August 2015 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 313180] User Interface Flexibility
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Michael McCarrey (wa7qzr) Feature #313180, revision 1 Title: User Interface Flexibility openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Michael McCarrey (wa7qzr) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Suggest that you maintain and support the 11.x versions along parallel lines with 12.x versions. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Having just upgraded my openSUSE-11.3 to 1.4 on my Compaq Presario V2000, and performed a test installation of 12.1 on another Compaq laptop of the same model, I would like to suggest that both versions, 2.x and 3x, of the Gnome desktop be made available and maintained. I can see how someone who is not real techie or geekie might appreciate how Gnome 3.x, by default, hides the system from them. There are no doubt a lot of people who really like that feature. For me, that "feature" is one of the reasons I dumped KDE4. I liked KDE3 because it didn't hide the system from me and, at that time, Gnome 2 did. Then, the situation changed. Gnome came out and KDE hid. Now, both KDE and Gnome are hiding with KDE4 and Gnome 3. I like Gnome 2.x with Compiz, Cairo Dock, and Screenlets. That's my interface and distributions that implement desktops which it impossible to use those three items (such as Gnome 3 does) end up losing me as a user. I'm sure that I'm not alone in this. Everything else about openSUSE, (I don't know about dual-head - I couldn't get it to work with Nvidia cards, but Mandrivia's 2010.2 did), is wonderful. It installs easily and the defaults work well with most hardware (Except Nvidia, where that idiotic Nouveau driver is used), including WiFi. Anyhow, this is about the desktop application. If you have no intention of making Gnome 2.x available to openSUSE 12.x, maybe you could maintain and support the 11.x along parallel lines so those of us who like Gnome 2.x could stick with openSUSE instead of having to change our lives (yet again) because our distro has tossed us under the proverbial bus. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313180

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[New: openFATE 312241] Some post-installation steps in welcome window
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: m s (miki100) Feature #312241, revision 1 Title: Some post-installation steps in welcome window openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: m s (miki100) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: I came up with a idea to add two simple steps to SUSEgreeter. These are installing NVIDIA proprietary drivers and multimedia codecs. I have even written it in C++ and libyui. This is my first serious C++ app, so don't blame me if it's crap ;) . My version of SUSEgreeter detects if nouveau drivers are in use and then proposes to install NVIDIA drivers (it downloads & runs http://opensuse-community.org/nvidia.ymp). The same with multimedia-it searches with zypper if any package with "codec" in name is installed, and if not it downloads one-click multimedia installer (it detects whether you are using KDE or not). Comments are really appreciated. We don't need to use my app, somebody can add it to original SUSEgreeter. You can download source here (http://www.mediafire.com/?d5fmf6w6bbrmmfm) and here (http://www.mediafire.com/?h6aonpva1bi6b28) is the compiled i586 rpm. And here is how it looks like: http://img.susepaste.org/56507867 (http://img.susepaste.org/56507867) . One last word: my version is SUSEGreeter (capital G), so it doesn't conflicts with the orginal. (BTW: If you deselect "Show this window at startup" and want to start it again, delete ~/.config/SUSEGreeter) Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: It can help new users to download & install NVIDIA drivers or multimedia codecs. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/312241

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[New: openFATE 311664] Add Recoll as default desktop search application
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Bill P (google01103) Feature #311664, revision 1 Title: Add Recoll as default desktop search application openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Bill P (google01103) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: As Beagle is no longer actively maintained nor included in the standard repositories openSuse no longer provides a default desktop search application. Recoll would be a desirable replacement Reasons for inclusion: - actively developed - open source - QT based gui (though thought of as a KDE app it is QT) - Gui has a a list and a table mode (and kio and kreunner for KDE4) - indexing can be real time or manually initiated - light on cpu usage - well reviewed (see review links below) - many formats indexed Issues (noobie mostly) expressed in the forum here http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/455… and responded to by the develorer here http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/455… and here http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/455… Issues raised: - real time indexing is not automatically enabled - there is some set up for all indexible file types to be enabled Note: Appears to me that if the dev does a little regarding initial install options and the required ancillary packages are moved from contrib and KDE extra to the main repo it would be ready to go Linux desktop search reviews (recent and focusing on Recoll): http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/6-of-the-best-desktop-s… http://tuxradar.com/content/best-linux-desktop-search-tools http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/Comparison_of_desktop_search_software http://richfriedeman.com/2010/02/choosing-an-open-source-desktop-search-too… Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Because desktop search is useful and expected by many users and as of 11.4 openSuse does not provide a default application to provide this functionality for all desktop environments provided. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311664

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[New: openFATE 311480] YaST: Tickbox for "Check for secure password"
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Per Jessen (pjessen) Feature #311480, revision 1 Title: YaST: Tickbox for "Check for secure password" openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Per Jessen (pjessen) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: During installation, when the first user id created, I suggest we add a third tick box to the page. This one should read "Check for secure password" and be enabled by default. Hopefully that will avoid the pop-up window advising the user that cracklib-something is being loaded and whether to accept a password that doesn't comply with our password guidelines. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: To make the installation even smoother than it already is. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311480

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[New: openFATE 315024] Updates rollback
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Fco. Javier Nacher (xiscoj) Feature #315024, revision 1 Title: Updates rollback openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Fco. Javier Nacher (xiscoj) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: It would be nice somekind of updates installation rollback like windows system restore. Sometimes the updates makes your system unstable and it's complicated to return to previous state. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/315024

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[New: openFATE 308437] zypper search in package content
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Michal Vyskocil (mvyskocil) Feature #308437, revision 1 Title: zypper search in package content openSUSE-11.3: New Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Michal Vyskocil (mvyskocil) Description: Zypper search should be extended to search also in a filelist of package, which can make webpin or package pin obsolete. zypper search --search-content gpm.h Will return all packages matching 'gpm.h' string in a filelist. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308437

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[New: openFATE 316550] Let geeko eat a fly
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Jiri Slaby (jirislaby) Feature #316550, revision 1 Title: Let geeko eat a fly openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jiri Slaby (jirislaby) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When the screen is locked, let Geeko move somehow. For example let it eat a fly once in a while. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: This would be a nice and neat feature. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/316550

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[New: openFATE 314376] Update QSSTV in Repository: hamradio
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Mike Corbin (mike021361) Feature #314376, revision 1 Title: Update QSSTV in Repository: hamradio openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mike Corbin (mike021361) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: QSSTV has been stuck at version 5.3c for a long time. The author has upgraded handling of modern sound servers and the GUI as well. Compiles and works on 12.1. Only distro tested. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Linux has a good amateur radio software base. Let's keep it going and up to date. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314376

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[New: openFATE 314660] YaST To Suggest Language Change when changing time
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Narayansamy S (vazhavandan) Feature #314660, revision 1 Title: YaST To Suggest Language Change when changing time openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Narayansamy S (vazhavandan) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When one changes Date and Time through YaST, YaST can suggest changing Language settings according to the timezone and country selected. We should avoid tight coupling of these functionality as it will prevent me from using Eng as language if set Saigon as as my location.At the same time YaST should suggest that it will try and change the language settings. Use Case: If i choose Region:Asia and Time Zone : Saigon in "Date and Time" YaST can suggest that it will change Language to Vietnamese. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/314660

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[New: openFATE 311035] Support different linux installations in grub
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Feature added by: Stefan Frank (stefanf74) Feature #311035, revision 1 Title: Support different linux installations in grub openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Stefan Frank (stefanf74) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: When you update your kernel via Suse updater, the entries for different linux installations in grub disappear. Just the Suse and the Windows (!) entries are preserved. I have following entries in grub: Suse 11.3 Ubuntu 10.4 Floppy Windows After update the kernel you have to register the Ubuntu entry manually. Why dose openSuse support Windows entries and no other linux entries! Please support different installations in openSuse 11.4 -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/311035

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