January 2016 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Format disk with 13.2 btrfs file system
by don fisher 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Please give me the commands, probably to mkfs.btrfs, that allows me to generate the file system that the distribution media provides. I have tried to use the distribution media, but keep having trouble with a clean build on a USB drive. Thanks Don -- 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] mounting read only as root
by jdd 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Hello, I often have to use "rsync --delete" to mirror two very large archives usb disks. for safety reason, I would like to mount the source read only. usually I just mount disks in dolphin and use rsync from dolphin xterm. But like this disks are mounted rw is there a simple way to mount a disk ro as user? in Dolphin, the action seems to be done by kde-open5, but options do not show ro options] urls... Un outil en ligne de commandes pour les opérations réseau transparentes Options: -v, --version Displays version information. -h, --help Displays this help. --noninteractive Non-interactive use: no message boxes. If you don't want a graphical connection, use --platform offscreen --author Afficher les informations sur l'auteur. --license Afficher les informations sur la licence. --desktopfile <file name> The base file name of the desktop entry for this application. Arguments: url Fichier ou URL 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] gnuplot -p plotfile.plt (no zoom, scale, etc.) no communication with persistent window??
by David C. Rankin 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

All, I have always create plot files for running gnuplot, instead of running from within gnuplot. e.g.: $ gnuplot -p plotveloc.plt where plotveloc.plt contains plot \ "vmag.txt" using 1:3 title 'velocity y' instead of running from the gnuplot> prompt, e.g.: $ gnuplot gnuplot> plot "vmag.txt" using 1:3 title 'velocity y' gnuplot> q $ I have always had the ability to zoom, scale, toggle-ruler, etc. in the persistent window. Now for some reason, it is like all communication with gnuplot is gone when using a persistent window. It is fine when running from the 'gnuplot>' prompt. Has anyone else seen this? Any fix? What to check? This is with the standard Version 4.6 patchlevel 3 from the OSS repo (maybe update). -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- 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] Firefox Private Browsing
by Larry Stotler 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

I recently updated to v43.0.4 on 13.2/x64. I decided to enable all private browsing in tabs & windows with it to see how it works. However, when I open a new Private Window, it now opens my saved homepage, which is an email service. And, instead of just showing a login, it actually logs me in. I thought that the Private Browsing was supposed to sandbox all tabs/windows. No history is being recorded, but the fact that my login is still being loaded leads me to believe that I'm not being protected very well. Does anyone else have this issue? -- 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] using a local repo mirror plus adding extra repositories during installation ?
by Per Jessen 20 Jan '16

20 Jan '16

Last year I created a local mirror as a way of avoiding the IPv6 mirror issue. When I install, I just point to this with install=http://local.mirror. However, when I select to add extra repos during installation, i.e. the update repos, these are not taken from the local mirror, so I'm back to the ipv6 issue. I was just wondering if anyone else had encountered this and maybe already found a way around it? (apart from applying updates in a separate step). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (0.8°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- 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] openSUSE-SU-2016:0145-1: critical: openssh - why patch OpenSSH_6.2p2 and not install OpenSSH_7.1p2?
by David C. Rankin 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

All, Just a curiosity. Why patch OpenSSH_6.2p2 in a critical update instead of updating to OpenSSH_7.1p2? There are not conflicts between the versions or issues with backwards compatibility. So where is the logic for patching an old version when you could simply package the new version as an update? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- 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] I'm a bit confused by the current naming of vmware player
by Carlos E. R. 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I went to https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads, and what I see as "Player" is now called "VMware Workstation 12.1.0 Player for Linux 64-bit." The version I have currently installed is Player, version 6. Apparently, VMware Workstation 12.1.0 Player is both free and paid. I suppose I have to upgrade to it. Anybody done that, what should I have in mind? However, the package is named similarly: VMware-Player-6.0.6-.....x86_64.bundle VMware-Player-12.1.0-......x86_64.bundle No "workstation" in the name there, just a jump in the version number. - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlaZEaUACgkQtTMYHG2NR9V3+QCfc2op98GC9esfTL3+AXqx0xGK pP4AmwSYpw9+9n5dodRUhZ9Mru8rVBlu =tIpT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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] dracut adds ifname=enp65s1:ma:ca:dd:re:ss ip=enp65s1:static ?
by Per Jessen 19 Jan '16

19 Jan '16

Over the weekend I've been playing with a new box, trying to make it boot over nfs. Not many hairs left on my head. After a lot of trial&error with both openSUSE Leap42 and 13.2, I finally(!) noticed what dracut adds as default cmdline arguments - ifname=enp65s1:ma:ca:dd:re:ss ip=enp65s1:static The first bit is probably okay, but the second is certain not, when I use DHCP. Okay, I just override it "ip=dhcp" in the bootloader, but surely this is new behaviour? None of my other systems need ip=dhcp. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (-3.4°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- 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] Welcome back to Carlos
by Greg Freemyer 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

A community involves good times and bad. Carlos has been a major part of the opensuse user community for years. I'm very happy that the board has dropped their ban on Carlos posting here. I'm even more happy that Carlos has chosen to re-engage. I truly believe he is valuable contributor to the community and hope he continues to be for years to come. Greg -- Greg Freemyer www.IntelligentAvatar.net -- 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] KDE3 kicker hangs with 100% CPU use
by Istvan Gabor 18 Jan '16

18 Jan '16

Hello: This occurs on openSUSE 13.1 with KDE3 (from KDE repo). I have installed many packages through yast2 package manager. After this when go to KDE3 start menu -> graphics, the desktop hangs, top shows that kicker uses 100% CPU. I removed ~/.kde/share/config/kickerrc but it did not make a change (after restarting the system). It also occurs to a new test user with a newly created KDE3 desktop, so this is not a user specific symptom. How could I trace and possibly fix this? Thanks, Istvan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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