September 2010 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Sound doesn't work after user switch
by arygroup＠gmail.com 05 Oct '10

05 Oct '10

OpenSuse 11.3 KDE 4.5.1 HDA Intel VT1708S After I switch to another user (also KDE) both doesn't have sound. My player still doesn't pay attention to it and plays music, but I hear nothing. I have to restart alsasound to make it work again. Any suggestions? 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] running program on remote computer
by Fr David Ousley 04 Oct '10

04 Oct '10

I want to run KMyMoney on a remote computer. The files reside on a laptop, and I want to be able to edit them from my desktop. Both are running Opensuse 11.2, and both are on the same local network; both have KMyMoney installed. What is the easiest way of doing this? And do I need to worry about overwriting changes if KMyMoney is open on both machines at the same time? I hope this is an easy answer question. Many thanks! -- Fr David Ousley davidousley(a)verizon.net -- 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 4.5 - did a dbus update come with that?
by Greg Freemyer 04 Oct '10

04 Oct '10

All, I see there is now a repo just for kde 4.5 on OS 11.3 http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Release:/45/openSUSE_11.3/ I'm intriguied, but I also read that upgrading can cause problems if you don't also update to a new version of dbus. And that new version of dbus was not in OBS as of a couple weeks ago. Any update on that? Thanks Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] shorewall package
by Divan Santana 04 Oct '10

04 Oct '10

Hi All, I was just wondering, does no one miss the lack of a shorewall package in a opensuse repo? I can install shorewall but getting the rpm from shorewall.net but ideally it would be great to have it packaged in a opensuse repo. I'm surprised because it is the default firewall on mandriva(and works really well there), and IMHO I find it to be a great firewall program, and better than the default opensuse firewall. I'm interested in other peoples thoughts on this matter? Perhaps(likely) I should log a feature request at https://features.opensuse.org ... PS. Loving opensuse 11.3 after using kubuntu for years, mandriva and other distros... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] wiki software
by Dave Howorth 02 Oct '10

02 Oct '10

I use wikis as a kind of personal notebook to provide an index and reference to all my other information. So they're quite important to me. I originally started with kwiki and then moved to mediawiki. I recently moved to opensuse 11.2 and discovered that mediawiki was no longer provided. I'm reluctant to install and maintain from upstream because of the extra hassle. This is just a very important tool to me and I need reliable, low-maintenance tools. I found a copy of mediawiki in home:Michael_Knight/openSUSE_11.2 so I installed that and it appeared to work, until I tried to log in, when I got PHP errors. It looks like they are well-known and fixed in later versions of mediawiki. So that build should be removed from the repository, IMHO. That leaves me with the problem of what to do now. I just used webpin to see what the alternatives are and discovered that there are apparently no wiki systems supported on opensuse! Just add-ons for various systems. This seems like a major functional omission so I'm hoping somebody can tell me that I've missed something. I also know that the opensuse.org wiki is built on mediawiki, so I'm a bit surprised that there isn't a build of the version that is used. I notice that Synaptic shows that Ubuntu supports several wiki systems. I'm hoping to discover that opensuse supports at least one. Cheers, Dave PS The link on <http://www.opensuse.org/en/> to "mailing lists" is dead ("This page has been deleted") PPS The "Search options" link on <http://software.opensuse.org/search> doesn't work. It would be nice if the noscript default didn't disable functionality! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Frequent hangs in 11.3 + 4.5 continue
by Bob Williams 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

There was some discussion in the past few weeks about frequent freezes of the mouse and keyboard. See thread "This guy _really_ likes kde 4.5". I have tried various changes of kernel, and am now back on 2.6.34.7-0.3. I have also upgraded dbus to 1.4, but the problems continue unchanged. If anyone else who experienced the same problems found a solution, I would be grateful for a pointer. Bob -- Registered Linux User #463880 FSFE Member #1300 GPG-FP: A6C1 457C 6DBA B13E 5524 F703 D12A FB79 926B 994E openSUSE 11.3 64-bit, Kernel 2.6.34.7-0.3-desktop, KDE 4.5.1 Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz, 8GB DDR RAM, nVidia GeForce 9600GT -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] printing from firefox - unable to change page size??
by Per Jessen 01 Oct '10

01 Oct '10

firefox 3.6.8, opensuse 11.3 - when printing form firefox, the options for changing paper size and orientation are greyed out? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (12.1°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] latest openoffice
by Andrew Colvin 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Hi all I had upgraded to the latest unstable openoffice from the build service and i am seeing a strange thing. When in base and I create a form all the toolbars disappear and i cant get them back even when in design mode nor can I get the property dialogues for controls to display I have 11.3 64bit with kde upgraded to the kde 4.5 repo. I then reverted ooo to the stable version and this broke the ooo install completely. To fix it I had to do a complete removal of the unstable ooo and install the stable version again ensuring that the ooo directory had gone from lib64 Additionally do others find that in the relations diagram positions and sizing of tables are not remembered between each opening of the window. Tried this on Stable and Unstable with/without the kde integration. However not installed the base sun (oops oracle) version to see if it is there Andrew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] move /home to new partition - sanity check
by David C. Rankin 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Guys, Looking before I leap, I just thought I would check that my thinking for moving /home to a new partition (/data below) is sound. Current partitions: 17:40 nemesis:~> df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on udev 10M 228K 9.8M 3% /dev /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap5 19G 9.3G 8.2G 54% / none 4.0G 0 4.0G 0% /dev/shm /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap6 114M 35M 74M 32% /boot /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap7 37G 29G 6.2G 83% /home /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap9 15G 5.4G 8.3G 40% /var /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap10 29G 6.4G 22G 24% /srv /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap12 581G 56G 496G 11% /data /dev/mapper/nvidia_baaccajap11 7.1G 145M 6.6G 3% /home/david/pvt Plan: cp -a /home /data vi /etc/inittab (change partition mounts data->home, home->data) reboot Seems incredibly simple - see any gotchas? -- 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] New install of 11.3/kde --two puzzles
by Stan Goodman 30 Sep '10

30 Sep '10

Besides the fact that the installation seems to have corrupted GRUB, this new install seems to be performing properly. There are two functions with what I think are gaps in my understanding: 1) When a USB stick is inserted, I can see its icon in the Konqueror file browser. Whereas in older versions, clicking on this icon caused this icon to open a window revealing the contents, this one shows me a message saying: "There is no application installed that can open files on the block device (inode/block device). Do you want to try to install one?" What must I do to get it to open an icon view of the stick. 2) I have copied the content of a v11.2 install's Network Settings in order to set up communications. I ping the router and other devices on the local net, but not even IP addresses outside. I have gone over the comparison several times and don't find anything lacking or different. What might I be missing? -- 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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