September 2009 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Re: the fundamental SuSE package management tools?
by Joachim Schrod 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Per Jessen wrote: > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > >> with suse, so far, i'm working with "rpm" and "zypper". david >> rankin highly recommended installing "webpin" so, in a nutshell, what >> do people consider the must-have package management utilities for >> suse systems? thanks. > > rpm, zypper, yast. I'd consider http://software.opensuse.org/search (or webpin, as CLI for that) as more essential as yast -- otherwise one never knows where the needed package is in the maze of repositories called openSUSE Build Service. ;-) 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] Mystery DVD
by Duaine & Laura Hechler 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Someone tonight gave me a mystery CD/DVD - nothing seems to open it. It is supposed to be a movie / video. VLC won't open it. K3b says it is a blank DVD Although it clearly can be seen that something has been written to it. My guess is it was a copy from VHS tape to DVD and did not "finalize". What can be used to figure out what is on this disk ? Or is it now a coaster ? Thanks, Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler(a)att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- 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: bottom posting is, generally, inhumane;
by Joachim Schrod 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Greg Freemyer wrote: > > I'm not sure where the opensuse mailing lists fit on that scale, but I > suspect there is archival value, but if so why are they not made > available through major list search sites like markmail.org. Besides its own archive, it is also archived at *the* major list site, http://www.gmane.org. In fact, I prefer the gmane archive over the opensuse archive... 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] Textbook example of what is right & wrong with the kde bug reporting/fixing process
by David C. Rankin 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Listmates, A big thanks to Will Stephenson for putting aside all the issues, shouldering the load, and doing the hard work of making kde4 better. Thanks. Bug https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189583 is a case-study in all that is wrong with the kde4 bug reporting/fixing process. It somewhat uncomfortably shows a number of the obstacles that each kde4 bug must overcome before it can be resolved. (None of which are related to source code editing, compilation or debugging) For nearly a year the biggest hang-up this bug faced was the petty infighting by a few of the kde devs over whether to classify this missing kde4 feature as a "Wish" or a "Bug" --- please... Will finally waded in, took the reins, and got the job done. I haven't had the time to test it yet, but regardless, getting anything with kde4 fixed has seemed more a fist-fight and been more painful than sticking bamboo under your fingernails. It is like a breath of fresh air to see progress being made. Thanks Will, Sven, Stephan, Dotan and the rest of the kde4 folks I can't even begin to recall, for you tireless effort. KDE4 is getting there. -- 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] Re: removing an account from postfix
by jdd 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

phanisvara das a écrit : > i don't understand why you should have to wait until the next day to see if your > mail configuration works. just open one or more accounts at different (free) email > providers, then you can send as many mails as you like to your or your mom's > account and see immediately what happens. I have often seen mails coming after 4 or more hours or never and never coming back 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: Mystery DVD
by jdd 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

Duaine & Laura Hechler a écrit : > My guess is it was a copy from VHS tape to DVD and did not "finalize". probably try finalize it, but this needs luck :-( 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] cmd-line utilities to display hardware?
by Robert P. J. Day 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

suggestions for command-line tools to examine the HW on a system? so far, i've got: * "hwinfo" * "lspci" * "lsusb" * perusing under /proc * perusing under /sys any others that would fit on that list? (i come from a fedora background so i'm not yet familiar with the suse-specific tools). thanks. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] fully open source ECM? yup.
by Robert P. J. Day 29 Sep '09

29 Sep '09

it's all about the open source, baby. http://candyandaspirin.blogspot.com/2009/09/next-adventure-in-ecm-begins.ht… DISCLAIMER: the lady in question is a good friend of mine. but don't let that scare you off. :-) rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry. Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] "Email Project" window in XSane v0.996 won't close
by Stan Goodman 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Aparently I inadvertantly clicked on a button I shouldn't have touched, and I window named as above appeared, and is waitaing for me to make an email project. It won't close: The close button does nothing; I can't kill it from the Proess Table, because this window is not a separate process; closing the application, or even rebooting, restore this window as it is. As it is XSane is useless. Please, if anyone has a clue, please tell me how to get rid of this window, short of uninstalling XSane and seeking anothe app without this particular bug. -- 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] Sound doesn't work when playing dvd
by Mark Misulich 28 Sep '09

28 Sep '09

Hi, I don't play many dvd's on my laptop computer so I don't know how long this has been going on. I have installed on this computer Opensuse 11.1 with the 64bit system. I used opensuse community one click install for restricted formats. I can view the video but can't hear any sound when I play a dvd. I redid the one click install after I found the problem, and that didn't fix it. I then updated programs and that still didn't fix it. I have tried several dvd disks to make sure it isn't a problem with the dvd. I also tried to play the dvd on my desktop Opensuse 11.1 system with 32 bit, and the dvd plays fine there. On it, I can hear sound and see video. On the laptop, I opened kmixer to make sure that the appropriate inputs from the dvd were set to allow sound, and they were. I wonder if anyone knows what might be wrong and how to fix 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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