December 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] why does there seem to be such a tight integration ?(Kde-Koffice-Openoffice)
by jfweber＠gilweber.com 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

Maybe this is a kde list question, but I thought I may as well try here. in the 10.2rc1 install, I had to install at least parts of Open office in order to get koffice installed, and I had to install that or it didn't install, wouldn't install KDE at all. Question, why such tight intergration of those 3 items? Another item I am not certain of. IS it a bug, or if it is , has it been reported before, but: why doesn't Xmms, amarok, or juk know when I installed software ( specifically , lame for my 64 bit proc from Packman) installed it w/ one of the installer proggies. Not the ball ( icon) that looks like all the earth has shifted to So. pole but, the slightly more 'psychodelic ball" (icon) . That Blueone w/ bit o' green is called "opensuseupdater" . The other one calls itself, sometimes "install software" and there is even one bit that calls itself "remove software" *And* "software updater" as well! ( both say they install things but they seem to have somehow decided which program will do what.)That Install software is what is called when attempting an install from Packman. Anyway.. ( It was the only software site I tried.) Oh one more thing about all that. After I installed lame; I even ran /sbin/SuSEconfig.. but none of the normal audio proggies one would expect to use lame in order to play mp3s , don't , wont' can't ... left me bemused, and needing caffiene infusion, desperately Those are some of the little things that have bugged me.. ( Yes, yes, I *do* know Realplayer will play mp3s.) I am hoping sometime before the next version after 10.2 is out, all my mp3's will be converted to Ogg-Vorbis. Also, dunno if this is bug or?? But this flat pannel does NOT like anything to touch the corners of the screen. It starts whipping back and forth thru blank screen and almost seeing the window that just opened. I am using a setting of only one desktop at the moment. other info is as follows: card: NVidia 6800 Ultra (0x00F9) Monitor: Samsung Syncmaster 4S ( it's what the computer chose <shrug>) resolution is 1600x 1200 w/ colour depth set at 24bit.. The spell checker doesn't work in Kmail. Obviously ;) That's all I found so far.. I'm brain dead, more than usual. I think I'm on my 35th hour w/o sleep. Gotta get a Pepsi, caffeine and real sugar!! Something to jolt the few brain cells holding out hope ;) FWIW I wasn't too chuffed about the "geeko" menu idea. I guess it's razzle dazzle time, but it made me nuts! Took me a bit of time to figure out it was changable , duh! It's Linux , silly, everything is changable . Are we trying to go crazy w/ the flashy stuff or what? Nevermind, I'll catch up , eventually. :) -- j Like the gecko behind the painting , w/ hidden wisdom to impart ; in a world that needs more dancin' . She's a hula-girl heart. Photographs show she is lovely. Her bare feet are a work of art! Her fragrence speaks of frangipani. And she's still. a hula girl at heart! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Box
by Kevin Dupuy Contact 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

DO we have pictures of the 10.2 boxes yet? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Another weirdness I just noticed..
by jfweber＠gilweber.com 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

The wallet app doesn't follow instructions. It closes even tho it's not supposed to, at least it isn't if it's supposed to stay open til the last application using it closes. It's supposed to be invisible . No icon in the panel but there it is, closed. That makes it unavailable to the apps that use it. Instead of asking for the password to open it, the program asks if you want to store whatever password in the config files of the app that needs that info from the wallet. No matter which way you decide to go, storing the passwords , for instance.. they aren't stored, At least not here so far. Most omoshiroii ! Gotta go look at the website/bug report page to see what's up. I'll do that after I had some sleep.. Just thought I'd add my voice to any others who may have discovered these little gems before me. Or to let you know it's still a tad wacky on things that they seem to be counting on for the real buzz to develop... -- j Don't try to explain it, just nod your head . Breathe in breathe out , move on. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Scanner install.
by Erik Jakobsen 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

Hi. I would install my very old PhotoMaker 3E parallelscanner on my opensuse 10.1 Remastered, but it couldn't be found. Is there anything to do to get the scanner to run ?. Erik -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openexchange
by Michael S. Dunsavage 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

I've looked all over Suse and Novell's web site for the openxchange server. Is it still in existence? And does any one have a link? Or is not it now www.open-xchange.org )Open-Xchange ? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] opensuse 10.2 feature question
by Greg Freemyer 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

All, I was just reading the kernel newbies page about the new features in 2.6.19: http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_19 And saw: == FAT: Add "-o flush" mount option for fat for removable media devices (USB flash-based memory devices, MP3 players). Mounting with -o flush tells FAT to write things to disk as quickly as possible. It is like -o sync, but much faster (and not as safe). Think of it like a fast "async" mount (commit) == Does anyone know if this is in the SUSE 10.2 kernel? And if so, if the SUSE automount logic is using this flag instead of -o sync like 10.1 does? Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Backspace won't work in Firefox
by Jan Karjalainen 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

Recently the backspace button won't work in Firefox 2, it works in Konqueror and Opera... Where can I change the setting? /JK -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] remote upgrading
by Matthew Stringer 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

I have several SUSE 9.1 machines hosted in a remote DC. Now that 9.1 is out of support I'd like to upgrade them. Is it possible to do this remotely with only SSH connection. Want to avoid an 8 hour round trip if at all possible. I've had a good Google but seen anything conclusive. Regards Matthew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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FW: [opensuse] Another (small) problem with 10.2rc1
by Greg Wallace 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

On Wednesday, November 29, 2006 @ 4:19 PM, Simon Roberts wrote: >I've just noticed another change with 10.2rc1 (from 10.1) that's rather >frustrating. >It used to be that my .profile file would be executed on login, but this no >longer appears to be the case. >What's happened? What should I do to have things executed once on login (I >don't want to use .bashrc, as that would have things executed with every >new shell, and that's too much). >Thanks, >Simon This is most definitely a bug. Please report it in Bugzilla. Greg Wallace -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Another (small) problem with 10.2rc1
by Simon Roberts 02 Dec '06

02 Dec '06

I've just noticed another change with 10.2rc1 (from 10.1) that's rather frustrating. It used to be that my .profile file would be executed on login, but this no longer appears to be the case. What's happened? What should I do to have things executed once on login (I don't want to use .bashrc, as that would have things executed with every new shell, and that's too much). Thanks, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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