July 2018 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] keyboard in Leap 15.0
by Dave Howorth 04 Aug '18

04 Aug '18

When I boot Leap 15 the vertical pipe symbol doesn't work. Instead it prints '>' and backslash prints '<'. I have a UK keyboard that has always worked fine. So I go into YaST/Hardware/System Keyboard and I see that it says I have English(UK) selected. So I type in the Test box and see >< instead of what I should see. So I select English(US) and then select English(UK) again and type again and this time see |\. Which would be fine except this happens every time I boot. Which is very annoying. Anybody seen this? -- 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] failed to start mythbackend
by Dave Howorth 03 Aug '18

03 Aug '18

I went into YaST / System / Services Manager and tried to start mythbackend. I got an error that I don't understand. Here's the YaST log: First I start mythbackend: 2018-07-24 12:35:04 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] clients/services-manager.rb:64 User returned `start_stop 2018-07-24 12:35:04 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] clients/services-manager.rb:240 Setting the service 'mythbackend' to active 2018-07-24 12:35:04 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/services_manager_service.rb:221 Service mythbackend has been marked for activation Then I click OK: 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] clients/services-manager.rb:64 User returned `next 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] clients/services-manager.rb:88 Writing configuration... 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <2> acer-suse(7430) [ui-shortcuts] YShortcutManager.cc(checkShortcuts):85 Not enough widgets with valid shortcut characters - no check 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/services_manager_service.rb:374 Saving systemd services... 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/services_manager_service.rb:381 Modified services: {"mythbackend"=>{:enabled=>true, :can_be_enabled=>true, :modified=>true, :active=>true, :loaded=>false, :description=>"MythTV backend service"}} 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/Service.rb:112 Enabling service 'mythbackend' 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl show mythbackend.service --property=Id --property=MainPID --property=Description --property=LoadState --property=ActiveState --property=SubState --property=UnitFileState --property=FragmentPath 2018-07-24 12:35:23 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl enable mythbackend.service 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl show mythbackend.service --property=Id --property=MainPID --property=Description --property=LoadState --property=ActiveState --property=SubState --property=UnitFileState --property=FragmentPath 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/services_manager_service.rb:486 Switching services 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl show mythbackend.service --property=Id --property=MainPID --property=Description --property=LoadState --property=ActiveState --property=SubState --property=UnitFileState --property=FragmentPath 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/Service.rb:140 Starting service 'mythbackend' 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl show mythbackend.service --property=Id --property=MainPID --property=Description --property=LoadState --property=ActiveState --property=SubState --property=UnitFileState --property=FragmentPath 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl start mythbackend.service 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <3> acer-suse(7430) [bash] ShellCommand.cc(shellcommand):78 Failed to start mythbackend.service: Unit mythbackend.service is not loaded properly: Exec format error. 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <3> acer-suse(7430) [bash] ShellCommand.cc(shellcommand):78 See system logs and 'systemctl status mythbackend.service' for details. 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl show mythbackend.service --property=Id --property=MainPID --property=Description --property=LoadState --property=ActiveState --property=SubState --property=UnitFileState --property=FragmentPath 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <3> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/Service.rb:443 Attempt to `start` service 'mythbackend' failed. ERROR: 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] yast2/systemctl.rb:32 systemctl status mythbackend.service 2>&1 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <3> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/services_manager_service.rb:511 Error: Could not stop mythbackend which is currently enabled. ● mythbackend.service - MythTV backend service Loaded: error (Reason: Exec format error) Active: inactive (dead) Jul 20 15:38:33 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 20 16:00:31 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 20 16:01:57 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 20 16:24:01 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 21 14:56:36 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:17:01 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:17:25 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:17:25 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:19:53 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:35:23 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <3> acer-suse(7430) [Ruby] modules/services_manager_service.rb:401 There were some errors during saving: Could not stop mythbackend which is currently enabled. ● mythbackend.service - MythTV backend service Loaded: error (Reason: Exec format error) Active: inactive (dead) Jul 20 15:38:33 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 20 16:00:31 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 20 16:01:57 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 20 16:24:01 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 21 14:56:36 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:17:01 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:17:25 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:17:25 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:19:53 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players Jul 24 12:35:23 acer-suse systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/mythbackend.service:11: Invalid user/group name or numeric ID: Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [ui] YPushButton.cc(setFunctionKey):202 Guessing button role YOKButton for YPushButton "Continue" at 0x7fd28c5bffc0 from function key F10 2018-07-24 12:35:24 <1> acer-suse(7430) [ui] YPushButton.cc(setFunctionKey):202 Guessing button role YCancelButton for YPushButton "Cancel" at 0x7fd28c5cbc60 from function key F9 I don't know why YaST says to look in the system log (there's nothing there) or the systemd status (since it already printed it twice). I don't understand what "Invalid user/group name or numeric ID" means. The mythtv user is there with a userid of 471 and a description of "MythTV Backend User" and is a member of audio and video groups. (created by the system, not by me). There are no special groups. Does anybody understand what this means or how to fix it? -- 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] Which is better? Exchange 2016 or Linux-based SMTP Servers?
by Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

Good evening from Singapore, I am torn between deploying Exchange 2016 and Linux-based SMTP servers like sendmail, postfix, qmail and exim. Relative ease of installation and configuration is an important consideration factor. Exchange 2016, Domain Controller, and Active Directory are relatively easy to install and configure. Linux-based SMTP servers are extremely difficult to install and configure and of course, extremely time-consuming. One of the features of Exchange 2016 is that you can create additional folders on your Inbox in the server (server-side). Can Linux-based SMTP servers do that? Does Exchange 2016 offer more user-friendly features or Linux-based SMTP servers? Besides the above considerations, how about security? Traditionally, Linux is far more secure than Windows. Judging by security, Linux-based SMTP servers ought to have a higher percentage of the market share? Finally, I can only use Windows Server 2016 Standard Evaluation Copy FREE for a period of 3 years MAXIMUM. But I can use Linux servers and Mail Transport Agents (MTA) FREE perpetually. Please advise. Thank you very much. ===BEGIN SIGNATURE=== Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming's Academic Qualifications as at 30 Oct 2017 [1] https://tdtemcerts.wordpress.com/ [2] http://tdtemcerts.blogspot.sg/ [3] https://www.scribd.com/user/270125049/Teo-En-Ming ===END 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] Bug 1099565 – Icons and text not displaying properly - Leap 15.0
by James Knott 02 Aug '18

02 Aug '18

I created this report because of a frequent problem with the desktop. Has anyone else noticed it? Also, I find, with 15.0, that some things are slower to start. For example, if I press Alt-F2, to do some function, and start typing, it takes a few seconds for the characters to appear. It seems sluggish in other ways too. https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1099565 -- 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 Ethernet and wireless drivers
by don fisher 31 Jul '18

31 Jul '18

I am running Leap 42.3 and recently purchased an Alienware 13 R3 laptop that contains: 1. Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2500 Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2. Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 80211 ac Wireless Network Controller I ran Yast networking and no devices were discovered. Is there a way, some switch in modprobe perhaps, to tell which module is required? Is there an opensuse procedure or some other advice? I looked on google and found some Ubuntu links, but nothing relating to opensuse. 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] Small editor project - feedback
by David C. Rankin 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

If anybody has the time (or need) for a small gtk based editor, I could use some help with testing a little project. Most recently word-completion was added along with the right-margin visual guide. Written in C with the Gtk+2 toolkit, the package is about 109k in size. Most systems will already have Gtk2 installed and the libgtksourceview package is about 300k. Both light and dark syntax highlight styles are included. For Leap 15, the package is: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/drankinatty/openSUSE_Leap_1… there are packages available for 13.1 - Leap 15. If you find any problems, let me know, or open an issue on github: https://github.com/drankinatty/gtkwrite -- 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] Ancient OS and software
by Frans de Boer 30 Jul '18

30 Jul '18

LS, As is custom with previous releases of opensuse, leap 15 also has a unsupported and in linux terms ancient os embraced. I just wonder, why not use a LTS linux instead of an OS the opensuse developers have to maintain themself? Of course there is more ancient software like old gcc software etc. Okay, it is tried and stable and it compiles software which does not compile under 8.1 without modification due to syntax errors. A lot of old other stuff too. I do use TW when developing and in all those years it turns out as quite stable except for some glitches happening once a year. It feels like it is good enough for day to day office work, but if you want a little more... Frans. -- 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 links in file browser
by Carlos E. R. 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I wonder if there is some file browser that would allow to select a number of files, and then create a hard-link of all of them in another directory. I have tried dolphin, nautilus, thunar, gnome commander. Some offer creating soft-links, I want hard links this time. Even Midnight Commander can't: it creates hard link only for the currently selected file only, and asks for destination name. Single file and prompt, so no use for this. Nautilus, for instance, can create soft-links on the selection, but then can not select a bunch of files by pattern. I have to select all, then delete by pattern using something else. Thunar can select by pattern, but not create links of any kind instead of copy. No tool is complete yet? Then Nautilus goes nuts, processing my directory that I'm trying to link, which is full of photos, doing the preview of a thousand photos. Both on the original and the copy. Then tracker-store goes nuts as well, at 100% CPU. All my 4 cores are busy :-( - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 42.2 x86_64 "Malachite" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAltPHVIACgkQtTMYHG2NR9X0kQCfSGOdzslaw3kqnWKqRONYZmV5 GJEAnjsB6N7NgMzIh3Qv5o/9xQjbUWbr =DTeG -----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] Nvidia Repository
by Dave Smith 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

The last several days my update applications on OpenSuSE have reported time out errors with the Nvidia Repositories. Are the servers down or have they moved? Thanks, David Iacobellis -- 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] kodi logging in the wine directories
by Dave Howorth 29 Jul '18

29 Jul '18

Why is kodi logging under .wine? I just did a search to find if kodi made any logs. I was very surprised to find a log in /home/piglet/home/dhoworth/.wine/dosdevices/y:/.kodi/temp/kodi.log /home/piglet/home/dhoworth/ is a data directory where I keep most of my personal files. Lots of things have symbolic links from /home/dhoworth to there because there is more space there. e.g. /home/dhoworth/Pictures -> ../piglet/home/dhoworth/Pictures/ .wine is there because in the dim and distant past it used to actually be my home directory and in those dim and distant days I occasionally used wine, but I haven't used it for ages. So why has the newly installed kodi decided to write a log in such an obscure place? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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