January 2004 - openSUSE KDE - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Missing option in kdialog?
by Carl Luescher 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hi, I came across the need to use kdialog, specifically the 'combobox' option. When I key in: kdialog --combobox I receive the following error: kdialog: Unknown option '--combobox'. kdialog: Use --help to get a list of available command line options. I'm running SuSE 9.0 with latest YOU updates. I understand 'kdialog' is part of kdebase, which lends me to believe that I may have an bad install? Or possibly missing a library or two? Any assist is greatly appreciated. Thank you /Carl

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Why is KDE 3.1.5 not available via YOU?
by Janus Sandsgaard 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Does anybody know why KDE 3.1.5 is not available through SuSE YOU? What is the official, end user oriented way of updating KDE to 3.1.5 and KDE 3.2 when time comes (can't wait)? -j -- Linux install party in La Paz, Bolivia <http://weblog.janus.dk/archives/2002/10/19/000184.html>

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Kmail & KDE 3.2
by BandiPat 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

Hi all, And isn't the newest 3.2 just grand? ;o) Some nice fixes and changes. For those that haven't seen it yet, you are in for a treat with KDE 3.2 final. I've got a question to any of those running the new KDE. In KMail, I can't seem to open kaddressbook anymore. I can open from a konsole or from a desktop icon, but I cannot open from within kmail. Neither from the menu or toolbar icon. Anyone else experiencing the same? Suggestions on how to fix? Lee -- --- KMail v1.6 --- SuSE Linux Pro v9.0 --- Registered Linux User #225206 On any other day, that might seem strange...

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KMail: public key error message
by Albert 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

On some messages I get the following displayed just after the header: /Message was signed with unknown key 0x<some hex numbers> The validity of the signature cannot be verified. Status: No public key to verify the signature/ Does this indicate that I have not configured KMail correctly? Where is the public key mentioned in the message. -- "Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it." -- George Orwell as Syme in "1984"

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KNode emulation of KMail keyboard shortcuts
by Albert 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

The switch in KNode to emulate KMail keyboard shortcuts does not seem to work. Is this a known bug? Or is something more needed to properly configure KNode? Albert

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Errors getting login on X-terminal ???
by Craig Herring 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

I am using Suse 9.0 and trying to get LTSP 4.0 working. Everything is fine up to the point when the login box comes up. The login box shows up for a <blip> and then the terminal session resets. It looks like a possible kde thing because using xdm works fine. However when I log into kde from a xdm login I get many errors (the program crash box). This almost seems like a permission problem on some file somewhere... Here is are my error logs : kdm.log: Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display "ws252.ltsp:0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display "ws252.ltsp:0.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display "ws252.ltsp:0.0". X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 53 (X_CreatePixmap) Value in failed request: 0x8 Serial number of failed request: 212 Current serial number in output stream: 344 Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display "ws252.ltsp:0.0". Xlib: extension "GLX" missing on display "ws252.ltsp:0.0". Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display "ws252.ltsp:0.0". X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 53 (X_CreatePixmap) Value in failed request: 0x8 Serial number of failed request: 212 Current serial number in output stream: 344 messages (log) Jan 16 17:23:11 linux kdm[19746]: Display ws253.ltsp:0 is being disabled (restarting too fast) Jan 16 17:23:35 linux kdm[22375]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:23:35 linux kdm[22375]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:23:45 linux kdm[22395]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:23:45 linux kdm[22395]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:23:58 linux kdm[22415]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:23:58 linux kdm[22415]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:24:08 linux kdm[22435]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:24:08 linux kdm[22435]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:24:17 linux kdm[19746]: Display ws253.ltsp:0 is being disabled (restarting too fast) Jan 16 17:24:39 linux kdm[22465]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:24:39 linux kdm[22465]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:24:50 linux kdm[22485]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:24:50 linux kdm[22485]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:25:02 linux kdm[22505]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:25:02 linux kdm[22505]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:25:12 linux kdm[22525]: Greeter exited unexpectedly Jan 16 17:25:12 linux kdm[22525]: Abnormal helper termination, code 1, signal 0 Jan 16 17:25:23 linux kdm[19746]: Display ws253.ltsp:0 is being disabled (restarting too fast) any help would be appreciated! thanks Craig Herring

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Can't install 3.1.5
by David Herman 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Running SuSE 8.1, xfree86 4.2.0, kde 3.1.4 Tried updating to kde 3.1.5 using apt (synaptic), no luck. Downloaded all the files (for suse 8.1) in the 3.1.5 mirrir from kde.org. Tried #rpm *586.rpm -Uvh in the directory. Eventually an error was reported error: failed dependencies: libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by arts-1.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdeadmin3-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdeartwork3-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdeedu3-3.1.5-0 libexif.so.9 is needed by kdegraphics3-kamera-3.1.5-0 libgphoto2.so.2 is needed by kdegraphics3-kamera-3.1.5-0 libgphoto2_port.so.0 is needed by kdegraphics3-kamera-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdelibs3-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdemultimedia3-extra-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdemultimedia3-sound-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdemultimedia3-video-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdesdk3-translate-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by kdeutils3-3.1.5-0 libstdc++.so.5(GLIBCPP_3.2.2) is needed by quanta-3.1.4-90 checked for libstdc with locate and found libstdc++.so.5 in /usr/lib and other locations as well. Went to ftp:suse... and re-installed the libstdc++.rpm using yast. Then removed kdegraphics3-kamera-3.1.5-0 from the directory and tried #rpm *586.rpm -Uvh again. I still get the same error (minus the kdegraphics3-kamera parts) . Anyone have any pointers for me? - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com (GoogleGear.com!) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFACINWBwgxlylUsJARAu84AJ0dhpvq7zx9rxe6x4et08urWdyIkwCfQ37T R0byodABU6MPA3y2dEHioH4= =MMYy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Mount Lock
by Paul Foerster 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

Hey there, ... when I mount a CD or DVD using the icon on the desktop, ie. Konqueror, then it keeps a lock on it until I completely logout and re-login again. Only then can I umount it in a shell window. Why is that? Bug or dubious feature? -- cul8er, Paul paul.foerster(a)gmx.net

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Profiles
by Paul Foerster 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

Another one. :-) I start a script in my .profile with nohup which should execute when I login. The thing is, it does, but it does _twice_. Why is that? Another nice KDE "feature"? Not that it presents much of a problem, but it's pretty ugly to say the least. Also, how can I execute a scrip when I log_out_? Thanks in advance. -- cul8er, Paul paul.foerster(a)gmx.net

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Upgrading to 3.1.94
by Adolph & Sharon Weidanz 18 Jan '04

18 Jan '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 When i tried to upgrade KDE to 3.1.94 one of the files it tries to delete is kdebase-suse. Does anyone know what the actual impact of this is? Is it worth the upgrade from 3.1.4-54 to the next one? Or should I figure out how to go to 3.2? All I really want is the newest version of kdevelop but unless I do the rest I can't have it... Thanks - -- Adolph & Sharon Weidanz S/V Time To Paws 43' 1978 Endeavour Ketch -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) iD8DBQFAAa6+lC+PSm9+eB0RAtaRAJ9op34eXsQLcnoPi8zO3/Ph4baY5wCbBPrQ Hhk2UHkrWeJR3TC9M2bO0yQ= =cBuZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Default icons configuration
by michael stone 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

I would like to set it up so a number of custom icons for commercial software we have in our lab are copied to a users Desktop/ directory upon first login to KDE. I know there is a script somewhere that causes SuSE to copy several icons there (Office.desktop, Printer.desktop, SuSE.desktop, etc...), but I can't figure out where it is. Anyone have an idea? Thanks, -- Michael Stone Linux / High Performance Computing Administrator The University of Texas at Austin Mechanical Engineering Department ETC 3.130 ph: 512.471.5951 mailguy[at]hpc.me..utexas.edu http://hpc.me.utexas.edu

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Compiling KDE programs
by Dr John Satherley 16 Jan '04

16 Jan '04

Dear All I've been trying to compile some programs for which there are no rpms available yet. These include gwenview, kopete but have also included lyx. After I run ./configure I always get something like the following at the end of the configure output: checking for Qt... configure: error: Qt (>= Qt 3.0) (library qt-mt) not found. Please check your installation! For more details about this problem, look at the end of config.log. Make sure that you have compiled Qt with thread support! I have the KDE 3.1.4 and the latest version of Qt and all running on SuSE 8.1. I've tried giving various options to configure such as --with-qt-dir=/usr/lib/qt3 and the ones telling it where the libraries etc are but I still get the above message. Am I missing something? I'd be greatful of any ideas as to how to solve this. best wishes John -- Dr J. Satherley Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Liverpool Merseyside L69 7ZD United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 151 794 3530 Fax: +44 (0) 151 794 3588 Email: js1(a)liverpool.ac.uk

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preview of eps files in konqueror
by Suwald, Felix 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

Hi, I use Suse pro 9.0 with its kde 3.1.4. When I manage my eps files (created with Mathematica) I get a strange preview in Konqueror: instead of showing the data according to the BoundigBox, white Icons are displayed with the (almost invisible) data in the lower left corner. Of corse the file haeder is correct and the files are displayed in ghostview according to the BoundingBox (without white frames or so...) This did not happen in my old Distros ( 7.x and before), AND: the same files show a correct preview in Konqueror of KDE 3.1.4 with Debian. So, what is wrong with SuSE??? Thanks for your help, Felix

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missing "filesystem" - what is that?
by Kai Andresen 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

I installed the KDE 3.1.4-rpm-packages for SuSE 8.0 (http://www.suse.de/de/private/download/linuks/i386/update_for_8_0/) and was surprised to get an error when it came to "libgsf" from the applications-area: Fehler: fehlgeschlagene Paket-Abhängigkeiten: filesystem wird von libgsf-1.7.2-20 gebraucht In English that would probably be something like: Error: missing dependencies filesystem is needed by libgsf-1.7.2-20 What is that "filesystem"? Is it a package, too? Where can I find it? Searching for the term "filesystem" does not lead to satisfying results, for obvious reasons...;-( Thanks Kai

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kde 3.1.5 packages for 9.0, when...
by Mathias Homann 15 Jan '04

15 Jan '04

kde 3.1.5 has been released recently. its a security update. when will packages from / for suse be available? bye, MH -- Die unaufgeforderte Zusendung einer Werbemail an Privatleute verstößt gegen §1 UWG und 823 I BGB (Beschluß des LG Berlin vom 2.8.1998 Az: 16 O 201/98). Jede kommerzielle Nutzung der übermittelten persönlichen Daten sowie deren Weitergabe an Dritte ist ausdrücklich untersagt! gpg key fingerprint: 5F64 4C92 9B77 DE37 D184 C5F9 B013 44E7 27BD 763C

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Printer setup
by Kelly Choo 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

HI I'm using SUSE 9.0. Whenever I run YaST to setup my printer it starts the printer configuration tool but it always hangs at the check environment after 18%. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this. Thanks Kelly

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Mailing lists in kaddressbook
by Paul W. Abrahams 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Is there a way to build a mailing list in Kaddressbook? Entering anything other than an individual seems very awkward. Is there an alternative to Kaddressbook that has that capability? Paul Abrahams

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Importing kde2 address lists into Kaddressbook
by Paul W. Abrahams 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Kaddressbook has a function for importing kde2 address lists. However, there's no way I can find to specify the location of the address list to be imported, and in my environment merely clicking on the function did nothing. Does anyone know where Kaddressbook looks for the old list to be imported? Paul Abrahams

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Re: [suse-kde] Mailing lists in kaddressbook
by Paul W. Abrahams 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

On Wednesday 14 January 2004 11:27 am, Pásztor Ferenc wrote: > Settings > Show Features Bar > Distribution List. Too bad that Kaddressbook has no documentation whatsoever. The help file is just a skeleton. Paul Abrahams

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My KDE feels bad.
by Robert Cabane 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

Hello. I recently installed SuSE 9.0 (and it works for the most). However, I can't launch some kde utilities from the konsole, e.g. : bob@Dudule:~> kcontrol kcontrol: error while loading shared libraries: libkdeui.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (however, the kcontrol starts from the menu) bob@Dudule:~> kword kword: error while loading shared libraries: libkspell.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory (and kword doesn't start at all) bob@Dudule:~> kcmbell kcmbell: error while loading shared libraries: libqt.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory But I'm sure these libraries are there: bob@Dudule:~> ls /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui* -l -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1412 2003-09-24 02:50 /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.la lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2004-01-05 23:08 /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so -> libkdeui.so.4.1.0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 2004-01-05 23:08 /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4 -> libkdeui.so.4.1.0 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3236328 2003-09-24 03:33 /opt/kde3/lib/libkdeui.so.4.1.0 Perhaps should I reinstall something but what packages exactly ? Robert

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Re: [suse-kde] Upgrading to 3.1.94
by Adolph & Sharon Weidanz 14 Jan '04

14 Jan '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard Bos wrote: | Op maandag 12 januari 2004 23:04, schreef Adolph & Sharon Weidanz: | |>| Hello, |>| |>| perhaps this procedure can get you going: |>| http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/kde31to32.html |>| (it's rather new, so it may still not be perfect). |> |>Thanks.. I'll read it over. Have you tried it.. What are the advantages |>you've seen if you did the upgrade? | | | | I wrote it. I use apt only for my updates, as it is a really helpfull tool | for these things. To which advantages do you refer, the advantages of using | apt or the new kde. | | Apt is fast and always right (my own opinion). Apt is able to install a | difficult build environment while yast can't (at least I was not able to do | it with yast). | | kde is just faster more polished has more functions and kde-3.2 is around the | corner. It will be released this month! | Hmm.. I was going upgrade to the beta this weekend but if you say the final version will be out this month maybe I'll wait.. Sorry i should have specified KDE, as I use synaptic all the time (just lazy and gui's make me lazier ;^) But when I do UG I'll follow your steps.. They look pretty complete.. When you UG'd did you lose kdebase-suse? If you did lose it, do you notice anything different?? Thanks - -- Adolph & Sharon Weidanz S/V Time To Paws 43' 1978 Endeavour Ketch -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) iD8DBQFABIu9lC+PSm9+eB0RAvcUAJ4tfWl8ACwiPBB/9pxHZUVOTV+v7gCfeu0/ rCBcvVuVcG43/thaDV4Sp3U= =fGLe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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KMail: public key error message
by Albert 13 Jan '04

13 Jan '04

On some messages I get the following displayed just after the header: /Message was signed with unknown key 0xA7A33F3FF4BF2568. The validity of the signature cannot be verified. Status: No public key to verify the signature/ Does this indicate that I have not configured KMail correctly? -- "Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it." -- George Orwell as Syme in "1984"

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Re: [suse-kde] Upgrading to 3.1.94
by Adolph & Sharon Weidanz 12 Jan '04

12 Jan '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Richard Bos wrote: | Op zondag 11 januari 2004 21:14, schreef Adolph & Sharon Weidanz: | |>When i tried to upgrade KDE to 3.1.94 one of the files it tries to |>delete is kdebase-suse. Does anyone know what the actual impact of this |>is? Is it worth the upgrade from 3.1.4-54 to the next one? Or should I |>figure out how to go to 3.2? All I really want is the newest version of |>kdevelop but unless I do the rest I can't have it... |>Thanks |>-- |>Adolph & Sharon Weidanz |>S/V Time To Paws |>43' 1978 Endeavour Ketch | | | Hello, | | perhaps this procedure can get you going: | http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/kde31to32.html | (it's rather new, so it may still not be perfect). | Thanks.. I'll read it over. Have you tried it.. What are the advantages you've seen if you did the upgrade? - -- Adolph & Sharon Weidanz S/V Time To Paws 43' 1978 Endeavour Ketch -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) iD8DBQFAAxoClC+PSm9+eB0RAh83AJ9o2xnVgjyIayvE8qUCbIzNwKD8XwCdF3gF IUzS0OhdDvWT1ijw15knupY= =8arP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Style Compilation
by Kimble Appleyard 12 Jan '04

12 Jan '04

Hello All, What development packages do I need to install to compile KDE styles . I am running SuSE 9 Pro and KDE 3.1.4 . I have GCC and make installed . Thanks, Kimble Appleyard

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Problem with You
by Robert Cabane 11 Jan '04

11 Jan '04

Hello. I'm just achieving my DSL connection. It works with Mozilla and Konqueror, fine. I tried to make an update of my SuSEbox by means of You. But You gives me an error, essentially HTTP 500: URL : http://www.suse.de/cgi-bin/suseservers.cgi HTTP return code: 500 (URL: What's that ?? Robert Cabane

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