December 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [opensuse] KDE update on sunday
by Will Stephenson 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

On Wednesday 29 November 2006 17:44, you said: So, you are using Xgl... > Couldn't open log file '/var/log/Xgl.1.log' for writing: Permission > denied But it can't find the gtk window decorator needed to draw the window borders. Is package 'compiz' installed? > Could not find 'gtk-window-decorator' executable. Only gnome and KDE are set up to work properly with Xgl so that explains why they don't work but other WMs do. Can you login if you revert back to Xorg (set DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER="Xorg" in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager and rerun SuSEconfig)? If compiz is missing, install it and see if Xgl works then. But basically 3d desktops are a can of worms and you should start by expecting problems :). Will -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Vs: Vedr. [opensuse] remote upgrading
by Torvald Bringsvor 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

--- Torvald Bringsvor <bringsvor(a)yahoo.com> skrev: > Dato: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:40:57 +0100 (CET) > Fra: Torvald Bringsvor <bringsvor(a)yahoo.com> > Emne: Vedr. [opensuse] remote upgrading > Til: Matthew Stringer <qube(a)firstnet.co.uk> > > > --- Matthew Stringer <qube(a)firstnet.co.uk> skrev: > > > 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. > > YES! Definitely yes. I've upgraded machines like > that. > Just specify sshserver=1 sshpassword=password > (AFAIK) > when you boot. OR make your own boot.iso where you > set > these parameters. > > Alternatively you can use VNC (if you have the > bandwith and firewall openings). vncserver=1 > vncpassword=password - really really cool!!!! > > You may also try to specify ip=address as well.. > > Try that with RedHat!!!! > > -Torvald > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] gnome
by James Tremblay 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Is there anyone at opensuse who is "in the know" on Gnome? I like the gnome in both 10.1 and in SLED both are nice lite "no kitchen sink" approaches, that said, I can't believe that Novell would be sitting by while the KDE is the better network client with real implementations of all the the network protocols. I have been trying to follow this Gnome preference since it was announced by loading the "default" since NLD9, I have made several inquiries as to why the Gnome IGNORES SLP information, i.e. when the NCL is installed it can't find the Tree without an entry in the /etc/hosts file for the ip address of the master replica server (tree host), with no response. Even the opensuse-gnome irc channel rarely has anyone in it. what is the deal here? It seams the only thing they got with the Ximian team purchase that works is the Evolution mail client. Isn't the core code for the new software updater based on RedCarpet? so far Nat and the boys, have as far as I know, managed only to reshape the "theme" of the Gnome (a very nice job) but it really doesn't seem to do anything more than it did two+ years ago. please correct me if I'm wrong, but for now, I've loaded 10.1 with both desktops to see if the KDE passes on any of its "network maturation" to the Gnome. What a terrible waste of disk space! On the upside I don't have to fight with the command line to build an ISO, LOL K3B rules! James p.s KDE devs, please do something about the default theme, it's "M$" look and feel is boring and a bit nauseating. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] mt-daapd rpm for SuSE 10.1
by Phil Burness 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Anybody know where I can find one? Google points me to rpmfind.net which points me to sourceforge, which points me to fedora core rpms :-( Phil -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] unofficial php4 rpms for 10.2 and 10.1 available
by Michal Marek 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

See http://repos.opensuse.org/home:/michal-m:/php4/ for packagers with Build Service account (maintainers welcome): http://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=php4&project=home%3Amichal-m… For now Factory is used instead of 10.2, I'll change it as soon as 10.2 appears in the BS. Please keep in mind that php4 is more or less discontinued upstream, so relying on it is not sustainable... I'll drop these packages when 10.0 reaches its EOL (fall 2007). Michal -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] 10.2: OK, but some Bugs
by Oliver Tennert 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Hello together, I have installed 10.2 RC1 on my system and the first I have to say: after 10.1, installing 10.2 is really a relief for an admin's nerves. Nearly everything has been running smoothly, apart from the usual problem that after the GRUB update, GRUB does not boot anymore, and I have to manually "cp /usr/lib/grub/*stage* /boot/grub ; grub --batch < /etc/grub.conf". Thanks for that. But still some things need to be fixed: 1.) OK, it would be nice if someone could acklowledge if there really is a GRUB update bug (see above) since God knows when, or if I am doing something wrong. 2.) xfsprogs really should be updated to 2.8.16, because there are severe bugs 2.8.11: some errors are not corrected by xfsrepair 2.8.11, so there are latent inconsistencies, which e.g. strike at you when you perform an xfsdump 3.) as I pointed out in an earlier mail wrt SUSE 10.1, rpc.idmapd should start AFTER nfsserver starts. Still this has not been corrected. Furthermore, there is a loop in the startup file headers: the nfsserver script has a "should start: idmapd" line, and the idmapd script has s "sould start: nfsserver" line. The former dependency should be removed. Best regards Oliver -- You can always tell the Christmas season is here when you start getting incredibly dense, tinfoil-and-ribbon- wrapped lumps in the mail. Fruitcakes make ideal gifts because the Postal Service has been unable to find a way to damage them. They last forever, largely because nobody ever eats them. In fact, many smart people save the fruitcakes they receive and send them back to the original givers the next year; some fruitcakes have been passed back and forth for hundreds of years. The easiest way to make a fruitcake is to buy a darkish cake, then pound some old, hard fruit into it with a mallet. Be sure to wear safety glasses. -- Dave Barry, "Simple, Homespun Gifts" -- Dr. Oliver Tennert Senior Solutions Engineer CAx Professional Services science + computing ag phone +49(0)7071 9457-598 Hagellocher Weg 73 fax +49(0)7071 9457-411 D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany O.Tennert(a)science-computing.de www.science-computing.de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Problem with ZMD, database lost
by Sean Rima 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

For some reason my zmd database has been lost, when trying to do an update I get an error message saying that it cannot parse the xml data and that /usr/share/zmd/zmd.db cannot be opened. I checked and there is nothing there Is there anyway to rebuild the database Sean -- Thawte and CaCert WOT Assurer I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises. - Neil Armstrong

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[opensuse] yast icon?
by Michael S. Dunsavage 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

I remember when I ran Suse 10 the little yast icon in the toolbar would glow green if all good, yellow for updates, and red for security or critical. I assume I need to add repositories for this to happen. What would I add? Right now the only service I have is the install DVD -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Favorite E-mail Clients
by Daniel Bertolo 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Am Freitag, 1. Dezember 2006 10:35 schrieben Sie: > just my 2Cent: > the last feature is also in Thunderbird > if Signature is correctly formated/separated > it is automaticaly removed on every reply Yes, you are right. But mark2quote is much more usable. Maybe I could place a feature request on the Thunderbird project. Dani -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Mounting cdrecorder
by A. den Oudsten 01 Dec '06

01 Dec '06

Lectori Salutem, SUSE Linux 10.1 is running on my machine and since then I can't mount the cdrecorder. When I try I get the message: can't find /media/cdrecorder in /etc/fstab or etc/mtab How can I correct this situation? Thanks in advance André den Oudsten -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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