August 2015 - openSUSE Features - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[New: openFATE 313146] Replace KDE NM plasmoid with wicd-KDE
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: Dan MacDonald (danboid) Feature #313146, revision 1 Title: Replace KDE NM plasmoid with wicd-KDE openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Dan MacDonald (danboid) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Overall I have been greatly impressed with the KDE version of OS 12.1 and I feel this distro is 98% of the way to being the perfect desktop Linux distribution. There is just one dodgy app letting the side down and that is the KDE Networkmanager plasmoid. I'm sure the KDE NMP is fine for people who only use ethernet but it seems to suffer multiple problems dealing with wifi such as: * I seem to be to be able to connect to wifi networks OK if its the first time. After that it seems unwilling to connect to a network that has already been used - after a reboot for exanmple - even if 'Connect automatically' has been chosen. * Switching between access points/networks in unintuitive, in fact I still don't know how to do this using the NM plasmoid. Its usability stinks and I find its GUI overly busy, cluttered and confusing. * Will someone please just kill KDE wallet and related tech now please? I have never and likely will never want a password to access my passwords!! The whole idea seems dumb to me and unfortunately the KNMP has bought into this way of doing things. Thankfully, wicd stores wifi keys without any extra hassle of putting a password on your passwords passwords! :) I know that if I had not been a long-time Linux user who was not aware of the possibility of installing wicd-kde as a hassle-free, working and user-friendly replacement I would've very likely gave up hope on using opensuse. Like most other desktop users I need wifi to work in a easy and reliable fashion and this fundamental requirement is not fulfilled by the KDE Networkmanager plasmoid which should be replaced in the standard OS KDE distro by wicd-kde. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/313146

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[New: openFATE 318313] Add a Live CD creation script/program
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: A Butter Powered Penguin (tamag9) Feature #318313, revision 1 Title: Add a Live CD creation script/program openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: A Butter Powered Penguin (tamag9) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: It would be great if openSUSE had something like remastersys (Debian/Ubuntu) or mylivecd (PCLinuxOS) to make a Live CD backup of the current running system with an installer. Use Case: Have a backup of a working installation before doing anything dangerous (Upgrading the system, major package vendor changes.) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318313

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[New: openFATE 318199] add detox to factory or obs
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Feature #318199, revision 1 Title: add detox to factory or obs openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Jean-Daniel Dodin (jdd) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: http://sourceforge.net/projects/detox/?source=typ_redirect detox, is an utility to make file names readable everywhere. It's very easy to compile, but not anybody knows how to compile :-( I'm able to compile it but not to cdreate a rpm with it (can't write spec file :-(), so if anybody could add this, it would be nice, thanks jdd Use Case: I use it all the time for my photo collection. My photo gallery (piwigo), do not accept such things as accent, spaces in name... and detox is much more effective, fast and complkete than any script replacement I know of :-) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/318199

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[New: openFATE 317856] UEFI bootloader support in YaST-bootloader
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: Stanislav Baiduzhyi (baiduzhyi) Feature #317856, revision 1 Title: UEFI bootloader support in YaST-bootloader openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Stanislav Baiduzhyi (baiduzhyi) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: After installing with Grub2 on top of UEFI, it was a matter of 2 files and single command to boot kernel directly from UEFI, without grub2. Saves about 4-5 seconds during the initial start of laptop. cp /boot/vmlinuz-3.15.8-2.g258e3b0-desktop /boot/efi/EFI/opensuse/vmlinuz-3.15.8.efi cp /boot/initrd-3.15.8-2.g258e3b0-desktop /boot/efi/EFI/opensuse/initrd-3.15.8 ## here you have to read through grub2 config files to find some options for the next line efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -L "openSUSE 13.1, kernel 3.15.8" -l '\EFI\opensuse\vmlinuz-3.15.8.efi' -u 'root=UUID=084ad222-2062-48b8-9b44-2fed2b8897de resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST500LM021-1KJ152_W6209FYT-part3 splash=silent quiet showopts initrd=EFI/opensuse/initrd-3.15.8' So, OpenSUSE support for UEFI is awesome, if you're a geek, but still would like not to repeat the procedure after every kernel update, would like YaST to take care of it. Business case (Partner benefit): openSUSE.org: Because it is extremely convenient for people, who have only openSUSE on their laptop/desktop, so CSM, grub and all steps in between is just waste of startup time. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/317856

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[New: openFATE 309345] View lisf of files in not installed package
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: Adam Mizerski (etamPL) Feature #309345, revision 1 Title: View lisf of files in not installed package openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Adam Mizerski (etampl) Description: In YaST package manager it's possible to view list of files of package that is installed. But it's not possible for not installed ones. This should be possible to do without downloading all packages, because lists of files are written in ARCHIVES.gz in YaST repos and repodata/filelists.xml.gz in YUM repos. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309345

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[New: openFATE 308434] Add Ubuntu-like software center to support 1-click install/uninstall
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: 嘉樺張 (iamchiahua) Feature #308434, revision 1 Title: Add Ubuntu-like software center to support 1-click install/uninstall openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: 嘉樺張 (iamchiahua) Description: A software manager support 1-click install/uninstall is more suitable for novice. They just need to know the software, rather than the package. The original package management is reserved for advanced users. Ubuntu software center is a good idea to support the following two features. #305582: Off-Line one click install (MSI for Linux) #305305: 1-click uninstall(MS Uninstaller for Linux) -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308434

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[openFATE 307942] change YaST PKGMGR_ACTION_AT_EXIT beavier from EXIT to RESTART
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: andrea florio (anubisg1) Feature #307942, revision 1 Title: change YaST PKGMGR_ACTION_AT_EXIT beavier from EXIT to RESTART openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: andrea florio (anubisg1) Description: YaST actually looks to crasch after an installation is end. according to /etc/sysconfig/yast2 # The summary dialog is always displayed when an installation error has occured. so set that value to summary is un-useful, since the only time i need to read a summary is when something fail. i think the best way is just to do as any other package manager i used on debian/ubuntu, mandriva, fedora. just go back to "package search/selection" screen. that means set the value PKGMGR_ACTION_AT_EXIT="restart" -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/307942

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[New: openFATE 309504] Update dhcpcd to 5.2.2
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: ron neilly (rjneilly) Feature #309504, revision 1 Title: Update dhcpcd to 5.2.2 openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: ron neilly (rjneilly) Description: Upgrade from dhcpcd v3.2.3.x, which is in openSUSE 11.2 and 11.3-Factory, to v5.2.2. It seems that we are using a very old dhcpcd that has many issues, some that won't be fixed because they are addressed in more recent releases. So why not upgrade to a current version? v5.2.2 was released on March 31, 2010. v3.2.3 was released over two years ago on Feb 25, 2008 If this can't make it into 11.3 then put on the list for 11.4 Cheers, Ron -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/309504

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[openFATE 306917] Improvements to restricted-multimedia codecs installer
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: Atri Bhattacharya (badshah400) Feature #306917, revision 1 Title: Improvements to restricted-multimedia codecs installer openSUSE-11.2: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Atri Bhattacharya (badshah400) Description: At the moment the execution of opensuse-codecs-installer leads to a rather unnerving chain of events for beginners starting with the webpage. http://software.opensuse.org/codecs?client_version=10.3.1&lang=en_GB.UTF-8&… 11.1 (x86_64)&kernel=2.6.27.23-0.1-default&gstreamer=gstreamer-utils-0.10.21-3.13& The request is to either have a different implementation of codec-installer itself (for example, clicking the search for codecs button on the codec installer automatically starts a one-click-installer for installing required multimedia packages), or improve the codec-installer website to make things easy (reduce number of clicks required to just 1 or 2) and trivial (ie. no decision-making about fluendo/community, etc). Use Case: New user (openSUSE virgin ;) , i.e., any MAN or WOMAN who hasn't used openSUSE yet, possibly only has used windows till now) tries to play an mp3 file. Then the following sequence starts: 1) Codecs-installer pops up. 2) User clicks on install codecs (preferably call it restricted-multimedia support). 3) Browser opens, shows up website with version of opensuse and desktop environment detected. 4) User clicks to start one-click installer. 5) Installatin completes, user retries playing mp3 file, it works, user happy. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/306917

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[New: openFATE 310228] TouchScreens support
by fate_noreply＠suse.de 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

Feature added by: Hammed RAMDANI (hammed) Feature #310228, revision 1 Title: TouchScreens support openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Hammed RAMDANI (hammed) Description: Will be mandatory for many pcs like HP TouchSmart products -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/310228

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