December 2013 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Creating local copy of 12.2 repository plus patches
by Christopher Myers 29 Dec '13

29 Dec '13

Hey guys and gals, I know that oS 12.2 is no longer officially supported, so I was wanting to create a local copy of the 12.2 repo, complete with the latest patches and versions. That way, as I install software in the future, I was hoping to be able to just use the local copy rather than trying to have to download packages manually and try to match up required version numbers, etc. The reason I'm not going to be upgrading this box anytime soon is because it's my server at home, and I've done so many tweaks and customizations to the box, I don't want to risk an upgrade to 13.1 going wrong or one of the pieces of third-party software running on it not being compatible. Besides, there isn't any benefit for me upgrading at this point, especially since everything is working really really well right now. TIA, Chris -- 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] 13.1 installing troubles
by A. den Oudsten 29 Dec '13

29 Dec '13

I installed 13.1 with an iso DVD on my Acer e-machine. The next time I started up and at the moment when the KDE icon appeared and was still unsharp all blocked, leaving only diagonal lines at the screen. This also occurred when I started the second time with a KDE-live disk. Suggestions how to solve this will be very appreciated! André den Oudsten -- 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] trying to play audio from linux to windows using pulse
by Linda Walsh 29 Dec '13

29 Dec '13

Found instructions to setup the win side and binaries. For the linux side I was to set the PULSE_SERVER. But now can' find a music player that will work with it. xmms2d with a xmms2-plugin-pulse looked promising, but xmms2d can't start. It gives an error message: xmms2d INFO: ../src/xmms/log.c:49: Initialized logging system :) 22:50:55 ERROR: ../src/xmms/ipc.c:862: Couldn't setup IPC listening on 'unix:///tmp/xmms-ipc-Bliss\law'. 22:50:55 FATAL: ../src/xmms/main.c:540: IPC failed to init! So why can't it create a socket on linux -- maybe it isn't quoting the backslash? My login is law, but if it is prepending the domain name, that would give it Bliss\law. Has anyone gotten music to play from linux to a winbox? Is this doable? Thanks... -- 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] /sbin/yast: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable
by Hongyi Zhao 28 Dec '13

28 Dec '13

Hi all, I use suse on my cluster, but when I ssh to it, I meet the following info: ------ werner@debian-asus:~$ ssh zhaohongsheng(a)202.201.128.36 Password: Last login: Tue Dec 17 01:11:26 2013 from 202.201.139.209 /sbin/yast: fork: Resource temporarily unavailable ---------- Any hints? Does this harm or not? Regards -- .: Hongyi Zhao [ hongyi.zhao AT gmail.com ] Free as in Freedom :. -- 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] Hylafax and faxgetty in 13.1
by Bjoern Voigt 28 Dec '13

28 Dec '13

I wonder, how I can get "faxgetty" (from hylafax package) to work in openSUSE 13.1 with Systemd. Unfortunately I have currently no testing system with a modem. Is there any preconfigured Systemd script for faxgetty? The documentation within hylafax package seems to be outdated because it only describes the setup for sysv-init. /etc/init.d/hylafax: [...] # This init script is the preferred way to start HylaFAX, # but does not, by default, activate any modems. Consult # the faxgetty(8) and faxmodem(8) man pages for more info. [...] man faxgetty: [...] One faxgetty should be run for each facsimile modem on a machine.faxgetty is typically started by init(8C). [...] Greetings, Björn -- 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] Workstation refurbished with OpenSuse 13.1, but with some issues
by Ted Byers 27 Dec '13

27 Dec '13

Well, I tried to install from a DVD onto which the iso image was copied, but as it turned out, the only machine I have with a DVD writer has a defective DVD writer. Thus, I installed OpenSuse 12.3, and did a live update to 13.1. For the most part, it seems to work fine. Alas, as might usually be expected, there are some issues. 1) MySQL Workbench does not seem to be available for installation using yast. At first, I tried to build it from source downloaded from MySQL's site, but that failed miserably. I then found an rpm for it (labelled as unstable), but that refused to install. I finally met with success by installing the build of it for 12.3. So, problem solved (in the hopes that at some point, when I deal with software updates, it will get updated too). I mention this just in case someone else needs MySQL Workbench and doesn't find it. 2) I have been using Remmina, on OpenSuse 12.3, to RDP into several Windows servers, without significant issues. However, When I installed Remmina on OpenSuse 13.1, I found that it did not have support for RDP. I looked again, and found that there was an RDP plugin for Remmina, and so installed that, but there was no change in behaviour. No matter what I did, I could not get Remmina to even attempt to make an RDP connection to anything. As a work- around, I tried KRDC, which seems to be adequate. 3) This last issue is undoubtedly a consequence of user error, but I have yet to find a fix. In the expectation that Remmina would work as well on OpenSuse 13.1 as it seems to on 12.3, I hade copied the menu item for it from the menu to that rectangular black 'folder' that is on the desktop by default. By default, it has Firefox, KInfoCenter, Office, 'Online Help' and an OpenSuse icon. I assume it is some kind of special folder, as choosing 'folder view settings' from the popup menu that appears when right-clicking it presents the expected folder settings. Now, when I found Remmina did not work adequately, I tried to delete it, but ended up with that whole black rectangle disappearing instead. How do I get that back? Thanks Ted -- 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] upgrade annoyances
by tooth pik 27 Dec '13

27 Dec '13

I recently did an in place upgrade from 12.2 to 12.3 and seem to have lost the ability to make desktop changes that survive a reboot. With the following repositories http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.3/repo/oss http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.3/repo/non-oss http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.3/ http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/games/openSUSE_12.3/ ftp://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/12.3/ http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/12.3/ http://packman.inode.at/suse/12.3/ http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/12.3/repo/oss/ http://download.opensuse.org/update/12.3-non-oss/ enabled I performed a zypper dup and with only one conflict resolution got a functioning operating system -- I wanted nvidia in there so I could see a comprehensible display after the upgrade then I added http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Release:/411/openSUSE_12.3/ and with another zypper dup got a newer KDE (4.11.4) in my main menu there are two Configure Desktops -- the upper one is worded "Configure Desktop" and seems to have a more modern gui -- the lower one is worded "Personal Settings (Configure Desktop)" and the gui is less modern I can change things, eg the keyboard repeat delay, in the upper modern gui, but the changes have no effect -- when I change them in the lower gui the things I change get changed, but they are back to defaults after a reboot. I have to do this the Powerdevil settings, turning NumLock on, and nothing I've tried so far has succeeded in attaching firefox to Win-F, or Ksnapshot to PrintScreen or dolphin to Win-E any help will be appreciated -- _|_ _ __|_|_ ._ 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] yast, repositories view
by jdd 27 Dec '13

27 Dec '13

Hello, I just found a feature of the yast, software, repositories view that I think odd, and I would like to know what you think I want to use this view to know what application come from what repo. but in fact, looks like if a software exists in the repo and is installed from any repo (including the others), it is listed as installed in the repo view. example. Audacity is installed from packman. It's also available in the repo:multimedia:apps view. so one have to look at any individual application to know what the application come from I had to go torepo view, multimedia:apps, audacity, I see it as installed. I have to go to 'version' to see it is from packman this is a problem, because I try to avoid using different repos for too similar applications may be there is a zypper command that could allow me to have what exactly is installed form a given repo? thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.org -- 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] Polkit configuration and KDE integration
by Stuart 27 Dec '13

27 Dec '13

Folks, OpenSuSE included the package polkit-kde-kcmmodules in version 12.3. It seems this was dropped in 13.1, but the polkit and the polkit-kde-agent packages were kept. Was there a reason for this as it seems it would be needed to manage action policies from the desktop configuration. After some searching through packages on an older 12.3 system, finally pinpointed the missing package name and was able to download from http://rpm.pbone.net/. How do I go about having this package included in the next release? Thanks, Stuart -- 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] IMAP folders Unread message count?
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 26 Dec '13

26 Dec '13

Hi, Using Thunderbird 13.0.1 on OpenSuse 11.2 with it connecting to a local dovecot IMAP store with over 250 folders and sub-folders for a single user aka me. I would like to find out how many unread emails are there in the folders and sub-folders. I have Googled for a Dovecot manual for the CLI command but have been unsuccessful as my Google-fu seems to have been affected by the low sun spot number. Anyone help? Hylton -- ======================================================================== Hylton is a Lions Club member of Lions Club of Fish Hoek (District 410A) http://www.fishhoeklionsclub.org.za being part of the worlds largest non profit NGO ======================================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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