August 2011 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] setting up a dual boot system
by George OLson 30 Aug '11

30 Aug '11

Ok, my next project is to migrate my work laptop over to a dual boot system. It has a windows vista installation on a 500gb hard drive. (It was originally a 320 gb hard drive, and I made a mirror image of that to a 500gb hard drive, changed it out, so that I would have extra room.) Here is the setup that the Yast analysis suggested while I am installing SUSE linux from the installation disk. You can see that the extra 167gb is used entirely for Linux: /dev/sda 465.76 GB TOSHIBA-MK5065GS 0 60800 /dev/sda1 39.06 GB HPFS/NTFS NTFS /windows/C 0 5099 /dev/sda2 259.03 GB HPFS/NTFS NTFS kep /windows/D 5099 38912 /dev/sda3 167.67 GB Extended 38913 68000 /dev/sda5 2.01 GB Linux swap swap swap 38913 39176 /dev/sda6 20.00 GB Linux native Ext4 / 39176 41786 /dev/sda7 145.65 GB Linux native Ext4 /home 41787 60800 (by the way, I had to type this in by hand, as I can't copy and paste here during the installation) My original thought was that I wanted to shrink the windows D volume "kep" down to 70 GB and start the Linux swap at that point on the system, so that my /home directory would be bigger by about 200GB. So I tried to "move" the extended partition using the expert partitioner (I am still in the install program), and it would not let me, saying that the drive had already been created. (this probably happened when the power went out in the middle of the first install, and I am having to reinstall now, but I don't know for sure). So my question is, if I shrink the windows D volume to 70 GB (I only have 55 gb of data on it), will I be able to format those sectors later and mount it as another partition, like /sda4, and use it to store more data? The expert partitioner will not let me do anything with the empty space at this point in the installation, but here is what the table looks like: /dev/sda 465.76 GB TOSHIBA-MK5065GS 0 60800 /dev/sda1 39.06 GB HPFS/NTFS NTFS /windows/C 0 5099 /dev/sda2 70.00 GB HPFS/NTFS NTFS kep /windows/D 5099 14236 /dev/sda3 167.67 GB Extended 38913 68000 /dev/sda5 2.01 GB Linux swap swap swap 38913 39176 /dev/sda6 20.00 GB Linux native Ext4 / 39176 41786 /dev/sda7 145.65 GB Linux native Ext4 /home 41787 60800 So you see, sectors 14237 (are they called sectors or something else?) through 383912 are unused and unformatted if I shrink the volume. Would it be better to just go on and keep it as NTFS? The only way that would help me out is that I could store files on that drive that would be usable to both windows and linux. However, the only thing I am really planning to use windows for is updating my ipod, and a particular work program I have that won't run under anything besides windows. What are the disadvantages to keeping it as NTFS? Does linux access the files more slowly if they are in NTFS format? Thanks in advance for your help, George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Libre Office - Howto set paste to default to "Unformatted Text?"
by David C. Rankin 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Guys I hate word processors they try to think for themselves and end up causing formatting problems galore. The recent Libre Office sucks for copy/paste operations. If I try to paste plain text from an email or text file into a document, Libre automatically screw the document format up by changing all pasted text to a fixed width font. I don't want paste touching the font, I just want it to paste the text into the current document in whatever font the document is in. To accomplish this I have to use "Paste Special" and then choose "Unformatted Text". That works and should be the default for paste anyway. My question is where can I set this as the default behavior for paste?? I don't want to have to use "Paste Special" just to paste "Normal Plain Text" every time I paste. What say the Libre Office gurus? Where is this magical setting? -- 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

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[opensuse] Akonadi and KWallet at startup
by ricardo.a.chung＠gmail.com 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

I am trying to figure out why Akonadi-Kontact ask me everytime the system startup a KWallet password. It's there a way to make them work properly ? Maybe it's related or not. If a close Kontact and try to open it later ocassionally it does not open at all but other programs (KMail, Calendar, etc.) are able to open despite Kontact. Any comments or ideas greatly appreciated. openSUSE 11.4 | KDE 4.7.00r6 | R.A. Chung -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] DVD Input/output Error - Cannot read DVD disks
by Aaron 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Hello I recently purchased two new DVD burners. Neither of this DVD drive were able to read some DVD R that I burned with my older DVD burner. I am able to read the disk with a windows computer so I do not think there is a problem with the DVD media. I experienced the same problem with both of the DVD burners. I cannot read the first 271 MB of a disk and then will report an Input/output error for the remaining data. Have manufactures moved the error handling from the DVD burner to the Windows driver? Did I purchash two bad DVD burners? The first of DVD burner was a Memorex and my current burner is a Plextor PX-L890SA. Aaron -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Mplayer cannot be installed.
by Constant Brouerius van Nidek 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

When I try to install MPlayer-1.0rc4_r33574-1.pm.1.2.i586 on my computer I get following info: nothing provides libjpeg.so.62(LIBJPEG_6.2) needed by MPlayer-1.0rc4_r33574-1.pm.1.2.i586 Without this lib, mplayer does not start up. A solution apart from waiting for this lib? -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE and KDE4 on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 11.4 (i586) Kernel: 3.1.0-rc3-1-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.7.1 (4.7.1) 17:04pm up 1 day 5:21, 2 users, load average: 1.61, 1.37, 1.67 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] How to Remove Perl Module installed by CPAN
by Andi Sugandi 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Hi all, I'm going to test newest perl-SMS-Send package from devel:languages:perl repository so the solved issue of BNC#712352 will work for me too, but I already have this module installed* by CPAN beforehand. So how to remove kind of this Perl module? Thanks in advance. *) https://bugzillafiles.novell.org/attachment.cgi?id=445888 Best regards, -- Andi Sugandi. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Importing mail into Thunderbird 6
by Per Jessen 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

Basil Chupin wrote: > On 26/08/11 18:38, Per Jessen wrote: >> Basil Chupin wrote: >>> On 26/08/11 17:45, Per Jessen wrote: >>>> Basil Chupin wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I am migrating over from MS Outlook, and would like to import all >>>>>> my old email, >>>>> TB will import this mail. >>>> Are you sure Basil? I haven't tried, but I could do with such an >>>> option. >>> >>> >>> See attached screenshot of the Import option in TB's Tools. >>> >> >> Try selecting "Mail"->"Next", and you'll see that the only option is >> from "Communicator 4.1" (or something like that). >> >> >> /Per > > I am using TB #6 and do not see the above: I see the option to enter > the application from which I want to import the old mail etc. > > BC This sounds really intriguing to me - I could do with a proper/clean way of importing mail from MS Outlook/Exchange PST files. I tried installing TB#6 from Factory, but as it seemed to have few missing deps, I got the tar file from mozilla directly instead, and installed that. Basil, when I choose "Import"->"Mail", I still don't see any optino to enter an application - I have an empty window which suggests I pick a file type (none listed) to import from. Would you know if I need some third party libraries or some such? thanks Per -- Per Jessen, Zürich (27.6°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] pam-ssh problem with 11.2 server box
by Patrick Shanahan 29 Aug '11

29 Aug '11

running a headless web server box w/11.2 2.6.38-24-default x86_64 This am I started receiving the following messages, /var/log/messages, when trying to ssh into the box: (2 lines beginning with "Aug 28") Aug 28 04:10:06 wahoo su: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib64/security/pam_limits.so): /lib64/libpam.so.0: version`LIBPAM_EXTENWION_1.0' not found (required by /lib64/security/pam_limits.so) Aug 28 04:10:06 wahoo su: PAM adding faulty module: //lib64/security/pam_limits.so I don't understand this as there have been no updates to *pam* since 15 May 11, and the server has been restarted twice since then: gnome-keyring-pam-32bit-2.30.3-1.26 Sun May 15 19:00:44 2011 gnome-keyring-pam-2.30.3-1.26 Sun May 15 19:00:44 2011 spamassassin-3.3.1-46.4 Wed May 11 23:30:38 2011 perl-Mail-SpamAssassin-3.3.1-46.4 Wed May 11 23:30:29 2011 python-pam-0.5.0-146.1 Fri May 6 20:25:04 2011 yast2-pam-2.18.1-0.1.1 Sun Feb 13 20:45:49 2011 pam-modules-32bit-11.2-4.2.1 Mon Dec 13 21:13:47 2010 pam_apparmor-32bit-2.3-53.1 Mon Dec 13 21:13:45 2010 pam_ldap-32bit-184-149.1 Mon Dec 13 21:13:43 2010 pam-32bit-1.1.0-3.2 Mon Dec 13 21:13:37 2010 pam-modules-11.2-4.2.1 Fri Jun 11 18:26:00 2010 pam_ldap-184-149.1 Wed Dec 9 09:51:01 2009 pam-config-0.72-2.2 Mon Nov 2 18:46:47 2009 pam_apparmor-2.3-53.1 Mon Nov 2 18:45:03 2009 pam-1.1.0-3.2 Mon Nov 2 18:44:47 2009 I'm afraid to reboot the server and possibly loose remote access to it, although it is local and I could hook a spare monitor, keyboard and mouse. I do have nfs access and it is active and working. Any suggestions welcome. tks, -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan Plainfield, Indiana, USA HOG # US1244711 http://wahoo.no-ip.org Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 http://en.opensuse.org openSUSE Community Member Registered Linux User #207535 @ http://counter.li.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] xml to csv
by James Hatridge 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

Hi all, I have a xml file that I want to change to csv format. Can someone tell me an easy way to do this? Thanks, JIM -- The US was colonized by the religious, political, economic, and criminal rejects of every country in the world. We have been carefully breeding insane, obsessive, fanatic lunatics with each other for over 400 years, resulting in the glorious strain of humanity known as "Americans". You have to expect some... peculiarities. -Mark Damon Hughes -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] firefox keeps timing out
by George OLson 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

Hey, I am posting this here as I learn the whole suse linux system and try to complete my migration from windows. I have had some issues with the internet, in particular with firefox not loading web pages. I frequently get the error "Firefox can't find the server at ..." when I try to load a web page, and so I hit "try again". I decided to do a comparison and I opened chrome and firefox at the same time, went to cnn.com at the same time, and clicked to open 6 new tabs (using right-click, open in new tab) on the same first 6 story links at the same time. Chrome opened all 6 tabs without having to try and refresh any a 2nd time, taking less than 3 minutes for all 6 tabbed pages to open. Firefox opened 1 of the tabs, gave me the could not find the server error on 2 of them, and on the other 3 just kept going and going and going, but no page ever came up. I do not have a proxy server set up (I don't really even know how to do that). I am using oS 11.4, KDE 4.6, and firefox 6.0. I would not know what other information to post to assist in troubleshooting. In any case, it seems that this is a firefox configuration problem, and I would like to know where to start, because firefox offers so much more than chrome AFAIK. George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] how to read a directory after adding it in konsole
by George OLson 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

I expect there is a pretty simple solution to this one. I went to konsole and using the command line I added a directory (mkdir) and copied some files into it. However, then in dolphin, I could not read the new directory. It would not show up. So I did what every other newb like me would do and logged out of kde and then logged back in, and there then it showed up in the file manager dolphin. I know I should not have to log out and log back in, but I don't know how to get it get dolphin to pick up the new directory. Can someone tell me what the right procedure is, if it is in a konsole or in some other way, to have dolphin recognize the new directory? Thanks George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Which IMAP server do I connect to?
by Anton Aylward 28 Aug '11

28 Aug '11

I have various mailboxes at remote locations that I connect to by either POP or or IMAP. Is there any way to tell the type of server I'm connected to ... Courier, Cyrus, Dovecot ... whatever? -- An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them. --Werner Heisenberg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] openSUSE Weekly News 190 is out!
by Sascha Manns 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

We are pleased to announce: Issue 190 of openSUSE Weekly News is out! [0] In this Issue: openSUSE Conference 2011 Last posts from Google Summer of Code Linus Torvalds: Linux 3.1-rc3 and many more … For a list of available translations see the Translations Section in the actual Weekly News. [0] http://bit.ly/pqnwLW (in PDF) [0] http://bit.ly/oSygiT (in HTML with Bento Theme) [0] http://bit.ly/qNGdeu (in HTML with Susebooks Theme)) -- Sincerely yours Sascha Manns open-slx.com openSUSE Community & Support Agent openSUSE Marketing Team Blog: http://saigkill.wordpress.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] Any suse/linux as a mobile dev platform - why not?
by David C. Rankin 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Guys, Just wanted to check if anyone knew of suse and/or linux based project related to the iPhone? In the past two weeks there have been a number of articles noting Mac OS passed linux as a development platform (still well behind m$). I have always been amazed who linux is generally in the forefront with any new hardware providing functionality and development tools, but they are virtually non-existent with the iPhone. Surely it isn't so much of a technical limitation given the headway others have made jailbreaking the iphone. Is it just the threat of apples' muscle that has development blocked or is there really something that Mac OS does that linux can't that makes is suited for mobile development? What say those in the know? I'm really curious what is suppressing IOS/mobile development using linux as the development platform? -- 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

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Re: [opensuse] cannot get kmail to download imap gmail or folder structure
by George P. Olson 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

On Saturday 27 August 2011 5:17:35 PM you wrote: > On Saturday 27 August 2011 3:09:58 PM Mihira Fernando wrote: > > > G > > > > AFAIK, google offers IMAPS. your firewall needs to be opened to allow > > access on tcp port 993. See if thats set. > > Also on Kmail 3.5.x (using KDE3.5), When setting up the imap account, it > > lists options to show Server side subscribed folders, local subscribed > > folders. By default both of these are not selected and the result is an > > account without at imap folders. Select Serverside subscribed folders and > > it will show the imap folders that are created in gmail. > > That was it! I needed to show server side subscribed folders. That was all > I needed to do. I didn't know what that was before, so I had just left it > alone, but now I can read my IMAP email. Thanks!! > > George -- 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 vs. Kontact vs. Evolution
by George OLson 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Hey to all, I am just looking for opinions from people that have used these programs, and how you might compare them. I am using thunderbird right now, but I find it very difficult to configure the GUI fonts. At the same time, I really like the ability to keep messages from the same thread together in my inbox or other folders, and thunderbird is far superior to outlook's handling of this. I am migrating over from MS Outlook, and would like to import all my old email, besides my calendar, tasks, and address book. I started using thunderbird only because I am moderately familiar with it. Any advice, and info on common problems you may have encountered, would be most helpful. Thanks George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] cannot get kmail to download imap gmail or folder structure
by George OLson 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

I just started up kmail, and I was able to get my pop account working for another email that I have. This email account, at gmail, I have set up on imap. I set up the account using the account wizard, and it will not download the folder structure I have set up on gmail, nor will it download any email. It also does not give me any error message - at least I don't see any. The only indication that when I right-click on the googlemail folder in the left folder pain and hit "check mail", down at the bottom left it says "checking account Googlemail.com for new mail." It will continue to say this until indefinitely, and it never downloads new mail. I verified that my security settings, port settings, and everything are exactly as I have them on thunderbird, where I am also using this account, with IMAP settings, and everything works fine using thunderbird. Someone please help me to know how to troubleshoot! G -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] KMail2, moving and copying broken
by Constant Brouerius van Nidek 27 Aug '11

27 Aug '11

Since some time now I have problems with copying and moving of emails. In one case I wanted to return an email which slipped through the filter from a sub- folder into the inbox. It was moved but not into the inbox but under the "KMail Folder" which is the main header for the folders. Just now I wanted to copy an email from the sent-mail folder into the inbox with the same end-result. Emails which are landing int this "KMail Folder" can be read but not deleted moved or mishandled in any other form. This "KMail Folder" header is a non existent part of the kmail2 contents and a removal with force with midnight commander is not possible. The 15 emails do not pose a problem. It is the handling of moving and copying of emails back to the inbox which is problematic. Anybody who can replicate this behavior? Any help? -- Linux User 183145 using LXDE and KDE4 on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 11.4 (i586) Kernel: 3.0.0-11-desktop LXDE WM & KDE Development Platform: 4.7.00 (4.7.0) 21:17pm up 6:47, 3 users, load average: 3.99, 3.65, 3.28 -- 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: [opensuse-kde] Easy image mounting?
by Roger Oberholtzer 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 11:55 -0700, Roger Luedecke wrote: > One thing that was nice in OS X was the ease of mounting an > image as a virtual disk. I rarely had use for this however until I > got a netbook, which has no optical drive. Now when I have > hoped to install certain games (running on WINE) this is > unnecessarilly complicated, if not impossible due to the lack of > optical drive and the lack of an easy mounting option. Can we > be sure to add an easy way to mount disk images? Maybe just > right click>mount image in Dolphin? I don't imagine it should be > very hard to implement, and would be very useful... especially > as more users are turning to netbooks and similar devices. On KDE 4.7, I see that if I right-click on an ISO image (extension .iso), and select Open with ... ark (or file roller), I can browse the ISO image. Clicking on things in the image does as expected. I do not know about other image types. -- 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

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[opensuse] Dratted 'nouveau' driver...
by Insomniac 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

I just got myself a nice non CRT monitor. Along with it I also got an nvidia card. The monitor works fine, this is the second nvidia card I've had that completely screws up my system. After 30 seconds my mouse barely works, typing anything is a joke as things double-tap or triple-tap without one knowing, ad nauseum. It's a similar card to my other one that I thought was bad, but made by a different company. In the meantime I was awaiting this new card, I used the onboard video, nvida also. Things worked great on my old CRT and worked okay on this new monitor until the new card screwed things up and I switched to the onboard video with this new monitor. Now I can't get to X. I've tried to install the nvidia driver that was working fine before, but it keeps popping up that the kernel is using the nouveau module and I have to disable it before I can install the nvidia driver. I've uninstalled everything 'nouveau' from YaST and still get the same problem. I'm now in 'safe' mode, but of course the graphics are horrible, etc. Can anyone help me out here? How do I get the kernel to stop using the 'nouveau' module so I can install the nvidia driver and get back to my regular system with my new monitor? John -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (i586) Kernel: 2.6.34-12-desktop KDE: 3.5.10 "release 41" 12:32pm up 0:06, 2 users, load average: 0.40, 0.23, 0.11 Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived. -Isaac Asimov -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] bash profile will not adjust settings
by George OLson 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

Hi all, I am setting up my laptop with OS 11.4 32 bit and KDE 4.6.00. Just a few setup problems. First of all, I have a high resolution monitor, so all my fonts are small. I am working on that. But the first thing I want to adjust is the profile setting on bash. I go to settings -> configure profiles -> edit profile, and I try to change from small font black background with green color to white or anything else, and it won't adjust. I tried to slide the slider bar to make the font bigger, and on the dialog box it shows a bigger font, but it does not take the bigger font. The "apply" button doesn't do anything, or gray out or apply any changes no matter what changes I make. I have made the adjustment on my other pc with no problem. It seems like the application of any changes I make is disabled, whether I hit the apply button or the ok button. What other information do I need to post here in order to troubleshoot? Thanks George -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Kindle/Wine problem
by Stan Goodman 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

I recently downloaded and installed on my desktop machine the current KindleForPC (1.6.1). This release has the minor problem that it can't open books(!), which makes it useless. Fortunately, I have the installer for v1.5.0, which I know to be fundtional because it is running well on my laptop machine. Both machines run oS v11.4. I uninstalled the v1.6.1 Kindle from Wine by deleting the directory ~/.wine/..../Kindle as suggested by some of the advice I found through Google, then dropping the installer on the Wine configuration window; this is how I have previously installed Kindle on both machines in more than one installation. But the drop operation fails -- the installer icon is overlaid by a "Don't" road traffic sign. I assume that I need to do something lese in the bowels of the pseudo- Windows structure to convince it to accept the replacement installation. Can someone tell me what? -- 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] Re: [opensuse-factory] no builds after openSUSE-KDE-LiveCD-x86_64-Build0186-Media.iso
by Ken Schneider - openSUSE 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

On 08/24/2011 12:56 PM, Kim Leyendecker pecked at the keyboard and wrote: > Am 24.08.2011 18:09, schrieb Ken Schneider - openSUSE: >> On 08/24/2011 11:20 AM, Larry Finger pecked at the keyboard and wrote: >>> On 08/24/2011 07:18 AM, Stephan Kulow wrote: >>>> I know. But the fact remains that it took a whole week before someone >>>> even >>>> replied to the fact that the live cds are broken. They are just very >>>> fragile >>> >>> I use the KDE Live CD from Factory, and I missed the new versions. While >>> unable to get new ones, I used Build 0186 to install, set Factory as the >>> repos, and did a 'zypper dup'. I also described this process on the beta >>> forum. A number of people there used this workaround. >>> >>> It was not that I don't care. I just did not want to make any more >>> noise. As long as I could get to the end point, that was fine. >>> >>> BTW, a Live DVD might be desirable, but it would not replace the Live >>> CD. Why should I download 4 GB to create a minimal system for testing >>> that will be dup'ed every day anyway. The 700 MB of a Live CD is just >>> right and it installs quickly. If Live CDs are not available, then I >>> will use NET install CDs. That usually entails a 2+ GB download. >>> >>> Larry >> >> why does the DVD have to contain 4GB of data? Why not a live media >> that is 1.2GB in size or .975GB or 1.4GB? > > Because that´s the de facto standard. And why should place be wasted if > you burn it to a 4GB DVD? > > thanks, > Well, standards change over time. And making the live version larger then what a CD holds eliminates package contraints. Oh, please keep replies to the list, people don't need _multiple copies_ of your emails. -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Samba & symlinks
by James Knott 26 Aug '11

26 Aug '11

I've recently set up a server running openSUSE 11.4. I have set up some common file areas in the /srv partition, which I link to from user directories. If I use WinSCP to access the user accounts, I can follow the symlinks to /srv. However, if I use Samba, I get an error that files on /srv are not accessible and it might be due to permissions. I have tried the "follow symlinks" and "wide links" options in smb.conf, but still no luck. Any ideas? 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] Conversions
by Peter Nikolic 25 Aug '11

25 Aug '11

Hi . I have a small application some of you may remember tvark a network traffic mapper that i use now and then but nw it does not compile because it is a GTK application and i dont have Gnome installed it is looking for gtk-config , gtk.h , pcap.h and a gdk file how muchof a job for a non programmer to convert it to Qt from gtk or is there even a tool to do it these days Pete . -- Powered by openSUSE 11.3 (x86_64) Kernel: 2.6.34.10-0.2-desktop KDE Development Platform: 4.6.00 (4.6.0) 00:03 up 1 day 4:04, 4 users, load average: 0.23, 0.19, 0.18 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help(a)opensuse.org

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