February 2012 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] How to build a package with additional options | YAST
by Luis Gonzalez 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

Hello list, I'm trying to figure out, how can I build the curl package with the = option "--with-libssh2" using YAST or another command line tool (CLI). I can do this downloading, extracting and using the source code with = well known procedures like configure make make install; but I want to = know if OpenSuse have a CLI tool in similar way like Ubuntu do with = dpkg-buildpackage. I post the reference for Ubuntu: = http://iamnearlythere.com/add-sftp-capabilities-to-curl If someone knows how to do that without download the source, thank you = very much. OpenSuse rules! Luis Gonzalez lgonzalezsa(a)gmail.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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[opensuse] configuring mailman
by jdd 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

Hello, I have to configure mailman and do this for the first time. It was not so obvious to find the SuSE doc, so I copied it to the wiki here: http://en.opensuse.org/Mailman That said, I have followed all the steps and do not know where is mailman :-) I mean, how can I find mailman from the web? the first step of the instructions is: 1) in /etc/sysconfig/mailman tweak the parameters MAILMAN_SMTPHOST MAILMAN_DEFAULT_NNTP_HOST MAILMAN_DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST MAILMAN_DEFAULT_URL_HOST MAILMAN_VIRTUAL_HOSTS and run "SuSEconfig -module mailman". my host is culte.org, so did I write in the file (same for all) but I let empty the VIRTUAL_HOSTS part, because I don't know what to write there. May I add myself a virtual mailman directory? the default /etc/apache2/conf.d/mailman.conf file is (and I don't see any ServerRoot): ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/ Alias /mailmanicons/ /usr/lib/mailman/icons/ Alias /pipermail/ /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/ <Directory /usr/lib/mailman/cgi-bin> order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> <Directory /usr/lib/mailman/icons> order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> <Directory /var/lib/mailman/archives/> Options +FollowSymLinks order allow,deny allow from all </Directory> thanks jdd -- 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] Creating Live USB w/o trashing the USB stick?
by Myrosia Dzikovska 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

I want to make a LiveUSB openSUSE stick. I have one from an earlier version (11.3). This is a 4G stick, so it was resized, and now there is a second partition containing various bits of data. If I use the dd_rescue command suggested in the documentation to burn the ISO, I will effectively trash the stick and all the data on it. Also, there is the matter of the system trying to re-partition itself on the first boot. And yes, I can restore from backup etc., but that's extra fuss. And it seems silly to trash full 4G of space just because I need 1G for a live USB. Is there a simple way to get around this? Thanks, Myrosia -- 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] awesome window manager? Where?
by Kim Leyendecker 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

Howdy all, I tried to install awesome window manager on my system, Zypper says the package doesn't exist and YaST doesn't know about "awesome" either. So, I added the following repository to my repo-list: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/windowmanagers/openSUSE_12.1/ Still, no awesome :-( Does a package exist at all, or have I to compile it myself? thanks in advance, --kdl -- 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] Installation Woes
by Billie Walsh 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

I decided to give openSUSE a try to see how it is. I used SuSE some years back and drifted away. I downloaded 12.1-64 and burned the DVD [ properly ]. Was a bit surprised to discover that there was a Windows exe file to install. Decided - well, why not. Got to a certain point and told me I didn't have the admin rights to install. Not terribly surprising because as my "user" account I don't have admin rights. As a general rule Windows will as me for the admin password but this time it didn't. Decided to boot from the DVD and install that way. Restarted the computer and thought maybe it might be a good idea to do the media test before installing. Started out fine and got to a splash screen, and just sat there like a lump. No keyboard or mouse input available. [ I run this computer and another on a KVM switch and couldn't even switch to the other computer with the keyboard - had to push the button on the switch ] Had to do a hard shut down with the power switch. Rebooted to the DVD and tried the install option. Got to the same splash screen with the same results. Had to do another hard shutdown. Rebooted into Windows again as admin. Run the exe file. Got to the same point as I did as user and same result. No admin privilege to install. I'm logged into the computer AS admin and I don't have privilege??????? Computer is an Intel dual core with two gigs memory triple booted with Kubuntu 12.04, Windows 7 and XP. I was/am going to replace the XP with opensuse [ if I can get it installed ]. Anyone got any suggestions? I know it is possible that the ISO file glitched during download or the DVD burning glitched somehow but is there something I'm missing or doing wrong? -- “The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government lest it come to dominate our lives and interests”. - Patrick Henry - _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- 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] Sound in OpenSUSE 12.1
by Terry Eck 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

Just installed OpenSUSE 12.1 and the first stumbling block the sound. I have a couple of programs requiring the /dev file mixer and dsp. Both of these are missing from the system. Is there a configuration file to create these audio dev files. Regards, Terry -- openSUSE 11.3 -- Kernel 2.6.34 -- GNU/Linux -- Mon 02/13/12 16:00pm up 0:10, 3 users, load average: 0.15, 0.10, 0.06 -- 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] [DISCUSS] Moving one Postgres db
by Duaine Hechler 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

I have a single Postgres db that I would like to move it into /home. How can this be done ? TIA, Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler(a)att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss(a)sluug.org http://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- 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] Convert Yarn/2 Folders to mbox???
by Robin Klitscher 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

I see that a number of denizens on this list are former OS/2 or eCS users. I finally gave up on that platform in mid-2007 (in favour of what is now openSUSE) since it was becoming too much of a struggle to keep eCS apace with the possible. I have of course been able to transfer the 15 years' of work files that were on the OS/2 system into openSUSE, but with one exception. That exception is the accumulation of emails across many years in Yarn/2, which I still need to consult from time to time. To a degree, this situation would have been eased if I'd been able to get OS/2 up and running in a virtual machine under openSUSE. But, despite many attempts and much frustration, I have not been able to get any of the OS/2 flavours to work satisfactorily as a VirtualBox guest in an openSUSE host. That includes eCS 2.0 and the latest editions of VBox. In consequence I've kept an older computer in a sufficient operational condition to run eCS 1.2 for occasional forays into the Yarn/2 email archives when needed, which is clumsy, but at least it has worked so far. But it won't work forever. Against that day, what I'd like to do is convert the contents of archived Yarn/2 mail folders into mbox format so I can then import them into Thunderbird or other mailer running on openSUSE (currently 12.1). I've googled all over the place, and this has yielded only a small handful of relevant returns, none of which has led to anything useful. I'd be very grateful therefore if some ex-OS/2 guru - or anyone else - could help me with achieving this Yarn/2 => unix conversion. Thank you. Robin K -- 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] New update breaks Seamonkey email
by James Knott 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

I just installed the latest Seamonkey update and now the email part is unusable. The first thing I noticed is there's no message or header area visible. It's just a big blue-grey area. Also, it's missing several iterms from the Mail tool bar. There's no "File", "Edit", "View" "Help" listed. In short, it's useless. -- 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] help with recovery from botched nvidia driver install
by Alex Angerhofer 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

Hi List, I have been running 12.1 on 64 bit for a while. My graphics card is a GeForce GTX470 and I have been using the nouveau driver without any problems for months. The other day I tried to install the nvidia driver with the result that the plasma desktop became unstable (bombs to black screen after a while). I tried a couple of the older drivers as well with the same symptoms. I have since tried to recover from this situation and revert back to the nouveau driver, however, with limited success. I was able to uninstall the nvidia driver and remove the blacklisting for nouveau. I also had to remove my /etc/X11/xorg.conf file in order to get the X server to come back up but it does so in 1280x1024 instead of 1920x1080 which is my native screen resolution. Basically, the screen looks like what comes up in failsafe mode. What am I missing? How do I get the higher resolution back? Is there a way to rerun the hardware test scripts that determine the correct settings upon an initial install? I would hate to have to reinstall from scratch. Thanks in advance for any pointers, Alex. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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