October 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Very good KDE4 wiki article
by C 20 Nov '11

20 Nov '11

I thought this was a very well written synopsis of KDE4 and its features, and worth sharing here: http://chakra-project.org/wiki/index.php/Advanced_Plasma_Desktop_Features The part explaining Virtual Desktops and Activities is pretty good, and goes a long way towards explaining why they are interesting and why you might want to use them. 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] graphics tablet hotplug
by lynn 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Hi. We have 3 graphics tablets to share between 18 of us. If the tablet is plugged in when the user logs in from the kde login screen the tablet works fine. If it is then removed and the plugged into another client on the lan, the user has to login and log out to make the tablet work. A pain. Is there a way to make it work without having to log out and then back in again? lynn@hh1:~> uname -r 2.6.37.6-0.7-desktop lynn@hh1:~> lsusb Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13fe:3100 Kingston Technology Company Inc. 2 GB USB stick Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer Bus 002 Device 004: ID 08ca:0010 Aiptek International, Inc. Tablet Cheers L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Can I ask something...?
by Linux Tyro 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Hi, Yes, I am very new here and beginner in Linux too. Can I suggest/ask something regarding openSUSE...? I consider it good to ask first for it since openSUSE says it is an open project, so I am asking. -- Thx. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] samba authentication
by lynn 05 Nov '11

05 Nov '11

Hi 11.4 I've set up a samba server using Yast. It works. I can see the home shares on a linux client and I get asked for a username and password when I click the 'homes' share e.g. from Dolphin by clicking network and then samba. That's _almost_ what I want. What I want it to do is use samba to authenticate linux clients like I do with NIS at the moment. There are no users apart from root on the clients and /home on the server is mounted as /home on the clients by NFS. The kde login screen on the client displays all the users on the server. Using yast windows domain membership on a client I cannot check the box 'Use SMB information for Linux Authentication'. I get the error: 'Cannot use the workgroup 'hh1' for Linux authentication.'. All linux users on the server have been given samba passwords and I have tried the server and client with firewall enabled and disabled. My question is: can samba do what NIS/NFS does at the moment? Thanks. L x here is /etc/samba/smb.conf from the server: # smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented # version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the # samba-doc package is installed. # Date: 2011-07-28 [global] workgroup = hh1 netbios name = suse domain logons = yes domain master = yes local master = yes os level = 65 preferred master = yes security = user logon drive = P: passdb backend = tdbsam add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody - s /bin/false %m$ name resolve order = wins bcast host lmhost server string = "opensuse" printing = cups printcap name = cups printcap cache time = 750 cups options = raw wins support = Yes [homes] comment = Home Directories valid users = %S, %D%w%S browseable = No read only = No inherit acls = Yes [profiles] comment = Network Profiles Service path = %H read only = No store dos attributes = Yes create mask = 0600 directory mask = 0700 [users] comment = All users path = /home read only = No inherit acls = Yes veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/ [groups] comment = All groups path = /home/groups read only = No inherit acls = Yes [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/tmp printable = Yes create mask = 0600 browseable = No [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/drivers write list = @ntadmin root force group = ntadmin create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon write list = root -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Re: [open OFF LIST suse] Can I ask something...?
by Linux Tyro 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Anton Aylward <opensuse(a)antonaylward.com> wrote: > Is is advisable to Google Of course, that is correct but what I have heard is that openSUSE mailing list is one of the most supporting mailing lists. -- Thx. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] small installation help
by Linux Tyro 03 Nov '11

03 Nov '11

hi, though i have downloaded but before going to install have some doubts: At the page: http://en.opensuse.org/images/f/f4/11.4_LIVE_installer-partitioning1.png (which is an intermediate step of installation), there is an option: 'Edit partition Setup...', so should I use it ? Because I already have Ubuntu LTS and just to replace it (only Ubuntu LTS with openSUSE) but want to make the Windows XP remain intact, so please let me know which files to be deleted/changed/done....., whatsoever... Further the option of LVM based, what does it do? I request if someone could really explain / elaborate/ link me to this (for explanation). Rgs. -- Thx. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] signature assistance needed for Thunderbird
by mailing lists 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

> Have the output of your script directed to named pipe > That looks like a file > > I mentioned the Old Perl Camel Book had such an example. > The code is still out there .... > > http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/CPAN/perl/pod/perlipc/named_pipes.html > > Have people done that with the shell? > I'm sure they have ... with bash $ mkfifo .signature $ while :; do fortune -s > .signature ; done & [1] 31608 $ cat .signature In West Union, Ohio, No married man can go flying without his spouse along at any time, unless he has been married for more than 12 months. $ cat .signature I am more bored than you could ever possibly be. Go back to work. $ cat .signature "What's the use of a good quotation if you can't change it?" -- Dr. Who -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] signature assistance needed for Thunderbird
by C. van Nidek 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

After a total breakdown of kmail I want for the time being using Thunderbird. In KMail I was using a signature file which translated the information from my system into something like this: -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE and KDE4 on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 11.4 (i586) Kernel: 3.1.0-3-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.7.2 (4.7.2) 21:45pm up 6:41, 3 users, load average: 1.05, 1.03, 0.84 How could I get a similar signature in Thunderbird? The signature file contains following info: $ #!/bin/bash powered="$(head -n 1 /etc/SuSE-release)" echo " Linux User 183145 using LXDE and KDE4 on a Pentium IV ," kernel=`uname -r` echo " powered by $powered Kernel: $kernel" kde=`kde4-config -v | grep KDE` echo " LXDE WM & " $kde uptime lxde=`lxde-config -v | grep LXDE` echo $lxde -- o -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openSUSE and HDMI output
by James Knott 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

I have a ThinkPad E520, which has HDMI output, in addition to the traditional VGA. When I connect a HDTV via HDMI, I cannot get the monitor & TV to show the same thing, unless I set both to 1024 x 768. I can have separate displays at full resolution. Is there anyway to get both displays to show the same thing, without limiting resolution. Another issue is when HDMI is plugged in, the audio does not switch to the TV, leaving audio playing on the ThinkPad built in speakers. Both of these items work well in Windows 7, where as soon as I plug in the external HDTV, the video is duplicated and the audio switched, as it should. Why doesn't openSUSE do this? I'm running 12.1 RC1, but this likely occurs with earlier versions too. The BIOS is configured so that the HDMI connection is active. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] download from sites.google.com with wget?
by Felix Miata 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Anyone ever figured out how, or even tried, to fetch files this way? When I try from https://sites.google.com/site/azboxtools/azbox-editor-tools-programs I get cannot save errors because it tries to save using an insanely long and illegal filename. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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