May 2002 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Bad DVD ???
by Herman Knief 01 May '02

01 May '02

So, what do I need to do to get a replacement DVD? Got my 8.0 update, but the DVD seems no-op. Can't boot from it, can't read it once the system is booted (I get: input/output error, could not determine filesystem type.) My 7.3 DVD works just fine (booting and reading), so I know it's not the drive. - Herman

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Couple of 8.0 questions?
by Patrick 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hi all, I have just a couple of questions I think someone can clear up pretty quickly. 1) I can't seem to get the address part to save in the Kaddressbook program from kdepim3? All other info seems to be ok, the phones, the email, the names, etc., but the address part refuses to save the data I input there. Anyone else noticed this? It retains it while you have it open entering data, but if you enter and then close and restart it, the addresses are gone! 2) Concerning the XFree86 missing programs for 3D in 8.0, the DRI files and some of the XFree86 files. Is it possible to use the files from 7.3 that are on the SuSE ftp site now to remedy the problems or will we be seeing 8.0 versions very soon, so that we might get 3D going again on our Radeon cards? Thanks all, Patrick -- --- KMail v1.4 --- SuSE Linux Pro v8.0 --- Registered Linux User #225206 Magic Page Products -- Amiga-SuSE-PC Sales & Service URL: http://home.sprintmail.com/~tracerb

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where can I get apt-get
by Wojtek Malinski 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hi all, Where can I get apt-get and where can I find manual to use it? Thanks for your help, Wojtek

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How to install single packages on hard drive
by Oliver Fuchs 01 May '02

01 May '02

Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 09:59:41 +0200 From: Oliver Fuchs <oliverfuchs1(a)gmx.de> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Subject: How to install single packages on hard drive Mail-Followup-To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com In-Reply-T User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Hi all, I have a question (sure): Suse Pro 8.0, Yast - where is the possibility to choose and install single packages from a locale directory? In Yast1 SuSE Pro 7.3 there was this possibility? Oliver

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CBI linux learning
by Harry G 01 May '02

01 May '02

Is anyone aware of a decent CBI package for Linux? Harry G

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The best replacement for MS Office?
by Dominic Maraglia 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hello, I trying to perform 100% percent of my work without using any MS tools or products. I am successful with the exception of being able to open/save MS apps. I currently use SuSE 7.3 + KOffice. Personally, I like KOffice, but the file filters are not the best, at least in my experience. I have not used StarOffice in sometime -- is this a better option? I have tried OpenOffice beta -- however, the installer locked two of my SuSE boxes, so this does not seem like a good choice for office use. Thanks, Dominic --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]

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OpenOffice.org and SuSE
by Daniel Rees 01 May '02

01 May '02

I note that there are now Debian packages available for OpenOffice.org 641d, and that OpenOffice is due to go 1.0 pretty soon, in time for 8.1 presumably. Will SuSE 8.1 be shipping with OpenOffice as well as StarOffice 6.0, one of the two, or has this not been decided/thought about yet? Just interested to know. Daniel Rees e: dan(a)dwrees.co.uk

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RE: Re: [SLE] Complaints about 8.0
by kbb0927＠cs.com 01 May '02

01 May '02

WIthout a doubt, as a non-programmer, enduser with SuSE since 6.4 and fumbling until I came across this list. I have not had *ONE* problem with SuSE 8.0. I though I had with nvidia, but simply changing monitors between tow desktops showed that 8.0 is SOLID from my viewpoint. I upgraded one machine, not one quirk, I fresh installed two, no one quirk. I bought the 49.95 USD$ version, so there is no question that 8.0 rocks. All of my machines, with the exception of my Compaq laptop (on which I did the upgrade) are homebrew machines I might add. Even installed on this box with an LG DVD-CDRW IDE drive, not one hiccup. I have watched these threads and I would say overall, 8.0 is very stable for an .0 release. My $0.02 worth... Keith B. Ben Rosenberg <ben(a)whack.org> wrote: >If you doubt SuSE's tech support because of the rants that are expressed >here..that's just wrong. It's a flame war a week here.. *laugh* ..I >don't think I've ever seen 100% satisfaction with anything software >related ever. :) > >I've been playing with SuSE 8.0 for the last few days helping my Linux >newbie officemate configure his 2nd workstation and I think it's damn >slick. You will most likely have a good time with it..if you remember >it's software created by humans for humans and nothing is 100% perfect. :) > > >* Dennis Tuchler (dtuchler(a)earthlink.net) [020430 15:35]: >::The large number of complaints about particular problems in 8.0 on >::listserv make me wonder whether there is doubt about the reliability of >::technical support at S.u.S.E. >:: >::Is there such doubt? > >-=Ben > >--=====-----=====-- >mailto:ben@whack.org >--=====-- >If it's true that our species is alone in the >universe, then I'd have to say that the universe >aimed rather low and settled for very little. -GC >--=====-----=====-- > >-- >To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe(a)suse.com >For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com >Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com > >

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SuSE FTP and .iso images?
by jeric 01 May '02

01 May '02

Hi, Is it possible to make an installation CD set by burning the files from the FTP site to CD? I have tried to just burn the needed files to CD, but that did not work. I know I can make an FTP install floppy set which allows for network installation, but I wanted to make a hard copy and install form that. If someone could point me to some documentation on doing this I would appreciate it. All documentation I have seen is for network installs, and why .iso images are not uploaded to the ftp (except for sparc's), but nothing on the necessary files to create installation CD's. $80 a year for the newest version is getting too expensive. Thanks, jeric

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(Again) Konq & Launching Progs as Root
by AnonymousCoward 01 May '02

01 May '02

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 . This problem with Konq is a real PITA. I can't seem to get subscribed to the kde list (never get confirm), so I'll ask here. Running Suse8 with all current updates. It has always been my practice to run as a user, and to invoke Konq & Konsole in superuser mode when I need them thus. But with Suse8 I can no longer (as a user) launch X-based programs from these windows. Logged in as root I can, but not when as a user and launching from these programs. For instance in Konq I cannot right-click|OpenWith|Advanced Editor a file: "KDEInit could not launch 'kwrite'". And from the su konsole # konqueror and I get: Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified konqueror: cannot connect to X server :0 In user konsole $ kdesu konqueror yields nothing. This looks alot like a security issue. Maybe the X server is intentionally disabled from accepting root commands from a user. Or maybe it's one missing setup step. Anyone know the answer? - - -- Manual, n.: A unit of documentation. There are always three or more on a given item. One is on the shelf; someone has the others. The information you need in in the others. -- Ray Simard -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8zwpbnQ18+PFcZJsRAvXOAJ0dT6QHGlBrR818kJCFSgiqSsNVSQCfWPW3 S+KNMIJ8QETPomNToEdP7M4= =RtBK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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