July 2016 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] appending date to a file name
by Terry Eck 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

It is really sad to get old. I use to know how to do this. I want to append a date (m-d-y) to a file. The command should be something like the following using touch as and example: touch temp[command involving date] so the result is similar to "temp_07-15-16". Thanks for any suggestions. Terry -- 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] Collision between GUI sessions if program from another user run under first user GUI session.
by Alec Destry 14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

Originally, after finding out that kdesu, followed by dolphin, did not work, I had posted to the openSUSE forum in the section on openSUSE 13.2 at https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/510414-Running-Dolphin-under-use… asking how I could open up a file manager window under a user other than the one the full GUI session belonged to. For example, if I have the computer booted into a full KDE GUI desktop session under user [joe], I had posted on the openSUSE forum asking how I could open up in [joe]'s KDE desktop session a file manager window running under user [john] and with the privileges of user [john] (instead of [joe]). Ultimately, I got that first question answered, but then encountered another problem. If I have the computer booted into a full KDE GUI desktop session (on vt7) under user [joe] and open up a file manager window under user [john] in [joe]'s KDE desktop session, and then open up a full KDE GUI desktop session (on vt8) under user [john] as shown in the screenshot at http://techccu.com/users/compwiz/pictures/opensuse-forums/thread1/snapshot4…, the two KDE GUI desktop sessions will collide. Specifically, [john]'s desktop screen and keyboard input will show up on vt7 and will hide [joe]'s desktop screen and keyboard input. However, some of john]'s windows (e.g. the logout confirmation screen) will still show up on vt8 and will only accept input on vt8. This collision will occur even if I close out the file manager window for [john] in [joe]'s KDE desktop session before opening up a full KDE GUI desktop session under user [john]. If I already have a full KDE GUI desktop session under user [john] open before I open up a file manager window under [john] in [joe]'s KDE desktop session, the collision will occur if I close out [john]'s KDE desktop session and then open another KDE desktop session under [john]. This collision also occurs with user [root]. If I open up a file manager window under [root] using the command as setup by the openSUSE 13.2 install program and then open up a full KDE desktop session under [root], the same collision between [joe] and [root] will occur. The only way to prevent the collision is to log [joe] out and then log [joe] back in again after having closed out the file manager window under [john] (or [root]) and before opening up any full KDE GUI desktop sessions under any other users. Since the following sockets get replaced when [joe] logs out and then back in again: /run/user/<UID joe>/ksocket-joe/kdeinit4__0 /run/user/<UID joe>/ksocket-joe/kdesud_:0 I had asked on the forum for the names of the programs that are responsible for creating and removing those sockets, and the names of the RPM files those programs belong to. A moderator on the forum had referred me to this mailing list and suggested that I pose my questions here. My questions are: (1) has this collision problem already been fixed and is it just a matter of upgrading some RPMs in order to get rid of this collision problem? If that is the case, could you please give me the full filenames for those RPMs so that I can manually upgrade them. The computer on which I have the openSUSE 13.2 installed does not connect to the internet so I will need to download and install those RPMs manually. (2) if this collision problem hasn't been fixed, is there a workaround available where I can refresh those sockets, and anything else that might also need refreshing, such that I don't have to log [joe] out and back in again. -- 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] flash-player-11.2.202.632 Security-Update available ...
by David "Flash! Ahh aaah!" Haller 14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

Hello, [opensuse-de -> s. Mitte] ... Tuesday was Groundhog-Da^Flash-Update-Day again[99] ... the usual flash security update is out, get version 11.2.202.632! ... for oS 13.1/13.2 via the official update repos, you should have them active already ... for oS versions since 12.1 that are unsupported (12.x) or where flash is unsupported (Leap, TW), i.e. all but 13.x (but I build for those anyway), from my home repo: <http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/dnh/>. [I'll probably add Leap 42.2 soonish, Dave Plater is apparently already testing my build for Leap 42.2.] Oh, BTW: I recommend you add my repo only with a low priority, i.e. a high number (say 199), as other packages of my repo might mess up your system. Then, switch ONLY the "flash-player*" packages you want by manually selecting the "home:dnh" .632 version in the version-tab in Yast to my repo. You'll then get that packages and only those from "me", and also future updates thanks to "vendor pinning". Feel free to ask for more details about the repo-handling (esp. for this case of one-out-of-lots packages from some home:* repo ;) ==== -de Kurzversion ==== ... und "täglich" grüßt das Murmelt^Flash-Update ... Das übliche Flash-Sicherheitsupdate mal wieder. URL zu meinem Repo mit den Paketen für 12.1 bis Leap 42.1 siehe oben. Ich empfehle aus meinem Repo nur den flash-player zu installieren, viele der anderen Pakete sind eher experimentell. Fragen? Nur zu. ==== -dnh PS: YES! Flash has got to die. But there's still too much crap out there where you just _need_ flash and the alternatives (e.g. gnash) don't work. I recommend you get the prefbar FF/Seamonkey extension[1] with which it is one click in a checkbox for Flash to be (en-/dis-)abled and then keep Flash disabled unless you really need it. Or find some similar extension for Chrom* or whatever. Also, disabling JS (via NoScript etc.) is good too. [1] https://prefbar.mozdev.org https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/prefbar/ (and yeah, I've got a couple of custom checkboxes for notorious stuff, e.g. for the SSL/TLS "safe renegotiation" pref. Make about:config stuff available via a checkbox or whatnot ;) [99] I actually checked the flash-player version somewhen on tuesday, the update must have come out just then about. Jep, the tarball has the date "2016/07/12 15:08 UTC", and I went to bed just at about that time. -- printk("%s: TDR is ga-ga (status %04x)\n", ...); linux-2.6.6/drivers/net/eexpress.c -- 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] Thunderbird column header sort highlight indicator
by Greg Freemyer 14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

I have a friend that wants to setup thunderbird to have a light blue background highlight to show which column is being sorted by. See for instance the "date" header and how it is highlighted in this screenshot: http://core0.staticworld.net/images/article/2012/10/thunderbird16mac_0-1000… How is that set/configured? Thanks Greg -- 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] Leap: Download of wallpapers seems broken? Or better something is broken with the network? Puzzled.
by stakanov＠freenet.de 14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

Try the following: go on the desktop, choose settings, download new backgrounds. The result is here: a) on a Leap system with normal file settings, this fails with "network error (4)" b) on a Leap system (other PC) with secure file systems this fails with the message: that the xml file in question does not have any entry. Now after resetting privoxy after some time it loads. The behaviour seems to be quite random, however it may have to do also with network problems I have when using privoxy, network manager and wlan. In this setup I have the impossibility to get network on browsers as long as I do not reset privoxy with su - systemctl restart privoxy.service Only then my systems becomes functional. I did file a bug report about half a year ago but got now response. But that should not be connected because privoxy is not set systemwide. Does anybody else experiences these issues? Any idea what could be the cause of this? On the first leap system however there is no privoxy installed and everything is standard working there via wicked. And again there is the "network error (4)" message. --- Mail & Cloud Made in Germany mit 3 GB Speicher! https://email.freenet.de/mail/Uebersicht?epid=e9900000450 -- 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] spell checking ("Rechtschreibprüfung") in kwrite not working (leap)
by Daniel Bauer 14 Jul '16

14 Jul '16

Hello, On my opensuse leap laptop spell checking in kwrite is not working. I can select the dictionary but then only a message box with "spell checking" appears, that does nothing and goes away on click. Meanwhile in the bottom line of the window there seems to be displayed an spelling error, but it's almost transparent I can't do anything there... How can I have spell checking as I had it in 13.2? Some settings I missed? Thanks for hints. Daniel -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Barcelona http://www.daniel-bauer.com

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[opensuse] Photo taken/file creation date advice.
by ianseeks 13 Jul '16

13 Jul '16

HI Has anyone found an easy to use tool/script to update a photo file creation date/time to the date/time that the photo was taken? I'm having to change all my girlfriends' photos taken on her phone that are backed up to Windows 7 (ugh) and then transferred via samba into the digikam system. Regards Ian -- Qt: 5.6.1 KDE Frameworks: 5.24.0 kf5-config: 1.0 plasmashell 5.7.1 Kernel: 4.6.3-1-default "openSUSE Tumbleweed (20160710) (x86_64)" -- 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] Intrusive GK104 HDMI Audio Controller
by Robin Klitscher 12 Jul '16

12 Jul '16

Leap 41.2 fully updated, kernel 4.1.26-21-default, KDE at the Plasma 5.7.0 level, video card nVidia GeForce GTX 670 using the proprietary driver 367.27 installed "the hard way". Recently, for reasons I won't go into except to say the situation is irreversible, I had to cease using my SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium sound card and revert to the onboard sound module. As is well-known, the GK104 HDMI Audio Controller component of the nVidia card is a predatory beast which seizes control of the sound system irrespective of the priorities/defaults assigned in YAST and/or KDE's System Settings. This prevents the onboard system from working. I can manually re-select the onboard sound module in the Multimedia section of System Settings; but having to do so after bootup and repeatedly at random intervals thereafter is a pain. The Titanium sound card used the snd-ctxfi driver. Interference by GK104 could be prevented by simply blacklisting the snd_hda_intel driver used by the latter. But I can't do that with the onboard sound system because it uses the same snd_hda_intel module. This is a well-known problem and there are "fixes" galore out there on the Net. I've tried many of them, but I haven't been able to find one that works in Leap (or even is relevant to openSUSE of any flavour). I'm also well aware that, with the proprietary video driver, my system is regarded as tainted and therefore formal developer support can't be expected. But if anyone could give me a friendly steer on an openSuse-centric solution to this annoying situation I'd be very much in your debt. To recap, the question is this. In Leap 42.1, how do I get rid of the intrusive GK104 HDMI Audio Controller that goes with an installed nVidia video card and uses the snd_hda_intel driver without also losing the onboard sound system that needs the same driver? -- Robin K Wellington "Harbour City" New Zealand -- 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] Importing GPG Keys with Zypper
by fastcpu＠openmailbox.org 12 Jul '16

12 Jul '16

If I delete a GPG key pertaining to a specific repo in YaST2 and then possibly delete the repo itself, then readd the repo, more times than not zypper doesn't ask for to readd the the GPG key. Some other weird behaviour is that when refreshing the repos after having added new ones which may have existed before, and whose GPG keys got deleted, zypper asks if I want to import the GPG key. I press 'a' to trust "always", and it's then done refreshing the repos. I go into YaST2 > Software Repositories > GPG Keys, and they key isn't even there. This behaviour seems flaky to me but maybe I'm missing something. Is there a way with zypper to force to add a GPG key, and why isn't it showing up in YaST2 after selecting the "trust always" option? -- 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] analog sound fallback output gone after switch to digital output
by gumb 12 Jul '16

12 Jul '16

I've lost the ability to switch back to Analog Stereo Duplex sound output, or rather, whilst the option remains, doing so results in no sound. But it was working fine before I switched to digital and even for a short while after I made the change I could fall back on it when required. I'll explain the setup and why I need to do this. openSUSE 13.1 64-bit with Evergreen updates, KDE 4.11.5, PulseAudio I have a Dell Latitude D630 laptop. There is an integrated speaker and headphone out/mic in jacks. Under KInfoCentre the internal soundcard shows as 'HDA Intel (STAC9205 Analog)'. The laptop spends most of its time on its docking station, a Dell PD01X. Until recently I had the sound set to 'Analog Stereo Duplex' in PulseAudio Volume Control's configuration. All worked fine. I would plug a small pair of speakers into the laptop's headphone jack when docked, or listen through the crappy internal speaker when undocked. The jack autodetects if something is plugged in and adjusts accordingly. I recently invested in a new hi-fi amp with various inputs including coaxial, so decided to hook it up to the coaxial out on my docking station. I switched to 'Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output + Analog Stereo Input' in PAVU's configuration. In KInfoCentre I see 'HDA Intel (STAC9205 Digital)'. Digital sound outputs fine to the hi-fi. I then found that the laptop headphone jack no longer worked, but there is a second headphone jack on the docking station that had never previously worked. That seems to work only in conjunction with digital out, so plugging into that jack instead works fine now for the little speakers. Indeed, it's more logical since I don't have to plug and unplug speakers every time I dock the laptop. When I take the laptop away I still require sound from the internal speaker, but it seems I can't have both digital and analog output concurrently. So I would switch back to 'Analog Stereo Duplex' in PulseAudio Volume Control. For a short while, this worked fine. Now it doesn't. I cannot get sound from either the internal speaker or the headphone jack on the laptop. I've been through the settings in every place I can think of. Everything seems correct and unchanged in Alsamixer. I've tried changing the device order and resetting to defaults in KDE Phonon settings. I've also gone into YaST sound, deleted the sound device, rebooted, reconfigured the sound device. Unable to find any editable PulseAudio configuration files, I tried simply deleting all PulseAudio files that I could find and restarting. No joy. Since I have another user account I tried logging in there. That had never been changed from Analog Stereo Duplex but I can't get sound there either any more, so something has changed at system rather than user level. Any ideas? gumb -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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