June 2006 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [SLE] suse 10.1 update sources
by steve.goodey＠bt.com 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

> From: Marcus Meissner > First, if you add a repository to YAST it will be migrated to > ZMD if ZMD is running. > > If you add a repository to ZMD, make it of type "ZYPP". ZYPP > repositories will be migrated to YAST. (ZYPP can be YUM / > REPO-MD or old-style SUSE repos). > > CIao, Marcus > On my 10.1 I found that missing or inactive repositories in ZMD could be migrated by going into Installation Sources selecting the missing or inactive installation source, click edit, replace..., keep the info as is, then hit ok, then finish. Regards, Steve Goodey Colchester, England. mailto:stevegoodey@spamcop.net http://www.stevegoodey.com http://www.bbcfactual.com Registered Linux user #372670 http://counter.li.org

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[SLE] First update again
by Greg Freemyer 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

All, I have a test server I installed 10.1 on from the downloaded CDs shortly after they were available. Given the issues with update, I never tried to do an online_update. I have some time today and thought it should all work by now. Based on the messages I've seen here, I tried the following: yast2-register (with the actual register checkbox unchecked) That seems to work (I've done it a few times now and it always eventually reports success.) Then I try online-update. I get an empty list of pathces. I know at least the libzypp one should be showing up. What other magic step am I leaving out. Thanks Greg -- Greg Freemyer The Norcross Group Forensics for the 21st Century

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[SLE] Desktop gone! How do I get it back, please?
by Basil Chupin 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

I allowed this stupid zen/zmd/whatever-it-is-called to attempt an update of the system (10.1). It barfed after ~30 minutes of wasted download time with an error -- but now when I boot the OS I don't have the Desktop, just the default splash screen after I enter my password to login. Doing a System Repair did nothing. By inserting a CD/DVD I can bring up Konqueror (as it goes to read the contents of the DVD) and then I can access the system through Konqueror and use the apps (for example Thunderbird on which I am now posting this message). My Desktop is shown in Konqueror so I know that it still exists and it looks intact (at least as far as the apps I have on the Desktop but I don't know about the Taskbar entries). But running the OS through accessing Konqueror by this devious means is not what anyone would wish. The question is, does anyone know how I can get back my Desktop so that it shows-up normally after the login (Name/Password)? I don't want to re-install the whole sheebang (yet) again :-( . Everything is "here" -but how do I get it back? Cheers. -- "It is well known that among the blind, the one-eyed man is king". Desiderius Erasmus -- 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

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RE: [SLE] 10.1 Online Update showing patches I don't need?
by steve.goodey＠bt.com 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

> -----Original Message----- > From: Marcus Meissner [mailto:meissner@suse.de] > Sent: 27 June 2006 10:42 > To: Goodey,SJ,Steve,JCAC2 R > Cc: suse-linux-e(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [SLE] 10.1 Online Update showing patches I don't need? > > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 10:38:40AM +0100, steve.goodey(a)bt.com wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I wonder if someone could answer a question for me please? > > > > I have done a clean install of 10.1 and did the update during the > > install. > > > > Online Update shows a list of patches which install ok. > However I seem > > to have patches listed for programmes not installed. For > example there > > is a patch for Opera, a web browser I do not have > installed, assuming > > I'm doing something stupid do I just ignore this patch or > is there a > > way of filtering patches to just show ones for installed software? > > I've had a look at the help option on the updater but can't see any > > obvious filtering option. > > No. Just ignore those patches. Everything is fine. > > YOU will autoselect security and recommended patches for > _installed_ packages. All others are not selected. > > Ciao, Marcus > Crikey, that was an impressively fast reply! Thanks very much. Steve. -- 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

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[SLE] 10.1 Online Update showing patches I don't need?
by steve.goodey＠bt.com 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Hello, I wonder if someone could answer a question for me please? I have done a clean install of 10.1 and did the update during the install. Online Update shows a list of patches which install ok. However I seem to have patches listed for programmes not installed. For example there is a patch for Opera, a web browser I do not have installed, assuming I'm doing something stupid do I just ignore this patch or is there a way of filtering patches to just show ones for installed software? I've had a look at the help option on the updater but can't see any obvious filtering option. Regards, Steve Goodey Colchester, England. mailto:stevegoodey@spamcop.net http://www.stevegoodey.com http://www.bbcfactual.com Registered Linux user #372670 http://counter.li.org -- 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

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[SLE] suse 10.1 update sources
by Roger Oberholtzer 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Is there some universal way to add package repositories so that they do not need to be added in each package system? For example, I have needed to add the 10.1 update repository to both YAST's online update as well as to the KDE panel applet that monitors for updates. Still looking for the killer package manager... -- Roger Oberholtzer -- 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

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[SLE] A data recovery utility that works in Linux
by Clayton 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

While not exactly SUSE related, I thought this was worth sharing here considering the number of times I've seen people posting asking for help with recovering lost files and damaged drives etc... I've bumbled across a data recovery utility that is Open Source, and does the job of data recovery very nicely. They provide an RPM that works perfectly in SUSE10.1. It can "speak" pretty much all Linux filesystem types. http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk The same site also has this: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec Quoting from the site: "software designed to recover lost pictures (Photo Recovery) from digital camera memory and lost files including video, documents and archives from Hard Disks and CDRom. PhotoRec ignores the filesystem and goes after the underlying data, so it'll work even if your media's filesystem is severely damaged or formatted." Both tools do the job they claim to do. I've used them successfully to recover lost files and lost partitions. Hope this info helps someone somewhere :-) C. -- 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

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[SLE] KOTD
by Andreas 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

Hi yall, with Suse 10.0 I used to update my kernel Version with a kernel from the KOTD-project, which had a new kernel built automatically every day (or so I remember). But now the latest kernel I could find is 2.6.16.18, whereas 2.6.17.1 has been released. Any idea where I can find the Suse version of the new kernel? TIA -- Andreas -- 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

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[SLE] postfix delivery fails using maildir format
by Mr Banana 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

I am trying to get postfix to deliver local mail to a maildir format mailbox. I have set the configuration up with a trailing / on the mailbox but whatever I try I always get a permissions problem writing to the mailbox: Jun 26 16:48:42 koetsu postfix/pickup[28448]: A585369338: uid=1213 from=<simond> Jun 26 16:48:42 koetsu postfix/cleanup[7160]: A585369338: message-id=<20060626154842.A585369338(a)koetsu.lan> Jun 26 16:48:42 koetsu postfix/qmgr[28449]: A585369338: from=<simond(a)koetsu.lan>, size=264, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Jun 26 16:48:42 koetsu postfix/local[7163]: A585369338: to=<simond(a)koetsu.lan>, relay=local, delay=0, status=bounced (maildir delivery failed: create /home/simond/Maildir/tmp/1151336922.P7163.koetsu: Operation not permitted) I have opened up the permissions on the Maildir and subdirectories but the local delivery component of postfix is unable to create a file there. Tracing the process shows that it switches from the postfix userid to my effective userid and group (1213/1000) but still cannot create the file: [ ...picks up input... ] read(12, "N!Received: by koetsu.lan (Postf"..., 4096) = 2031 flock(11, LOCK_SH) = 0 flock(11, LOCK_UN) = 0 geteuid32() = 51 getegid32() = 51 geteuid32() = 51 setresuid32(-1, 0, -1) = 0 setresgid32(-1, 1000, -1) = 0 setgroups32(1, [1000]) = 0 setresuid32(-1, 1213, -1) = 0 lstat64("/home/simond/.forward", 0xbfe90cfc) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) geteuid32() = 1213 setresuid32(-1, 0, -1) = 0 setresgid32(-1, 51, -1) = 0 setgroups32(1, [51]) = 0 setresuid32(-1, 51, -1) = 0 gettimeofday({1151333506, 339173}, NULL) = 0 lseek(12, 156, SEEK_SET) = 156 geteuid32() = 51 setresuid32(-1, 0, -1) = 0 setresgid32(-1, 1000, -1) = 0 setgroups32(1, [1000]) = 0 setresuid32(-1, 1213, -1) = 0 open("/home/simond/Maildir/tmp/1151333506.P14713.koetsu", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600) = -1 EPERM (Operation not permitted) I can create a file there as user postfix from a shell or a test program that does the same open() as above and have tried different filesystems but cannot get postfix to write the output file. Cosmo -- 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

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[SLE] Why does rpm not see dependencies that are there?
by Shriramana Sharma 27 Jun '06

27 Jun '06

I downloaded http://www.isthe.com/chongo/src/calc/calc-2.12.0.4-0.i686.rpm and the following happened: chandas:/home/samjnaa/dl # rpm -Uvh calc-2.12.0.4-0.i686.rpm error: Failed dependencies: libhistory.so.4 is needed by calc-2.12.0.4-0.i686 libreadline.so.4 is needed by calc-2.12.0.4-0.i686 chandas:/home/samjnaa/dl # ls /lib/libhis* /lib/libread* -l lrwxrwxrwx /lib/libhistory.so.4 -> libhistory.so.5.1 lrwxrwxrwx /lib/libhistory.so.5 -> libhistory.so.5.1 -rwxr-xr-x /lib/libhistory.so.5.1 lrwxrwxrwx /lib/libreadline.so.4 -> libreadline.so.5.1 lrwxrwxrwx /lib/libreadline.so.5 -> libreadline.so.5.1 -rwxr-xr-x /lib/libreadline.so.5.1 The symlinks libhistory.so.4 and libreadline.so.4 were not there originally but I created them after I got the dependency error and I still get the error. What do I do? Thanks. -- Tux #395953 resides at http://samvit.org playing with KDE 3.53 on SUSE Linux 10.1 $ date [] CCE +2006-06-24 W25-6 UTC+0530

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