December 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Re: Fighting Thunderbird
by jdd-gmane 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Le 22/12/2009 10:21, Wolfgang Rosenauer a écrit : > Hmm, the OP is using openSUSE 11.2 and the update from Thunderbird 3.0b4 > to 3.0 is not a major version change IMHO. "switched TB to the version of this repo (2.0.0.23.1-3)" the OP uses TB 2 jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: How to set up CUPS for shared printer?
by jdd-gmane 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Le 22/12/2009 12:53, Carlos E. R. a écrit : > That is true. However, for setting a cups network server, oh... the subject should be "How to set CUPS to share a printer"? jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Migrating to KDE4
by Ciro Iriarte 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Hi, just for the sake of normalization i'm thinking about installing 11.2 on my laptop that's running 11.0 with KDE3. How would be the best route (I mean painless) to migrate all my KDE3 appliacation data without screwing the new KDE4 installation?. Usually i go for a fresh installation, preserving my home filesystem. The most important part are my email accounts, saved emails and notes from knotes ... Regards, -- Ciro Iriarte http://cyruspy.wordpress.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] Fighting Thunderbird
by JC Francois 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Hi, For a while now I have been under a tremendous pressure from my system (OS11.2 x64) to upgrade to Thunderbird 3.0. However I do not want to upgrade before Lightning and Provider for Google Calendar add-ons are available as I absolutely need them. As a matter of fact YaST2 managed to install it twice against my will during "All Packages > Update if Newer Version is Available". The list of packages was very long and I did not notice Thunderbird 3 hidden in there. And now I see that the Updater Applet is pushing TB3.0 as a patch. Here's what I tried to resist the onslaught: * Added TB to the lock list in Zypper. That seems to work as expected. However I do not use Zypper to maintain my system but YaST2. * In YaST2 I tried adding the Mozilla:Legacy repo with the highest priority and switched TB to the version of this repo (2.0.0.23.1-3). That works in the sense that YaST2 does not propose upgrades of TB anymore but unfortunately that works just as well with Firefox for which I DO want updates to the latest version * In YaST2 I tried to set TB to "protected" (the little lock icon). Doing this prevents TB from being updated but only for the current YaST2 session. If I close and restart, the "protected" status is gone. So I guess I have 2 questions: 1. When can we expect x64 versions of the Lightning and Provider for Google Calendar add-ons compatible with TB3? I checked the nightly builds and they do not provide an x64 version. 2. What is the best strategy to prevent a package from being upgraded with YaST2? Thanks, ~/jc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] FreeNX and public key authentication, problems logging in
by Joop Beris 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Hello listmates, I have run into a problem using FreeNX in combination with public key authentication. I have Googled myself silly, but I can't find the exact answer to my problem. I am hoping that someone here will know the answer. First, let me tell you what I am trying to accomplish: - I don't want my ssh server exposed to the Internet with password logins enabled. I only want public key authentication. - I want to have access to NX server from anywhere in the world. - I want NX to use a custom keypair, not the default supplied by FreeNX. My environment: openSUSE 11.2 (client and server) KDE 4.3.4 (client and server) FreeNX-0.7.2-26.5.i586 (client) openssh-5.2p1-9.1.i586 (client and server) NX Client for Linux 3.4.0-5 from NoMachine (client) qtNX Client qtnx-0.0.1SVNr281-215.1.i586 (client) The problem persists, whether I am connected to the same network or to another network. Since ssh logins work, I don't think a firewall is the culprit. What do I have working so far: - The ssh server on the remote host only accepts public key authentication and I can login from the client without problems. So far so good. - FreeNX is installed on the remote host, using a custom keypair. Authentication with this key works. I can login from the client with the nx user and the public key. $ ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_dsa.key nx@remote HELLO NXSERVER - Version 2.1.0-72 OS (GPL, using backend: 3.2.0) NX> 105 So far so good. This proves that public key authentication for the user nx is correct. Because FreeNX doesn't support logging in to the ssh daemon using public key authentication, only user/password combinations, I can't use the default ssh login that FreeNX has configured out of the box on openSUSE. To get around that, I have set up FreeNX to use its own passdb backend. In order to do that, I edited the file /etc/nxserver/node.conf and set the following: ENABLE_PASSDB_AUTHENTICATION="1" ENABLE_SSH_AUTHENTICATION="0" I then created a user account for myself in the following way: # /usr/bin/nxserver --adduser <username> # /usr/bin/nxserver --passwd <username> I add the public key in the configuration dialog of the NoMachine client and try to connect, however this does not work. Here's what happens when I use the NoMachine client to log in: I get a dialog that says: "The NX service is not available or the NX access was disabled on host remote." Clicking "Detail", the following text is displayed (anonymized): NX> 203 NXSSH running with pid: 26275 NX> 285 Enabling check on switch command NX> 285 Enabling skip of SSH config files NX> 285 Setting the preferred NX options NX> 200 Connected to address: XXX.XXX.212.221 on port: 22 NX> 202 Authenticating user: nx NX> 208 Using auth method: publickey HELLO NXSERVER - Version 2.1.0-72 OS (GPL, using backend: 3.2.0) NX> 105 hello NXCLIENT - Version 2.1.0 NX> 134 Accepted protocol: 2.1.0 NX> 105 SET SHELL_MODE SHELL NX> 105 SET AUTH_MODE PASSWORD NX> 105 login NX> 101 User: <username> NX> 102 Password: NX> 103 Welcome to: deepthought user: <username> NX> 105 listsession --user="<username>" --status="suspended,running" --geometry="1280x800x24+render" --type="unix-kde" NX> 127 Sessions list of user '<username>' for reconnect: Display Type Session ID Options Depth Screen Status Session Name ------- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------- ----- -------------- ----------- ------------------------------ NX> 148 Server capacity: not reached for user: <username> NX> 105 startsession --link="adsl" --backingstore="1" --encryption="1" --cache="16M" --images="64M" --shmem="1" --shpix="1" --strict="0" --composite="1" --media="0" --session="Test" --type="unix-kde" --geometry="1024x768+128+0" --client="linux" --keyboard="pc102/us" --screeninfo="1024x768x24+render" Permission denied (publickey). NX> 280 Exiting on signal: 15 I read this as that the initial connection of the user nx to the host remote is made, using public key authentication. Then, my username and password are passed to the FreeNX service and I get logged in using username/password. I thought this would complete the login and should set up a desktop. Apparently though, there is some kind of third login process which uses public key authentication and this gets refused...? I tried the same login with the qtNX client, but this complains about a missing shared library when I try to connect: /usr/NX/bin/nxssh: error while loading shared libraries: libXcomp.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I am unable to find out what would provide that shared library though: $ rpm -q --whatprovides libXcomp.so.3 no package provides libXcomp.so.3 Like I said, I have Googled this error extensively, but I haven't found this exact situation anywhere. I'm stumped now and don't know what to try next. Does anyone here have an idea? Thanks in advance! Joop -- 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 effort to give KDE4 a chance
by Stan Goodman 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Lest anyone feel that my feeling about KDE4 reflects just a reluctance to march off into the future (which I expect to do anyway in the not to distant future), I am trying now to make another effort. I think I have mastered some of the (mostly unnecessary) changes in the way one must work. (In the future, people must not be allowed to become accustomed to anything. "Change" is the watchword.) One that has me stumped me is how to change the background (wallpaper) on the desktop. preferably separately for each of the multiple desktops. In KDE3, or course, one opened Configure Desktop > Appearance > Background, and from there all was straightforward. Not in KDE4 In KDE4, that sequence seems no longer to exist. One needs instead to click MB2 on any one of the multiple desktops, then on Desktop Setting, which brings up a window called Appearance. [One can also get to Appearance through Configure Desktops, but it is definitely not the same window. Cuidado!] In the window you have reached from clicking on the desktop, there are thumbnails for a few available images, most of which are in 4x3 format. Unfortunately, laptops are now made with 13x9 formats, so very few of the thumbnails attract me. But there IS a button on the window labeled Get New Wallpapers. This leads to another window, also with some thumbnails, but I was not able to find any way to point to a directory in which I have placed 1366x768 images that I wish to use. Leaving aside the vexed question of why the new process is in any way superior or more confenient than the former one, I would be grateful for any advice about how to introduce new images into the desktop. Please help... -- Stan Goodman Qiryat Tiv'on Israel -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Udates for 11.2 stable, are there any?
by Constant Brouerius van Nidek 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Running 11.2 stable and much to my surprise I found that the stable must be really stable because as I remember since a week there have not been any patch or update. Did I miss something? This is the today result: # zypper update Retrieving repository 'Packman Repository' metadata [done] Building repository 'Packman Repository' cache [done] Retrieving repository 'Updates for openSUSE 11.2-0' metadata [done] Building repository 'Updates for openSUSE 11.2-0' cache [done] Retrieving repository 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/monitoring/openSUSE_11.2' metadata [done] Building repository 'http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/monitoring/openSUSE_11.2' cache [done] Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Nothing to do. -- Powered by openSUSE 11.2 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.31.5-0.1-desktop KDE: 4.3.1 (KDE 4.3.1) "release 6" 21:04pm up 2 days 1:09, 3 users, load average: 1.01, 0.94, 0.84 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] latex files must be built out of source or you must set LATEX_OUTPUT_PATH
by shenxun521＠gmail.com 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

hi all, i am planing to install simspark-0.1.1 ( a component of robocup 3D simulation) ,now i use command cmake .,but get error like following USE_COREFOUNDATION OFF CMake Error at cmake/UseLATEX.cmake:371 (MESSAGE): LaTeX files must be built out of source or you must set LATEX_OUTPUT_PATH. Call Stack (most recent call first): cmake/UseLATEX.cmake:721 (LATEX_GET_OUTPUT_PATH) doc/devel/CMakeLists.txt:5 (add_latex_document) -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! some one can help me ??thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] g++ compile question on openSUSE 11.2
by Roger Oberholtzer 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

I am trying to compile another company's proprietary library, and I have run in to something beyond my experience. The library is written in C++, and I am a C programmer. Anyway, all compiles and links ok, except that the following remains: undefined symbol: __dso_handle I have searched, and it seems this is often attributed to number of factors, including (1) an error in the system libraries, or (2) an incorrect mix of libraries when linking. I have no idea which is my problem. But item 1 indicates that I should check the system setup. So, I am. I see that SUSE's Andreas Jaeger has been part of the discussions way back. Otherwise, I have not noted any recent SUSE-specific references to this topic. A search on bugzilla and SUSE forums returned 0 references. Anyone have this issue on openSUSE 11.2? Or anyone have any idea where one would start to look? I tried removing all the libraries I link with, but the reference remained (ldd -r on the .so). Not sure what that means. I also tried making an app with the library, just in case it is something that gets pulled in when an executable is made. No joy there. Perhaps I missed the library where this is defined? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: Fighting Thunderbird
by jdd-gmane 22 Dec '09

22 Dec '09

Le 22/12/2009 10:09, JC Francois a écrit : > jdd-gmane wrote: >> >> if desperate, try making the TB folder read only? (the programm one, >> not the data one) >> > > I am not desperate, just annoyed. I would like to learn how I am > supposed to do this the right way. for me looks like a bug. No application should be updated on major version change jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://valerie.dodin.org http://news.opensuse.org/2009/04/13/people-of-opensuse-jean-daniel-dodin/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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