February 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Howto disable Gnome's untrusted application popup
by Richard Atcheson 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

I'm running opensuse 11.2 and have fired up Gnome which so far beats KDE4. It does have one annoying 'feature' and that is a popup that announces you have tried to start an Untrusted Application. Does anyone know how to defeat that rascal? Richard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Analog Clocks not running in KDE 4.4
by Robert Cunningham 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Does anybody else have problems with the analog clock not starting when you first boot up, I am running 4 virtual screens with a clock on each. So I have to start each one by opening up the tool bar and clicking on show second hand, which seems to reset it self each time I log off -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is Robert Cunningham Sr. Physics Laboratory Coordinator /RSO -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE 4.4.00 "activity bars" stop working, "show dashboard" widget does nothing,
by Charles Obler 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

My activity bars no longer function, and the "show dashboard" widget on the taskbar panel does nothing. I have tried removing almost all of my activities -- everything but the original "desktop activity" -- and adding them back. Still the activity bars are non-functional. I have an activity-bar panel, activity bars in the Folders, and an activity bar in the Desktop window. All have stopped functioning. I can click on them and the slider moves, but no activity switch occurs. How can I get back a functioning system? :) This may be related to another problem I have encountered several times now: a blank white screen without a cashew and no right-click functionality. Will compare my current KDE config files with the files I saved. Perhaps this will enable me to identify the cause of the problem. -- 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] 11.2 a big step backwards?
by Charles Obler 04 Mar '10

04 Mar '10

Thank you for replying, Vincenzo -- I hope you are right. I ask to be proven wrong. I've spent hours exploring the KDE control panel, but I haven't found the basic 10.2 features I listed. I did finally figure out how to put the taskbar panel on the right edge of the screen. It's not a control panel option: Instead, I have to click on the taskbar directly. If I am missing something, please tell me. I've been a big fan of Linux for the last ten years. This is the first time that a new version has left me seriously disappointed. --- On Fri, 2/19/10, barravince(a)gmail.com <barravince(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: barravince(a)gmail.com <barravince(a)gmail.com> > Subject: R: [opensuse] 11.2 a big step backwards? > To: "Charles Obler" <joyinstruggle(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 6:22 AM > Hi, > All the functionality that you have "missed" are simply > configurable trough the kde control panel. > And you can't say That opensuse is worst than > previouses versions, zypper is faster than ever, the boot > time I think is one of fasters by the others distributions, > you are saying only empty words. > Remember that there is a community that can help you in a > lot of ways, just moderate the terms. > > Vincenzo > Vincenzo > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Obler <joyinstruggle(a)yahoo.com> > Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:11:31 > To: <opensuse(a)opensuse.org> > Subject: [opensuse] 11.2 a big step backwards? > > I've just installed 11.2, and I'm SHOCKED by the apparent > loss of functionality. It feels like Linux is being > dumbed-down to meet the meager expectations of Windows > users. Tell me I'm wrong! > > Most of my complaints pertain to KDE 4. Something has > gone TERRIBLY wrong with KDE. Here are some of the > things that I can do in 10.2 that I can no longer do in > 11.2: > > Shortcut keys: > * In 10.2, I use Ctrl-Alt-D to show the desktop. > Function not available in 11.2! > * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-M to maximize the window: > Doesn't work in 11.2. > * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-Alt-A to access the menu bar in > KConsole. Function not available in 11.2! > * In 10.2, I can use Ctrl-/ and Ctrl-\ to switch between > desktops. Function not available in 11.2. > > Desktop: > * In 10.2, I can use a single command to adjust and align > all desktop icons. Function not available in 11.2! > * In 10.2, I have compact icons and the ability to control > the font and color. In 11.2, the icons are big and > cumbersome. > * in 10.2, my screensavers work. In 11.2, I get > segment faults whenever I try to open the KDE screensaver > panel. > > USB Memory: > * In 10.2, I can access my USB memory with mc, simply by > going to the /media directory. In 11.2, my USB memory > is inaccessible, except through Dolphin. Using Dolphin > to copy from one directory to another takes me five times as > long as using mc. > > KDE Version: > * When I open the Personal Settings, KDE doesn't display > its version. In fact, it doesn't even display > KDE! Are the KDE 4 developers trying to hide, or > something?! > > Internet: > * Worst of all, I find that my new nVidia MCP61 Ethernet > (rev a2), on the market since 2006, is still not working in > 11.2! > > In forums, I read of people switching from Linux to Windows > 7. I found this hard to believe -- but now that I've > "upgraded", I can see why some people might do this. > Why have imitation Windows, when we can have the real > thing? > > I still have an open mind. I just can't understand > why Linux is REMOVING functionality. Functionality is > the Linux STRENGTH! It's one of the main reasons for > USING Linux! For Linux to delete functionality seems > self-destructive. > > Next, I suppose Linux will do away with the command-line > option. After all, only "geeks" use it! This > regression really makes me sick. What are they > thinking, over at KDE?! > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org > For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Copy LVM
by James Knott 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

I'm in the process of replacing a notebook computer hard drive with a larger one. I can use dd to copy non-LVM partitions to a file on a USB drive, but that doesn't seem to work with LVM. How can a LVM partition be copied in a similar manner? I'm used a rescue CD to do all the copying. tnx jk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] My first major fail with KDE4
by C 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Hmmmm well, I've just encountered my first major fail with KDE4.4 on openSUSE 11.2 (on a computer I support). This is on a laptop install. It was working fine last night, but on startup this morning, the system boots, and when it gets to launching the desktop, all I see is a small box in the upper left which says: kstartupconfig4 does not exist or fails. The error code is 4. Check your installation. I've just picked up the laptop from the owner, and am starting to try to diagnose this... strange... I've done some Googling on this.. only one exact hit from a German language forum. There they traced it back to a kernel update. I don't know if there was an interrupted of failed auto-update when the laptop was in use yesterday. Any ideas on this one? C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] running thunderbird filters at exit?
by Per Jessen 03 Mar '10

03 Mar '10

Does anyone know if its possible to make TB automatically run filters at other times than "for incoming messages" ? For instance, I'd like to automatically delete certain messages after a certain time (when the information contained is no longer important) or I'd like to automatically archive messages older than 12 months in the appropriate folder. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (5.8°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Thunderbird - where local folders & mail info stored
by Johan 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Good evening, opensuse 11.2 - Gnome - Thunderbird mailer. Kindly please where does thunderbird store its local folders and mail info. I would like to save that to another drive for backup. Thanks Johan Sch -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KDE4.4 missing openSUSE tweaks to KMenu?
by Clayton 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

I've not been too bothered by this for a while now... but I'd like to "fix" it. I'm running the latest KDE4.4 Beta builds, and when I installed them, the openSUSE tweaks to the KMenu disappeared... now I've got a K for the menu button instead of Geeko, and.more noticeable, the convenient Install Software and YaST entries are missing from the Computer submenu - basically the default KDE layout. Is there a package associated with these openSUSE tweaks? Or a config setting that is changed when you install the 4.4 Betas? C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Program similar to BSDs mtree?
by Thomas Taylor 02 Mar '10

02 Mar '10

Does anyone know of a linux program similar to the BSD mtree? It creates and compares directory hierarchies for changes, similar to rsync but more powerful. Thanks. -- Thanks, Tom (retired penguin) openSUSE 11.3M2 x86_64, KDE 4.4.0 Kmail 1.13.0, FF 3.6 linxt-at-comcast.net -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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