March 2003 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

SuSE Linux 8.2 achieves LSB certification even before start of sales
by Fred A. Miller 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 http://www.suse.com/us/company/press/press_releases/archive03/82_lsb.html - -- If you listen on a quiet nite you, can hear the sound of a Windows 2000 Server reboot. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+gU7+rnzt99/TR+cRAoLnAJ97RM4p0BW0t+bdYabRWTz5ns5etwCgnx/5 eehSMrZqaPlvPFGjTSAhGgY= =rCmI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

1 0

GNUCash 1.8.2
by Fred A. Miller 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Does anyone have GNUCash 1.8.2 compiled for SuSE 8.1? 'Can't get it to compile and the site hasn't advanced enough to have done it already. :) Thanks, Fred - -- If you listen on a quiet nite you, can hear the sound of a Windows 2000 Server reboot. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+gT9ornzt99/TR+cRAnnxAJ94PVASCf2gyuDEC+vIYISkY0NJEwCeMeOu ZqomVnel60Dxk7IBsJ/yB7c= =57+k -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

1 0

Re: [SLE] YaST install/RMP error -- filesystem problem?
by Charles Philip Chan 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On March 25, 2003 10:32 pm, Timothy Moule wrote: > Out of curiosity, any suggestions what might have corrupted my RPM > database? Don't know, it could be anything. > I'm a little concerned having read a recent thread on this list > regarding undeletable files. I have some files in my user trash which I > can't delete as user or root, and I wonder if the two issues are linked to > a filesystem problem. It could be. > I don't notice any error messages on boot up except > for the following: > > [date] linux kernel: hdc: bad special flag: 0x03 > [date] linux kernel: hdc: no flushcashe support This must be your CDROM. This is normal. > How would I safely check and repair any issue, without trashing my system > or home directory? Boot the rescue system on your SuSE CD and check the unmounted file system with the fsck util of your file system. You might have to use the force option for the util, for ext2/3 the option is -f. If problem persist after that and if you are using ext2/3, run lsattr in the directory and send me the output. Charles -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+gTbt3epPyyKbwPYRAmc0AJ92Cb5o9Vxz6spyvY0eYvO5hCXnKQCfXV08 wzJHCPpgj3nFKjxv49Z5How= =XYc4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

1 0

YaST install/RMP error -- filesystem problem?
by Timothy Moule 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Hi all, I've been using SuSE Linux 8.1 for about 3 or 4 weeks now on a older box (PII350, 64mb RAM upgraded to 192.) Everything has been running smoothly until recently when YaST hiccuped and doesn't want to install new software through the Administration-->YaST2 Modules-->Software-->Install or remove software. This began after trying to reinstall Mozilla 1.0.1 (I stupidly overwrote the default installation with v1.3), and now when installing or updating Mozilla from CD2 via YaST, the progress bar hits 100%, a box pops up telling me there was an error, and the log shows the following: mozilla-1.0.1-10.i586.rpm failed rpm output: error getting record rpmlib(PayloadIsBzip2) from //var/lib/rpm/requiredby.rpm 993 This happens with everything I try to install from RPM through YaST now -- whatever //var/lib/rpm/requiredby.rpm causes an error. Effectively, it stops me from adding software or updating my system. I started with a refurbished system, but it has only been partitioned and on its feet for under a month. In that time I don't see what I could have done to mess things up. I would describe my knowledgeability with Linux as intermediate -- a few cuts above a novice having extensive computer experience and having run a distro of linux previous to SuSE 8.1. Having said that, I have no idea what the issue is here. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Searching through SuSE's site and various linux forums have yielded few results, since this may be SuSE-specific. Any help appreciated, Tim Moule

2 1

RE: [SLE] fetchmail: can't raise the listener
by Ciro Guerra Lara 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

I've been talking also to the sendmail.org people: Basically sendmail had a 'broken postmaster' problem: It couldn't locate the postmaster address. This was because sendmail was sending all mail via 'msp' and the system is configured not to accept external connections to it from the external ethernet NIC, only from the internal (as much as I can gather). It was fixed by regenerating the mail configuration files whith a modification in the submit.mc file changing: Feature (`msp') to Feature (`msp',`[127.0.0.1]') I first ran the make manually but I also tried it with SuSE's system configuration tools and it worked fine. So: 1) fetchmail was working OK and, when it couldn't raise the listener on port 25 was delivering mail to /var/spool/clientmqueue and mail wasn't moving. 2) Added the loopback option to submit.mc and changed the name of the Qf files to qf. 3) Problem fixed! mail is being delivered correctly. Thanks! Ciro. > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Carlos E. R. [mailto:robin1.listas@tiscali.es] > Enviado el: Martes, 25 de Marzo de 2003 01:18 p.m. > Para: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Asunto: RE: [SLE] fetchmail: can't raise the listener > > > > The 03.03.24 at 14:22, Ciro Guerra Lara wrote: > > > The sendmail called by fetchmail when the daemon > sendmail is not listening > > delivers mail to /var/mail/clientmqueue but it's not > processed after that > > (it stays in the queue). > > > > 2) looping processes that might be raising my load and > making the daemon > > sendmail unavaiable. > > You could have a look at fetchmail options like: > > -S <hosts>, --smtphost <hosts> > -m <command>, --mda <command> > -b <count>, --batchlimit <count> > -B <number>, --fetchlimit <number> > > I think a combination of the above perhaps could slow > down a bit the > fetching. If the postmaster is wrong, there is an option > to set it > explicitly: > > --postmaster <name> > > -- > Cheers, > Carlos Robinson > > > > -- > Check the headers for your unsubscription address > For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help(a)suse.com > Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com > Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq(a)suse.com > >

1 0

Pan 0.13.4 (gnpan)
by Paul Cooke 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

has anyone built gnpan 0.13.4 yet for SuSE 8.1 and has it available in rpm package for download? Paul Cooke

2 1

RE: [SLE] Uuencode/Uudecode
by Quinlan, Grant 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

I was surprised when I tested and "ark" it did not seem to be able to recognize and handle uuencoded files. I did a quick scan and saw that you can get uuencode and uudecode from the sharutil package, there are PERL script versions of the utilities, and the GNU Emacs distribution can be installed with support built in. I didn't actually test any of these out however. Grant Q -----Original Message----- From: Galen A Grimes [mailto:gag5@psu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 4:06 PM To: 'SuSE list' Subject: [SLE] Uuencode/Uudecode I hope this isn't an obvious question, but I am trying to install a compressed program in SuSE 8.1 that was compressed using Uuencode and the script to decompress the program can't find Uudecode. Has anyone else had this problem and can you tell me where to find Uuencode/Uudecode or where I can get it. Thanks. Galen Grimes

1 0

Uuencode/Uudecode
by Galen A Grimes 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

I hope this isnt an obvious question, but I am trying to install a compressed program in SuSE 8.1 that was compressed using Uuencode and the script to decompress the program cant find Uudecode. Has anyone else had this problem and can you tell me where to find Uuencode/Uudecode or where I can get it. Thanks. Galen Grimes

3 2

Re: [SLE] Yast2 online_update dies
by Stanley Long 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

oops ... I thought I was working the local LUG list and trying to get a newbie to connect with this wonderful resource. sorry for the clutter :-(( Stanley Long Anchorage, Alaska -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [SLE] Yast2 online_update dies Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:37:50 -0900 (AKST) From: Stanley Long <slong(a)customcpu.com> To: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com Eric, are you close enough for "C" Street and Potter Drive? We have 8.1 on CD or DVD. If you want really detailed help fast, search the list archive at: http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-autoinstall/ [ clipped ] On 24-Mar-2003 Eric Lucas wrote: > I'm running SuSE Professional 8.0 and tried to run online update > today. [clipped] > I did ctrl-alt-esc and put the little kill > symbol on the window and clicked. Poof. > > Now, when I start yast2 online update I get a screen for a few > moments while it gets the available serverlist, then this message: >

1 0

Re: [SLE] Indexing susehelp SuSE 8.1 & KDE 3.1
by Steven T. Hatton 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

On Monday 24 March 2003 08:12 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > ControlCenter -> System -> KHelpCenterControlModule -> HTML Search(TAB) > > Administrator Mode > > htsearch: /srv/www/cgi-bin/htsearchwrapper.cgi > Indexer: /usr/share/susehelp/genhtdig.pl > htdig database: /var/lib/htdig/db/ > > -> Index(TAB) > checkmark 'Search Scope' > > -> Apply (at the bottom) > > Close and reopen > > ControlCenter -> System -> KHelpCenterControlModule -> > > -> Index(TAB) > checkmark 'Search Scope' > > -> Build Index (at the bottom) > > > Follow the steps, insert the proper file addresses (defaults are wrong) > and I believe it will work. > > > I did not discover this myself, but do not have the name available of > the person who did, so I did not post it to the list (again). > > gud luk Thank you very much. That did it! Things are a bit different with the new KDE 3.1. ControlCenter -> System Administration -> Help Index The rest is as you described. This is the kind of problem that can be extremely frustrating. When you are looking for help in fixing something, and find you have to fix the help tool to determine if the help tool will provide the answere you're looking for... STH

2 1