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[opensuse] start menu entries do not show up after xdg-desktop-menu install
by Stefan Wachter 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi all, I have one .directory and a couple of .desktop files. I tried to install these using xdg-desktop-menu install file1.directory file2.desktop file3.desktop file4.desktop file5.desktop The command returns with no error but the entries do not show up in the start menu. Then I tried to install them withouth the directory using xdg-desktop-menu install file2.desktop file3.desktop file4.desktop file5.desktop Again, the command returned without error, but no entries showed up. After I had set the XDG_UTILS_DEBUG_LEVEL to 999 I repeated the above command and saw the command did write into various locations with no sign of an error (see log below). I use OpenSuse 11.1 with KDE 4.1.3. Does anyone have an idea what could be wrong? Thanks for your attention, --Stefan update_submenu Install locations for *.menu file: xdg_user_dir: /home/swachter/.config/menus/applications-merged xdg_global_dir: /applications-merged kde_user_dir: kde_global_dir: gnome_user_dir: gnome_global_dir: Install locations for *.directory files: xdg_user_dir: /home/swachter/.local/share/desktop-directories xdg_global_dir: kde_user_dir: kde_global_dir: gnome_user_dir: gnome_global_dir: Install locations for *.desktop files: xdg_user_dir: /home/swachter/.local/share/applications xdg_global_dir: kde_user_dir: /home/swachter/.kde/share/applnk kde_global_dir: gnome_user_dir: /home/swachter/.gnome/apps gnome_global_dir: install polfha-starten.desktop in /home/swachter/.local/share/applications /home/swachter/.kde/share/applnk /home/swachter/. gnome/apps make_lazy_default /home/swachter/.local/share/applications/polfha-starten.desktop -- 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: [zypp-devel] Re: zypper - ignore vendors & download first
by Joachim Schrod 27 May '09

27 May '09

Michael Andres wrote: > On Monday 25 May 2009 10:23:59 Michael Andres wrote: >> > > I have 2 questions for libzypp and the zypper commandline tool: >> > > >> > > 1. Is there any way to completely and forcefully disable the vendor >> > > check ? I now that I can add trusted vendors to the list, but that is >> > > not my objective. I rely on the repo priority, and do not wish to use >> > > the vendor check feature of libzypp. >> > >> > None that i know of. CCing to zypp-devel mailing list. >> >> We can have a zypp.conf option for this. That should not be a big deal. > > JFYI: Will be available in libzypp-6.6.0. > > ## > ## EXPERTS ONLY: Per default the solver will not replace packages of > ## different vendors, unless you explicitly ask to do so. Setting this > ## option to TRUE will disable this vendor check (unless the application > ## explicitly re-enables it). Packages will then be considered based on > ## repository priority and version only. This may easily damage your system. > ## > ## CHANGING THE DEFAULT IS NOT RECOMMENDED. > ## > ## Valid values: boolean > ## Default value: false > ## > # solver.allowVendorChange = false Great news, thanks a lot! This will ease my usage pattern tremendously! Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] zypper - ignore vendors & download first
by Sylvester Lykkehus 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi list, I've skipped using the built in software management in openSUSE for the past 3-4 releases, as I have been using the 'smart package manager' to do my updates and even dist upgrades. I have had my eyes on libzypp for a while, for it's great performance compared to smart. I have 2 questions for libzypp and the zypper commandline tool: 1. Is there any way to completely and forcefully disable the vendor check ? I now that I can add trusted vendors to the list, but that is not my objective. I rely on the repo priority, and do not wish to use the vendor check feature of libzypp. 2. 'Download first - install after' behavior. I remember someone mentioning a 'secret' unsupported option or configuration for zypp to start installation, only after/if all packages have been downloaded first. I just don't remember what it was. Kind regards Sylvester Lykkehus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Broken KDE3 Mirror
by David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. 27 May '09

27 May '09

Listmates, There is a broken kde mirror again: Overall download size: 459.8 M. After the operation, additional 91.6 M will be used. Continue? [yes/no]: y Downloading package kdebase3-ksysguardd-3.5.10-101.1.i586, 127.7 K (82.1 K unpacked) Downloading: kdebase3-ksysguardd-3.5.10-101.1.i586.rpm * Downloading [100%] * Installing: kdebase3-ksysguardd-3.5.10-101.1 [100%] Downloading package kdeartwork3-sound-3.5.10-48.7.i586, 1.4 M (1.4 M unpacked) Downloading: kdeartwork3-sound-3.5.10-48.7.i586.rpm * Downloading [0%] Problem downloading the package file from the repository: File ./i586/kdeartwork3-sound-3.5.10-48.7.i586.rpm not found on media: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE%3a/KDE3/openSUSE_10.3/ Please, see the above error message to for a hint. I forced the repo to ftp5.gwdg.de and it worked fine. So some mirror is missing the kdeartwork3-sound package and is causing updates to fail. cc: Peter - the repo God... -- 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] xorg not properly set
by xPol 27 May '09

27 May '09

I have recently installed 11.1 but the xwindow does not work well n my hp tc4200 tablet. (laptop): sometimes windows disappear for few seconds and other minor weird things happen. My graphics card is intel 915GM Inspecting the /var/log/Xorg.0.org, i have found three lines containing: (EE) intel(0): underrun on pipe B! Moreover: usbDetect: can not ioctl version Wacom xf86WcmWrite error : Input/output error Any hints? Thank you ---pol -- 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: new 'man' behavior: "ask questions instead of answer": HOWTO REVERT?
by Joachim Schrod 27 May '09

27 May '09

John E. Perry wrote: > D. McGarrett wrote: >> Linda Walsh wrote: >>> Cristian Rodríguez wrote: >>>> ... >> OS's contributors take a more friendly view of their possible users, and >> make the system more user-friendly. I hate to say, more Windows-like, but >> at least more DOS/CPM like. Well, flame me, I suppose, but I think this >> would be useful. >> > > ...so, Doug, let me deflect the flames from you by attracting them to > myself :-). > > I've used unix for decades, and I've always despised the stupid man > paradigm. Basically, to find anything in man, you have to know it > already, and even apropos doesn't help a lot. A curses implementation > would have helped, but it was never developed, as far as I know. Having struggled for the last few days to learn more about HAL, ConsoleKit, and PackageKit, I would have loved if there would be man pages that are as succinct and precise as they are for standard Single Unix(tm) functionality. Instead one follows one Web site to the other with horrible formatting and unstructured information. There is a reason why POSIX followed the man page paradigms in its write up, there is even a rational in the standard. Concerning curses implementation -- why not a GUI? For the old timers, there has always been xman and tkman, of course. Both also provide a browser for man pages. To get an overview, there is an intro man page in each section. Full text search in man pages is supplied by several options that were not available in the past, admittedly. Concerning GNU info -- I don't know what you mean about keyboard-centric. My Emacs has a full WIMP interface for it. The info program is only an afterthought for those vi lusers. (Donning on asbesto underwear and ducking... ;-) Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- 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] Intermittent Repo Failures During Update -- What's The Cure?
by David C. Rankin 27 May '09

27 May '09

PGNet Dev wrote: > take a look a aria2c-based zypper, > > http://duncan.mac-vicar.com/blog/archives/507 > http://duncan.mac-vicar.com/blog/archives/517 > > aria2c's options allow the flexible setting of various > timeout/fail/retry options in it's .conf. in my experience so far, > much better behave than zypper without aria2 > > hth! > Phillip, PG... Thanks, I have aria2c and I'll take a look. -- 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] problem: alsa playback clippy broken while OSS works fine
by Zhang Weiwu 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hello. I had bad clipping broken sound when I choose to use alsa in gnome control center, but playback is fine if I use OSS. As far as I know OSS nowadays are emulated by alsa, how comes alsa does not work while OSS does? I like that alsa allows multiple application to playback at the same time, which is important because flash player often keep the audio device being used. If ALSA is not working, I would like to configure pulseaudio to use OSS so that to allow concurrent playback. Is that possible or recommended? 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] Re: new 'man' behavior: "ask questions instead of answer": HOWTO REVERT?
by Joachim Schrod 27 May '09

27 May '09

Joachim Schrod wrote: > John E. Perry wrote: >> >> I've used unix for decades, and I've always despised the stupid man >> paradigm. Basically, to find anything in man, you have to know it >> already, and even apropos doesn't help a lot. A curses implementation >> would have helped, but it was never developed, as far as I know. > > Concerning curses implementation -- why not a GUI? For the old > timers, there has always been xman and tkman, of course. Both also > provide a browser for man pages. > To get an overview, there is an intro man page in each section. > > Full text search in man pages is supplied by several options that > were not available in the past, admittedly. I hate to replying to myself -- but do you realize that both man pages and info documentation are also presented by susehelp? Section "Administration / Linux Documentation". Maybe there are even searchable there, I haven't needed to use susehelp search much. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod(a)acm.org Roedermark, Germany -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Dumb monitor question PS
by Bob S 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hello SuSE people, Assuming someone answers my previous mail, I see newegg is having a sale on an ASUS 24" widescreen for $220 with free shipping. Any thoughts on ASUS monitors? Bob S -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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