March 2014 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] zypper update -d undocumented feature?
by jdebert 01 Apr '14

01 Apr '14

Prefer to use zypper for updates, as yast is much too interactive and slower, and I like to defer installs until I have time to watch the progress. However, a couple times I've got a message after everything was downloaded about files in use being deleted during downloads, typically when drpms are being downloaded. zypper ps confirms that files in use were deleted. It's not documented in the manpage or other docs I've found but it appears that "download-only" switch for update does not always download only. For example, drpms are never only downloaded. I'm wondering if there's another switch to tell zypper that, "Yes, I Am Absolutely Certain I Want To Only Download And Not Install Or Delete Any Files At All Positively And Definitely So Don't Assume I Want Any Files Deleted Or Ask Again And By The Way, Only Download DRPMS. Do Nothing Else." -- 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] LibreOffice Samba shares
by Paul Groves 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hi, I have reinstalled 13.1 on my computer due to a hard drive failure. Since the reinstall LibreOffice will not open files from a smb share! It tells me I can only open local files. I have been able to do this since forever! I am using the default libreoffice that comes with opensuse. Very frustrating seeing as all my documents are saved on my NAS I have a laptop with a fresh install with the exact same issue. I also have a laptop running ubuntu which has no problem opening libreoffice files over smb. Can anyone help with this? -- Paul Groves -- 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] lxde screensaver
by lynn 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

13.1 Hi I have disabled the screensaver but the screen blanks every 10 minutes. Is there another setting which governs this? 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] Back-lit keyboard recommendations?
by Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hi, My existing no-name corded keyboard is wearing out rather rapidly ie the key labelling has been worn off. After 5 yrs I expect nothing more from the keyboard and would like to retire it. Whilst buying another corded PS/2\USB keyboard is on the cards I would prefer one that meets as many of these criteria: 1. Has back-lit keys as I work in a low light environment 2. A full keyboard i.e. 101/4 keys Including 12 F keys Number-pad Arrow keys Key cluster incl. Insert,Delete, Home, End, PageUp and PageDwn. 3. Fairly silent would be nice 4.Used on OpenSuse 11.2, a Windows key can me Tux styled or vacant. I have searched Amazon and Google for keyboards that have back-lit keys and not just backlit backgrounds. Many look ideal but in further investigation they are strictly Windows gaming keyboards. I have also visited <http://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Keyboards> and searching for lit gave me no keyboard entries :( Can anyone on the list make a suggestion from experience with regard to a particular unit or preferred manufacturer? Appreciated Hylton hylton(a)conacher.co.za (I am a member of the opensuse mailing list) -- 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]gnome how to switch Awesome WM
by 孑影 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

i used openSUSE 13.1 and the Gnome Version 3.10.2 now i will switch Awesome WM , 1. zypper in awesome 2. cp -rf /etc/xdg/awesome $HOME/.config/ 3.logout current user i will select awesome wm in login gui ,but i can't find it the login gui only select gnome ,now i how can find the awesome ? ps: add 'exec awesome' in .xinitrc i can't use other wm #风起看云涌，叶落品人生# -- 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] Last update of lightdm and shown users
by Andrea Turrini 31 Mar '14

31 Mar '14

Hi all, I am using openSUSE 12.3 and the last official update of lightdm has changed my choice of not showing users. Is this the expected behavior? How can I prevent this to happen again without having to check/adapt the conf file after each update (and possibly for each package involving a conf file)? Best, Andrea -- 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: [opensuse-factory] Question about libzypp
by Carlos E. R. 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

Please, reply to the mail list, not in private. I'm resending back to the mail list. On 2014-03-30 22:56, denisart benjamin2 wrote: > Le 30/03/2014 22:55, Carlos E. R. a écrit : >> On 2014-03-30 22:48, denisart benjamin2 wrote: >>> Hello everyone ! >>> >>> Does somebody know why libzypp doesn't have anything like "yumdb set >>> reason dep $PACKAGE" or "aptitude markauto $PACKAGE" ? >> What do they do? >> > Cleaning useless/orphan packages. Well, there is something for that in zypper, but little tested. I tried it in yast yesterday (13.1) and it wanted to remove a lot of useful stuff. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

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[opensuse] mei_me 0000:00:03.0: unexpected reset
by listreader 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

Howdy... I installed a fresh 13.1 x64 (with all updates) and I have this known problem: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=852656 An existing installation of 12.3 x32 on the same machine doesn't show this bug. I don't need the ME/AMT services but I can't shut them off in the bios so I just want to shut off the log messages. Most of that bugzilla discussion is beyond me but I did try the temporary workaround of "echo 0000:00:03.0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/mei_me/unbind" which works fine in a console but the suggested automation of that by sticking it in an /etc/init.d/rc.local doesn't work at all. Which file can I put the echo in and have it execute at the proper time to unload the module? Thanks. Ralph -- 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] Backup .. restore ... access/ownership
by Anton Aylward 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

I've just been though the tedious process of restoring from backup. The 1T WD drive developed more unmappable bad sectors than it could handle, right in my /home partition! Bathtub so replaced under warranty. Tedium of doing reinstall. Previously /home had been backed up rsync to thumb-drive :-) Rsync out; rsync back in :-) It was then the task of restoring the ~/Documents, ~/Mail, ~/Music etc from DVD. Mount as /mnt/dvd then rsync into place. Step-and-repeat. I'd been a good boy and done my backups :-) OUCH! For some reason everything seemed to be r--r--r-- root.root I'd burnt the DVDs with K3B. Is this some side effect of putting a reiserFS on a DVD using K3B in data mode? Or what? Any thoughts? -- Think of managing change as an adventure. It tests your skills and abilities. It brings forth talent that may have been dormant. Change is also a training ground for leadership. When we think of leaders, we remember times of change, innovation and conflict. Leadership is often about shaping a new way of life. To do that, you must advance change, take risks and accept responsibility for making change happen. - Charles E. Rice, CEO of Barnett Bank -- 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] Looking for a change.
by c. marlow 30 Mar '14

30 Mar '14

hi folks new here! I am currently running Kubuntu 12.04 since nov, I am kind of looking for a change from the Buntus. Been running something buntu ( meaning xubuntu, kubuntu,) for a couple years now. I just feel like I am ready to try to learn something a bit harder. But I have one friend telling me SUSE and I am wanting to try Fedora. is one easier than the other to learn coming from the buntus? Thanks, Christopher -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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