for users. Using ecryptfs they allow for each user to have his/her data encrypted without requiring one master password being entered at boot time. It is unloed along with your regular login making it entirely seamless. It would be nice to see similar functionality easily available when creating users in openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312258

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[openFATE 307471] more scrollback on text console
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Feature #307471, revision 1 Title: more scrollback on text console openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Ralph Ulrich (ulenrich) Description: double scrollback in kernel config, now has: CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK_SIZE=64 (or you will never see "zypper -vv dup" output while maintaining your system.) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307471

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[New: openFATE 312911] Add option of UDF format to Yast partition manager
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ilya Chernykh (Ansus) Feature #312911, revision 1 Title: Add option of UDF format to Yast partition manager openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ilya Chernykh (ansus) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: UDF is an universal disk format file system, which can be used on optical rewritable and non-rewritable media, USB flash drives and hard drives. The file system is supported by all modern operating systems, including Windows, BSD, MacOS X, Solaris, OS/2|eComStation, BeOS|Haiku as well as Linux kernel, making it one of the best choices to use when transferring data between platforms. Despite this Yast2 partition manager does not suggest option to format a volume into UDF, thus forcing to use a makeudffs command line tool. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312911

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[New: openFATE 316721] One-Click Upgrade
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Anomyous Anomyous (jcat123) Feature #316721, revision 1 Title: One-Click Upgrade openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Anomyous Anomyous (jcat123) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: It would involve either pressing a button in the YaST software management or on the openSUSE web site that would initiate the upgrade process and use a clean GUI interface to gather information about the upgrade and perform it. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: In many distros, you can just hit a few buttons in a graphic UI and upgrade to the next version. In openSUSE, you either have to use the DVD or manually change the repos and use zypper. Having a one click upgrade would be simpler and easier for most people, and would be more elegant and attract more users. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/316721

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[New: openFATE 314544] Easier to read boot messages
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bo Thysell (cast_iron) Feature #314544, revision 1 Title: Easier to read boot messages openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bo Thysell (cast_iron) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hi! Currently when the computer is booting up it looks like this (if you click away the splash screen): Started LSB: Set up on-boot profile [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: read [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: check quotas and turn quota [[1;32m OK [0m] As you can see the information about whether the service failed or is ok is on the far right side of the screen where it is quite difficult to match to the correct line. (In reality it's even further away since I compressed the example to save some space...) My proposal is as follows: put the info on the left side, just next to the line like this: [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: Set up on-boot profile [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: read [[1;32m OK [0m] Started LSB: check quotas and turn quota etc... As I am using a 24" 1920x1200 resolution monitor this would make it a lot easier to read. Any thoughts on this? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314544

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[New: openFATE 310709] Dazuko
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: John Shand (jshand2008) Feature #310709, revision 1 Title: Dazuko openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: John Shand (jshand2008) Description: Dazuko has been a long time feature of this operating system and it is no longer found. Please return this feature as it is very helpful to catch viruses in action. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310709

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[New: openFATE 310291] only onde leval on kde submenus
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Feature #310291, revision 1 Title: only onde leval on kde submenus openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: cochise césar (cochisecesar) Description: KDE menus are shorted by app type and app subtype. I need 3 clicks for lauch anyone. The subtype is nice, but the adictional click not. A solution is put subtypes and apps in same leval using a tree view. maybe with autoexpand on mouse hover, but by default expanded. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310291

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[openFATE 307488] Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Feature #307488, revision 1 Title: Simplify Menus (More like Debian/Ubuntu) openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jason Fergus (jfergus) Description: I am always shocked at how sloppy the menus are in not only openSUSE, but Mandriva, etc. Most of them have the structure of Applications -> Internet -> Browsers -> Firefox If there is ONE entry under browswers, why have a sub menu? That's one more bit of waiting you have to do for the sub menu to open. Debian and Ubuntu both have it set up as Applications -> Internet -> Firefox. Makes far more sense that way. Now what would be nice is a programmatical way to have the menus create a sub menu if (and only if) the full menu starts to get too full, or there are at least 5 of an application 'type'. This obviously would require some things beyond just the distributions though, and instead would require some alterations to the freedesktop spec for creating menu entries. I do feel that this would help with some major frustrations of users who are thinking of switching. I seriously would have stayed with using openSUSE except for this issue (and the billion different repositories that are out there.) Please FIX THE MENUS! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307488

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[openFATE 306282] Restricted Guest Account
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stephan Binner (Beineri) Feature #306282, revision 1, last change by Title: Restricted Guest Account openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stephan Binner (beineri) Description: openSUSE should support a "Guest" account with a temporary home directory and restricted permissions (via AppArmor, like not being able to start application with console privileges, look into home directories as "other" user etc.). An authenticated user has to enable/start this user account. This could be either implemented with a by default existing but inactivated user account (like Windows) or temporary created user account via login manager/session switch applet (like Ubuntu, https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/gdm-guest-login) Use Case: Allow to lend your laptop to someone else for quick email check, surfing or playing music at a party. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306282

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[New: openFATE 310944] openSUSE 11.4 Manuals
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #310944, revision 1 Title: openSUSE 11.4 Manuals openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We need for openSUSE 11.4 a review and update of the startup guidee and of other manuals. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310944

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[New: openFATE 308373] Packman Automatic Setup
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Feature #308373, revision 1 Title: Packman Automatic Setup openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Zachary Klein (zak89) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Automate the enablement of the Packman repository (and installation common codecs) as part of the first system update (similar to "pullin-msfonts"), either by using a "pullin" pseudo-package or by simpling auto-enabling the repo in Yast. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It appears that openSUSE's "multimedia experience" is very dependant on the third-party Packman repository. While it's great that we have excellent repository management, and enabling third party repos is a breeze, I think it is still less than obvious to new users; even those with prior Linux experience but who are new to openSUSE. Not being able to play your music or video collections is a pretty glaring deficiency for a new user. My suggestion is reasonably simple (I think). Since adding the Packman repo and installing common codecs is the first thing most desktop users will want to do (or need to do but not know it), why not add it as part of the first system update (similar to the "pullin flash player/msfonts" packages).Either have the system "install" a package that adds the repo for the user (and pulls in common codecs), or have Yast enable the repo itself (it's already got the url information, as you can see in the "Community Repositories" dialog). I don't know what legal issues the last option might cause, but the first one (installing a "pseudo package") is already being used for the flash player and msfonts; couldn't we do something similar? The user could always opt out of it by unchecking the "pullin-packman" patch when updateing. If this feature could be added, then the first system update the user performs (and most users I think will not be put off by the idea of an OS update) will take care one of the biggest newbie complaints about Linux ("I can't play my mp3s!"). I don't know what hurdles this may pose, but it seems relatively straightforward to me. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308373

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[New: openFATE 309359] Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Feature #309359, revision 1 Title: Software management idea:Missing drivers/firmware feature openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: ryan smith (ryan1414) Description: I have a feature request for OpenSUSE 11.3. In Yast's Software management, there should be a "missing drivers/firmware" section where once a user clicks on there it will scan a PC's hardware that doesn't have a driver/firmware, then it will display the missing drivers/firmware that users can download. This will save alot of time for beginners who don't even know what drivers/firmware they need for their wifi card, printer, etc. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309359

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[New: openFATE 310830] Pinta project added
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 22 Jun '17

22 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jared Meidal (kahu) Feature #310830, revision 1 Title: Pinta project added openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jared Meidal (kahu) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The mono-based graphics editor ought to be integrated with next OpenSUSE release: http://pinta-project.com/ Ubuntu has dropped GIMP integration, which is not what I'm looking for, but simply support for an additional project that fits a beginning-intermediate graphic editor user base. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Pinta offers an easy and accessible interface for beginners and tools for intermediate graphic editing. The fact that this is an attractive and usable application contrasts with GIMP which has its place but can make novices feel lost and unsure of where to start. I suggest the OpenSUSE community get behind this project, develop rpm builds and add it into their 11.4 repositories! We need more attractive, sleek interfaces which are highly functional and provide the tools for our audience-- I think we're missing out if we skip this one. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310830

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[New: openFATE 314710] Replace Kmix with Veromix as the pulse mixer.
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Gavin S (gav616) Feature #314710, revision 1 Title: Replace Kmix with Veromix as the pulse mixer. openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Gavin S (gav616) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Veromix is more feature rich then kmix and easier to use. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314710

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[New: openFATE 310175] Zypper / YAST should cache partially downloaded packages
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Ankleface Wroughtlandmire (bummmm) Feature #310175, revision 1 Title: Zypper / YAST should cache partially downloaded packages openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Ankleface Wroughtlandmire (bummmm) Description: Hello, I have a flaky internet connection. So it's important for me to be able to resume partially downloaded files. I would like the YAST software manager and Zypper to resume downloads of packages where I left off in case of any error. Thanks! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310175

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[New: openFATE 318085] Yast2 Bad Connection Download Improvement
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: John Banister (jbanister) Feature #318085, revision 1 Title: Yast2 Bad Connection Download Improvement openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: John Banister (jbanister) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: As I type this, my other computer has been attempting to perform a software update. The patch download will get to some random percentage, usually between 70 and 85, freeze, and restart. This happens over and over. As my poor 3G data connection is metered, this is both frustrating and expensive. I assume the freezing happens because either my computer or the server didn't hear the other, and both are waiting for the other to speak. I have a couple suggestions. One suggestion is to have Yast count the number of attempts at the current download and if the count is more than two, switch into a "bad connection mode." Another suggestion is that in "bad connection mode," route the download attempt through the Opera Turbo servers. They seem to be good at talking to computers that have a bad connection. Another suggestion is, in "bad connection mode" give the download protocol extra consideration that, the reason there's been no data coming in for a while is that your request to continue (or confirmation of data received) didn't make it back to the server, and repeat the request. When the transfer starts over just fine, something is happening correctly that ought to also happen in the middle of the transfer to correct the situation when it freezes. Another suggestion is that when a download freezes in "bad connection mode" (or when the file size is greater than 20 MB), in addition to "retry," provide a "resume" option that performs a check to see that the file being downloaded hasn't been updated, and if not, then (unless it's very small) resumes where it left off instead of starting over. The Firefox plugin, DownThemAll, is good at this, and it's open source, so you could copy what they do. A final suggestion is when there's an Abort in "bad connection mode" to give an option for Yast to keep the downloaded material and the list of material to download for a while, against the possibility of another installation attempt. That way stuff that was downloaded before the user ran out of time or otherwise gave up doesn't have to be re-downloaded later on. I know, "Keep Downloaded Packages" is a solution to this, but this would be "Keep Downloaded Packages that didn't install yet." Ok, thanks for taking the time to read and consider these words. They've been repeating in my mind for a few months, so I thought I might express them. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We want this to show kindness to people with poor, slow data connections and also to give an impression of improved reliability, which gives people a good feeling about the product. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318085

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[New: openFATE 310804] Include Unity as alternative GNOME GUI
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Markus K (KAMiKAZOW) Feature #310804, revision 1 Title: Include Unity as alternative GNOME GUI openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Markus K (kamikazow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Canonical introduced "Unity" with Ubuntu 10.10 as netbook GUI and plans to extend it for desktop use. As Unity is FOSS (GPLv3), Unity can be made available as alternative GUI. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Users may want to try different user experiences. Offering Unity as option would be beneficial. Its dependencies are probably all already packaged anyway. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310804

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[New: openFATE 314943] UTC clock KDE
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 21 Jun '17

21 Jun '17

Feature added by: Mike Corbin (mike021361) Feature #314943, revision 1 Title: UTC clock KDE openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mike Corbin (mike021361) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The UTC popup on the KDE desktop clock says silly things such as 2:02 AM UTC or 10:45 PM UTC. UTC is a 24 hour format so one would expect 02:02 UTC or 22:45 UTC. openSUSE 12.3 via zypper dup. Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314943

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[openFATE 308163] Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Feature added by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Feature #308163, revision 1 Title: Add mc (midnight commander) to selected packages by default during installation openFATE: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Yuri Baranow (ybaranow) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During installation, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) by defaultthe packageMC (Midnight Commander) is always turned off. Add MC package to be selected for installation by default. Thank you. Use Case: Every installation from any media Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: From year to year, from version to version when I install suse, after selecting desktop type (gnome or kde) I always MUST go into detailed package selection to turn on MC (Midnight Commander) to be installed also. This become very anoying for me. :-( Oh, Please... Add MC package to be selected for installation. Thank you. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308163

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[New: openFATE 313002] KDE4: widget for battery shows remaining time in popup
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 13 Jun '17

13 Jun '17

Feature added by: Philipp Niehues (cotrinox) Feature #313002, revision 1 Title: KDE4: widget for battery shows remaining time in popup openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Philipp Niehues (cotrinox) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Since KDE 4.3 the battery widget does neither provide the remaining time nor a GUI way to change it. openSUSE follows upstream while other distributions patch this. It is only shown in the popup, after you click on the widget. It is not shown directly and not shown mouse-over. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: There was discussion about it. I think the time is more concrete and therefore useful. There is lots of room, so I don't see the point removing it. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313002

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[New: openFATE 316439] User Management/Parental Controls
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: John Moore (Johnfm3) Feature #316439, revision 1 Title: User Management/Parental Controls openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: John Moore (johnfm3) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: As technology becomes more in family lives, the ability to manage is important. As a parent, what is needed is some way to govern computer usage. Parents are not the only ones who could use this. But would be the primary ones who would appreciate it. Currently KChildLock is the only decent which is a KDE App, the newest Opensuse its written for is 12.2. It allows for one to choose between what times a user can log into KDE, an for how long that user can be logged on. KChildLock has one more really cool feature of governing how long a user uses a paticular app while logged on, but that a bit over kill for what I would like request be added to the Yast User module. It would be really convient to add this to the User yast module. With a longterm plan of administration via setting from LDAP. This way its not a 3rd party app, but part of the OpenSuse distrbution default install for those who want to use it. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: If you google/bing search for Parental Control's, you will find some purchasable pieces of software which you can install on Windows systems. What you will also notice is this is a common issue for parents an some system adadministrators of all OS types. Mac users have this built in thier OS by default. An now 1 Ubuntu version is now available. Many have had to come up with creative solutions to achieve this goal including cron jobs an scripts. This feature would make OpenSuse/Novel Suse more of a family friendly OS which would be recommended to those who want a solid OS with parental control available. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/316439

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[openFATE 307418] Parental control module
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Feature #307418, revision 1 Title: Parental control module openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Jean Cayron (jeancayron) Description: It would be fine to have a GUI in YaST similar with Mandriva's Parental Control "Drakguard". Parental control is something more en more important for safety with computing in family and Linux can't avoid to be distributed into the families. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307418

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[New: openFATE 308878] Add KDE Info Center to System Settings
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Roman Bysh (Romanator) Feature #308878, revision 1 Title: Add KDE Info Center to System Settings openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Roman Bysh (romanator) Description: I propose adding the KDE Info Center to System Settings or even Sysinfo. It provides more information than sysinfo provides at this time. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308878

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[New: openFATE 311661] provide a LiveCD/USB image to crowd-source a HCL
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #311661, revision 1 Title: provide a LiveCD/USB image to crowd-source a HCL openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: SUSE manually maintained a Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) but this has disadvantages: - it covers a limited range of hardware - parts of it can be outdated or inaccurate - it is a lot of effort to maintain On the other hand, people want an easy way to know if their hardware works with the current or next release of openSUSE. This is why a Live image is proposed that can easily be put to CD or USB-mass-storage and has an easy way (e.g. icon on desktop) to test access to different types of hardware: - graphics - sound - network - input ... This software could then upload the test results to a public online database in anonymous form. This DB could be the smolt DB or something similar in spirit. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311661

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[openFATE 306762] Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Feature #306762, revision 1 Title: Implemens tool like apt-listbugs of Debian openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Vicenç Juan Tomàs Monserrat (vtomasr5) Description: For system administrators to know the open bugs in the packages is very important to know whether to install or not. Would be a good feature! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306762

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[New: openFATE 314447] Make Yakuake a part of the KDE standard desktop set
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Michael Skiba (Mirrakor) Feature #314447, revision 1 Title: Make Yakuake a part of the KDE standard desktop set openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Michael Skiba (mirrakor) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: For those of you who don't know Yakuake: It's a KDE Terminal Emulator (like konsole or xterm). It's normally hidden and rolls down the screen when you press a certain hotkey (usually F12) and provides a multitabbing, skinnable terminal interface. Website: http://yakuake.kde.org/ Such a built in, but easy to hide, terminal emulator is certainly handy for the power user but it might also be useful to be able to tell novices to simply press F12 to open up a console. On the con side of course is the fact that it uses resources (not much, but still) that the user might need somewhere else. I think it might be an interesting idea and would like to use this platform to discuss it and see if there's enough people that are interested as well. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314447

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[New: openFATE 309389] add /usr/local to KDEDIRS
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 12 Jun '17

12 Jun '17

Feature added by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Feature #309389, revision 1 Title: add /usr/local to KDEDIRS openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stefan Majewsky (majewsky) Description: By default, CMake-powered KDE apps are installed to /usr/local, but KDE won't pickup data files and configs from this directory tree because the KDEDIRS environment variable does not include /usr/local. This problem can currently be circumvented by setting the installation prefix to /usr (which is asking for trouble because of possible clashes with RPM) or by adding /usr/local to KDEDIRS manually, which is error-prone (esp. for new users). Therefore, I propose that /usr/local be included in the KDEDIRS environment variable by default (with a lower precedence than /usr, of course). -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309389

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[New: openFATE 311029] Add Link to Documentation Site
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Thomas Schraitle (thomas-schraitle) Feature #311029, revision 1 Title: Add Link to Documentation Site openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Thomas Schraitle (thomas-schraitle) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: The official documentation seems to be not very known in the openSUSE world. To make it more visible, I would suggest the following improvements: * Add a link http://docs.opensuse.org (http://docs.opensuse.org) to the welcome screen (SUSEgreeter?) of a fresh installation * Include http://docs.opensuse.org (http://docs.opensuse.org) to the list of pre-installed bookmarks in Firefox, Konqueror, ... * Maybe add an icon on the desktop which refers to the above link. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To make the official documentation more visible and easier to find. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311029

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[New: openFATE 310449] A simple way to turn off nouveau
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: nick skeen (ns89) Feature #310449, revision 1 Title: A simple way to turn off nouveau openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: nick skeen (ns89) Description: With OpenSUSE11.3 nouveau is used be default. In order to turn it off you must add nomodeset to the kernel parameters in /boot/grub/menu.lst and turn on no_kms_in_intrid in the sysconfig editor. So add a simple option on the sysconfig editor to do both? -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310449

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[New: openFATE 313086] Graphics Repository
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Svetoslav Ganchev (sv_g) Feature #313086, revision 1 Title: Graphics Repository openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Svetoslav Ganchev (sv_g) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Hi! I enjoy using openSUSE to work on both 2D and 3D graphics. However sometimes it's hard to keep up with the current versions of the popular applications. For example the latest versions of Blender, Inkscape or MyPaint is usually worth upgrading. So I thought it'd be very cool for graphic enthusiasts to have a single official repository with the latest versions of the most popular graphic applications for the current versions of openSUSE so that it's easy to install them. Thanks for reading! -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313086

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[New: openFATE 314599] 256 Colour Terminals
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Samuel Jones (OrangutanClyde) Feature #314599, revision 1 Title: 256 Colour Terminals openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Neutral Requested by: Samuel Jones (orangutanclyde) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Fedora are implementing it in 18, It'd be cool if openSUSE had it too. Rather than repeating Fedora's reasons: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/256_Color_Terminals -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314599

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[New: openFATE 313292] Distributed virtual switch across multiple physical servers (openvswitch)
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Feature #313292, revision 1 Title: Distributed virtual switch across multiple physical servers (openvswitch) openSUSE Distribution: Evaluation by engineering manager Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Andreas Jaeger (a_jaeger) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: While the current linux bridge tools are a robust and flexible network stack for (Xen) VM networking, there are some restrictions in multi-server environments. OpenvSwitch http://www.openvswitch.org/ provides functionality for a distributed virtual switch. Relations: - openvswitch (feature/copiedfrom: 311429) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313292

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[New: openFATE 311286] KDE Menu
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Kim Banga (nomadewolf) Feature #311286, revision 1 Title: KDE Menu openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Kim Banga (nomadewolf) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Well no one likes the KDE Menu it's unusable. The 3.5 version is better, but not THAT better, it's outdated and that's the reason they created a new one... Look at Linux Mint. A distro is not just putting a bunch of stuff together. You must improve what's less good. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311286

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[New: openFATE 311169] MintMenu to be included in openSUSE by default
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Manu Gupta (manugupt1) Feature #311169, revision 1 Title: MintMenu to be included in openSUSE by default openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Manu Gupta (manugupt1) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: We can have MintMenu by default in openSUSE 1. It is a fork of our own slab 2. It has lots more functionality than our slab and yes more popular too 3. Better UX It already exists at OBS http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/unamanic/openSUSE_11.3/ -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311169

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[New: openFATE 314641] prevent newbies from adding wrong repos
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Walter Schlueter (Trekkie00) Feature #314641, revision 1 Title: prevent newbies from adding wrong repos openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Walter Schlueter (trekkie00) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When thinking of a way how to prevent new users to add dangerous repos (wrong version or factory) it came to my mind that it would be quite easy to do this. When adding the repo it should be easy to search alias, name and url for words which do not correspond with the version currently in use. For example for openSUSE 12.2 these expressions could be 11.4, 12.1, factory and so on. To allow advanced users to use these repos one could add an option where this flag can be changed. For example a parameter called allow_blacklist. Whether the value of this parameter ist set to 0 or 1 one is allowed to add these repos or not. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314641

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[New: openFATE 312999] Some easy way (one click) to switch off Akonadi + Nepomuk + Strigi
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Krasimir Ivanov (kivanov) Feature #312999, revision 1 Title: Some easy way (one click) to switch off Akonadi + Nepomuk + Strigi openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Krasimir Ivanov (kivanov) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Please help us - the users, who decide to use in the real business the Linux PIM management. Please make possible for us to choose - will we use the Semantic Desktop or just would like to switch it off for some reason. Since years the idea of so called Semantic Desktop is taking huge time and efforts but results still are unappealing. I admit the work of the developers and any one should be thankful for their efforts in making KDE the best free desktop ever. But... please give some chance to users to choose what they need and prefer. Use Case: Ideally we need one additional item in Kickoff -> System Settings. Now there is available the item 'Desktop Search (Nepomuk/Strigi)'. May be some button to make possible to switch on or off the Semantic Desktop will do the job? Or please provide in the already available item 'Desktop Search (Nepomuk/Strigi)' a software button or any other easy visible tool to switch off or on all this Semantic Desktop components. Please possibly change the related software to be capable to work with or without all this Semantic Desktop technology. Let make possible for the end users to decide whet they need - a Desktop with or without this Semantic Desktop technology. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Since years this Semantic Desktop experiment still can not provide enough good results to use in the real business life. Now with the openSUSE 12 thanks to Akonadi + Nepomuk + Strigi the elegance and speed of the Linux Desktop is gone and we have some Desktop like Windows. This is because most of the hardware potential is used just for internal processes of the Semantic Desktop. This way the Desktop is getting slow and unresponiive, the HDD is running mostly all the time, a lot of RAM and HDD is used, and now KMail get buggy slow, etc ... Let users can have one unbroken PIM Management for their real life until the Semantic Desktop can provide the needed experience. Let those who prefer the Semantic Desktop in its current condition can use it as he needs. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312999

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[New: openFATE 308361] Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Feature #308361, revision 1 Title: Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Bernhard Wiedemann (bmwiedemann) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Offer remastered isos for released versions every N months - with sane N being in range (6..12) Remastering has been done once for 10.1: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-announce/2006-10/msg00001.html cons: methods to make current factory.iso might not work for older releases if isos shall be officially supported, some installation testing is needed (for N>3, a determined individual (e.g. me) could easily do that) Alternatives: Kiwi, SUSE Studio - but those lack GM templates and are not as easy-to-use for that purpose for a user from the general public keywords: remastered, respin, servicepack, slipstream Use Case: User A wants to install a stable version of openSUSE on his father's computer, but since his father only has a modem connection, installing 100 MB of updates after installation to have a secure system is not possible. So user A downloads openSUSE-11.1-DVD-remastered1-i586.iso over his broadband Internet connection, burns it and installs it, needing to fetch at most updates of the last N months over slow Internet. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: openSUSE GM isos are usually released with dozens of known issues and hundreds of unknown issues for which later updates are released. https://features.opensuse.org/308284 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00004.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00008.html pro: allows installations in cases where bugs in original network/IDE/SATA/graphics driver prevented easy installation+update allows to cleanup other ugly installation issues like https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=556868 allows to easily install an updated system where no broadband internet connection is available compared to current GM isos, such an DVD iso is better suited for user-archives after discontinuation, when updates become unavailable hardly any extra work needed, as updates are already created and tested existing image-creation mechanisms can be re-used sort of the most bug-free openSUSE we can get -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308361

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[New: openFATE 312754] LetÂ´s kick SuSEGreeter, and create a shiny new website instead
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 09 Jun '17

09 Jun '17

Feature added by: Kim Leyendecker (openLHAG) Feature #312754, revision 1 Title: LetÂ´s kick SuSEGreeter, and create a shiny new website instead openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Kim Leyendecker (openlhag) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: See this discussion before reply: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-marketing/2011-07/msg00039.html ======================================================== The goal is to create a start page for our delivered browser instead of SuSEGreeter. Use Case: After an installation, first time the user opens his browser. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: We can deliver more dynamic content with the website, instead of SuSEGreeter. Imagine: * Links to openSUSE documentation * Twitter plugin * News.o.o links * Comprehensive information -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312754

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