October 2007 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] pkg-config/configure help
by Steven Cai 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

I am trying to install Evolution 2.12.1 from source, but the configure script can't find my gnome-doc-utils package. It is installed in /opt/gnome/share. How do I point pkg-config to this location (or point configure to that location)? Also, where can I find some online documentation/faq for pkg-config? The wiki only contains a limited archive of the mailing list. Thanks. PS. David, thanks for the tip. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] screenshots of the Cube?
by David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. 27 Oct '07

27 Oct '07

Listmates, How do you take a screenshot of the compiz cube while it is being rotated. I see all these great screenshots, but ksnapshot sure doesn't work. What are all these people using? -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] YAST2 not uninstalling
by Allen 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

I've tried a few times to uninstall some apps I don't need or use, and when I select them for deletion, it says it's installing them instead... Anyone else have this problem or know how to fix it? I did add repos to it so it takes a while before YAST loads up and I've downloaded apps and installed them with it, but a few I'd like to get rid of because I don't use them and they just won't go away. As I said I launch YAST2, find the apps I want to uninstall, and then mark them for deletion, and then when I finish it says it's installing them instead and they still show up on the SUSE menu. Any help is appreciated, Thanks -- 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] wlan browse
by James Bland 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

----- Original Message ----- From: jdd <jdd(a)dodin.org> Sent: Fri, 10/26/2007 14:54 To: OS-en <opensuse(a)opensuse.org> Subject: [opensuse] wlan browse Hello :-) I'm very new regarding to WLAN... I try to configure on my brand new laptop acer 9410Z the WLAN card Broadcom 94311MCG. This card is seen by Yast, but I can't make it work. The problem may be worst because the only network I have as wifi is the very same I have as eth gigabit card, so it may conflict? However I could make the card work in windows... My router allows me only to have a wep key (no open net available). I use an Hex one. in network manager, I give the ESSID (name) jdd_home, the card is seen, I give the key, and the network manager keep asking if I want an open system or a shared key (none of the answer works though), than searching it fails isn't a "browse" capability, where I could see what wifi networks are available, at least I could know if this is a hardware problem or a software/config one!! (I can do this with my cell phone :-) yhanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net -- Network Manager has known issues with WEP. In the past I've been able to get to it work by performing one of the following steps: -To see other network set SSID to "any" in YAST network card module for WLAN card -Set the WEP key on router to key#1 -Use Open System -make sure you select the correct encryption option -removing WEP on the router and associating the PC, then re-enabling WEP router. HTH, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Once again..........
by Fred A. Miller 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

Once again, a strange hardware problem has "hit." At least it's on my own box and not someone else's. I've spent off and on the past 2 days checking everything I can think of, searching the Net. as well, trying to find the answer as to why an Epson Precision 4990 Photo printer can't be configured by Yast. It IS seen by the system, as I checked with hwinfo --usb and it's found, so I know that it does respond to the USB port. I have the 3 iscan files installed, which are supposed to provide FULL function for this scanner, yet, when I use "edit" in Yast, an entry is entered for "epson" that says the scanner can't be found. I double checked that it can't be used with xsane and iscan. The is the first time I've not been able to configure a scanner that is seen by the system and drivers are rated as "complete" and listed in Yast. I hope someone knows a "cure" for this! I'm using 10.3 64-bit. Tanks in advance! Fred -- This message originated from a Linux computer using Open Source software: openSuSE Linux 10.3. No Gates, no Windows....just Linux - STABLE & SECURE! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] How does one upgrade to the next stable release of openSUSE?
by Aniruddha 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

I am trying to learn as much as I can about openSUSE, however there is one crucial design philosophy I have difficulty to grasp; openSUSE way of handeling updates. I wonder: -Which ways are there to update openSUSE from one stable release to another? -Is it also possible to skip a release when updating? e.g. is it possible to update 10 to 10.3 or 9 to 10.2? - Is there also an incremental stable (not factory) update possibility? This would mean that when openSUSE 11 is released openSUSE 10.3 users have already updated to 11 incrementally meaning no need for upgrading. -- Regards, Aniruddha Please adhere to the OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette http://en.opensuse.org/OpenSUSE_mailing_list_netiquette -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] kstartupconfig
by M. Todd Smith 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

hey gang, I've been plagued by this error for a while on our network. When a user tries to login they get: (1) "Could not start kstartupconfig. Check your installation" Followed closely by: (2) "Could not start kdeinit. Check your installation" Under the condition that the home directories aren't mounted users will always get message (1). Both messages appear in some unknown condition. This is usually fixed by having the user login using a different window manager than KDE and then switching back to KDE. However that hasn't brought me any closer to the root cause of the problem. In most cases this is something I have had to do once per user. After moving our user directories to a new filesystem our users are constantly having this issue and have to switch window managers after each reboot. If anyone can offer even a glimpse I can probably shake a solution out. Cheers Todd Systems Administrator --------------------------------------------- Soho VFX - Visual Effects Studio 99 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 303 Toronto, Ontario, M6K 3J8 (416) 516-7863 http://www.sohovfx.com --------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] SuSE 10.3 / nVidia / Twinview / KDE / AMD_64 / Compiz current issues
by Brad Bourn 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

These are the current issues I am having: Taskbar: -Doesn't display all windows (have show from all desktops disabled, when this is enabled, they all show up) -Hiding is inttermittant KDE: -<alt>F2 doesn't bring up the run dialog -kde decorations not working, using emerald -switches resize from <alt>button2 to <alt>button3 Plugins: -Water Effect doesn't toggle off all the way. CPU stays at 88% used, even though no water is shown. Have to disable plugin to get CPU back -Window Placement doesn't seem to care about title=KMail -Window Rules WILL see the title=KMail for non-movable window, but if you use the mouse in upper right corner, select KMail, it moves it to centered screen1 instead of the non-movable location 0,0 on screen 2. Compiz: -With Water effects going, cube fish, cube gears, yast_update, and <ctrl><alt>button1 moving of cube around, system will freeze (xgl, can still get to VC1 and init 3/5) (stress test) -sometimes when the screen saver kicks in, it is off centered. Instead of X/Y for upper left being 0,0 (whole screen) it is somewhere like (800,600) instead -No window title bars can go above 0,0. I use VNC to view remote desktops, and I always put the VNC title bar above 0 so that the remote title bar is at 0 Used 1-click install from repository, .6 newest version. B-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Asterisk
by John ffitch 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

In 10.3 there does not seem to be an Asterisk package. Wherre has it gone? I found a kiax package but no main Asterisk ==John ff -- 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] OpenOffice Question
by Kai Ponte 26 Oct '07

26 Oct '07

On Friday 26 October 2007 08:22, Sebastian Brandt wrote: > Kai Ponte wrote: > > I was just trying to open a file in order to make a spreadsheet. (It is a > > comma-delimited file which is the result of a sql query.) > > > > I can't seem to open a spreadsheet in OpenOffice. I try and make a new > > file, try to open Excel files and all I get is some chart tool. > > Hi! > Starting from 2.3.x, opensuse (or ooffice.org?) splits OpenOffice into a > bunch of rpms. If you install OpenOffice.org, you only have the common > base, and one of the less important "products". > > Search for openoffice in the package mangement, and install all that appear > sensible ... starting from OpenOffice_org-calc-*, I presume. Ahh, I got it! thanks!!! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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