openSUSE Users March 2011

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by Tracer Bullet

Hi all, Reading some mails on the GIMP mail list, I ran across the procedure to install some more fonts for not only Gimp, but the system and StarOffice to use also. Well, I installed the fonts, went to the shell and issued the command xset fp+ <font directory> and then the rehash command and all fonts are there! Ok, that went well, but each time I restart the system, I have to do it all over again? Is there a way to make it permanent and read the new fonts like it does the ones the system installs or is that a no-no? end of line Tracer Shell commands: xset fp+ <new font directory> xset fp rehash -- ---KMail 1.2--- SuSE Linux v7.2--- Registered Linux User #225206 /tracerb(a)sprintmail.com/ *Magic Page Products* *Team Amiga* http://home.sprintmail.com/~tracerb

4 years, 6 months

[opensuse] Where can I get genIS_PLAINcache

by Chuck Payne

Hi, I am trying to set up a simple repo, I read on the opensuse site about a binary called genIS_PLAINcache, because I can't see to find it or the package yast2-packmanager either. Can someone help. I am setting this repo up for SLE9, I have tried to use createrepo but I keeping getting errors. -- ---------------------------------------- When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere. -- Robert Heinlein -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

5 years, 3 months

[opensuse] KDE3

by Jon Cosby

Hey, for all of you KDE3 hold outs, someone's finally taking the initiative to fork it to a new project: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/ So far, they're only maintaining .deb packages for Ubuntu, but if you want to see KDE3 live on, it might be worth starting a project on the OBS. Jon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 8 months

[opensuse] Blowing away 11.3

by James Knott

After all the problems with 11.4 and 11.3 on my ThinkPad, I've decided to blow it all away and revert to 11.0. At least that worked well. Problems: 11.4 - unable to use KDE, as system locked up and display faded 11.3, unreliable USB detection. Why no "Safely remove" option? Display often shifted about 1/2" to right, but mouse didn't. Poorer performance. General frustration with KDE 4. As I've often pointed out, since I first saw KDE 4, a few years ago, it needs a lot of work to be anywhere near as useful as 3.5 It would be *VERY* nice if support were resumed for 11.0, which would appear to be the last decent openSUSE distro. My experiences with KDE 4 are almost enough to send me back to Windows! What a piece of crap!!! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 9 months

[opensuse] help with ATI Radeon 5470

by Leonardo

hello everyone, i have there 3 ati machines: one with mobility radeon 3200, another with mobility radeon 4200, but the new one has mobility radeon 5470 and i am unable to configure it as i've made with the others: just click on http://opensuse-community.org/ati.ymp and the it adds the correct mirrors. but not on this new machine, if i do that i'll lost X forever, will have to use failsafe and then remove/purge the package and the mirror. If i try the proprietary driver directly from the ati site things gets even worse. i want to use all features from this video card, any help is welcome. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 9 months

[opensuse] No DRI in 11.4, using nvidia driver.

by Roger Oberholtzer

I have a Sony VPCF1 laptop that has an Nvidia GeForce GT 425M/PCI/SSE2 chip set. The proprietary Nvidia driver (NVIDIA 260.19.36) loads and runs. But I do not get direct rendering. I do not see messages in the X server log saying it was disabled, but glxinfo says it is disabled, and I cannot get desktop effects. And programs like the LLNL VisIt application run dog slow. I am not sure where to start. Select parts of glxinfo are: server glx vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation server glx version string: 1.4 client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI client glx version string: 1.4 OpenGL vendor string: NVIDIA Corporation OpenGL renderer string: GeForce GT 425M/PCI/SSE2 OpenGL version string: 1.4 (2.1.2 NVIDIA 260.19.36) Could it be the client glx part that is wrong? -- Roger Oberholtzer OPQ Systems / Ramböll RST Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 SHAW'S PRINCIPAL Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 10 months

[opensuse] samba error 11.4

by lynn＠steve-ss.com

I can't start samba: write_browse_list: Can't open file /var/lib/samba/browse.dat.. Error was Permission denied That file doesn't exist. I tried creating it but and changing it's permissions. My /etc/smb.conf is simply: [global] workgroup = MSHOME security = share [PUBLIC] path = /home/lynn/Public guest ok = yes read only = no Any ideas anyone? 11.4 fresh install. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 10 months

[opensuse] Samba smbd error

by Hans de Faber

Hi folks, On my fresh installed 11.4 I have a problem to start samba. On a reference partition which is near original I have the same problem as on my customized version. smbd will not start. Doing as root a smbd -i I get the following message: smbd -i Unable to setup corepath for smbd: Permission denied smbd version 3.5.7-1.17.1-2505-SUSE-SL11.4-x86_64 started. Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010 Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb ERROR: smbd can not open secrets.tdb What's wrong ? On the reference partition samba is unconfigured. Thanks, Hans -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 10 months

[opensuse] [SOLVED] Howto Get Thunderbird to Open Links in Firefox 4

by David C. Rankin

Guys, Hopefully this will save others the grief it caused me. After upgrade to Firefox 4, clicking links in an email to http:// https:// etc... did nothing. It was a complete PITA copying links from email and pasting them into the browser (middle-click paste anywhere in the page) After looking, I found an answer on the Arch Linux bbs. Basically, in tbird, you must: (1) Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Config Editor: search: "network.protocol", locate: network.protocol-handler.warn-external.ftp network.protocol-handler.warn-external.http network.protocol-handler.warn-external.https ** set each to "true" AND restart Thunderbird (2) send yourself an email with a good link for each eg.: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=115524&p=1 ftp://mirror.services.wisc.edu/mirrors/mysql/Downloads/ (3) click on the link in your email, the navigate to /usr/bin/firefox and choose "[x] remember my selection" or whatever it says; and then links in Thunderbird emails will once again open in firefox as they should. It looks like some links or something were forgotten as part of the FF4 update. Wolfgang - can FF4 be fixed to do this automatically on update? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 11 months

[opensuse] networkmanager and knetworkmanager

by lynn

What is the difference between the two? When I install knetworkmanager it appears in the system tray in kde4. And it just works. But everyone else on the list refers to networkmanager, not knetworkmanager. Thanks. L x -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

9 years, 11 months

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openSUSE Users March 2011