March 2020 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse] Wireshark changes
by James Knott 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

I've noticed there have been some recent (March 13) changes to Wireshark. Previously, when starting, it was necessary to enter the root password. Now, no password is required, but it's no longer possible to select an interface to monitor. This makes it somewhat useless for capturing traffic. About all that can be done is read existing capture files. If opened from a root terminal session, it works normally. I then checked the application in the menu and found the application command had changed from /usr/bin/xdg-su -c /usr/bin/wireshark %f to wireshark %f, which runs it as a mere mortal, in that useless mode. Why was this done? After restoring the full command, it now works properly. -- 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] Why swap?
by James Knott 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

I'm running 15.1 & KDE. One thing I've noticed is swap use increases through time, even though I'm not even using all the real memory. Eventually, it gets to the point where my system bogs down and can become unusable. At the moment, I'm running 13.6 GiB of 15.6 memory and 4.1 of 24 swap. Why should swap be used at all, when there's still a significant amount of free memory? -- 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 nvcc (CUDA compiler) on Tumbleweed, and gcc versions
by Roger Oberholtzer 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

I have installed the NVIDIA CUDA RPMS on Tumbleweed. Although they are packaged by NVIDIA for Leap 15.1, they seem to have installed. I am trying to build some neural network software (https://pjreddie.com/darknet/yolo/) It works quite well as just a CPU-based program. However, I am hoping to use this to process many 10s of thousands of high-resolution images. So I want/need to build it with CUDA/GPU support. When running nvcc, I get a message that it does not support gcc versions newer than 8. On Tumbleweed, I have gcc 9. As one does. What is the best way to have two versions of gcc installed? I'm not sure exactly which gcc components nvcc uses. So I guess it would be the most of gcc8. Is it possible to install gcc8 in such a way that it does not become the default compiler? I plan on using it only for this purpose. The result should be a DSO library that I can then link against in my applications when they are built with gcc 9 or whatever the Tumbleweed default compiler is. As an alternative, anyone know if the CUDA package (https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home%3ABumblebee-Project%3AnVidia%3…) in can be used in OBS? As it downloads things, I suspect OBS will not allow this. No idea. I also would need the version of gcc that CUDA 9 requires. Then I could build the package there, and have a new openSUSE package to boot. Pros and cons of both approaches? -- Roger Oberholtzer -- 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] network bonding slaves
by Roger Oberholtzer 01 Apr '20

01 Apr '20

We are setting up a cluster of computers that will be connected via a 10 GB network. The switch we are considering is something like https://www.netgear.com/business/products/switches/smart/XS748T.aspx The sales blurb says: Up to eight 10-Gigabit Ethernet links can be aggregated into a virtual 80‑Gbps connection In openSUSE, would this be related to bonding slaves? I have never used this. The goal would be that one computer (primarily a file server type of thing) has a high bandwidth stream for reading and writing data to the switch, where numerous other computers read and write via their single cable. This server would have, say, 4 10 GBit Ethernet ports connected to the switch. Ideally these would appear to be a single network. Am I thinking correctly? Anyone have any advice on this kind of thing? We are targeting an openSUSE Leap system for this server. -- Roger Oberholtzer -- 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] Question on KDM
by Dr.-Ing. Dieter Jurzitza 01 Apr '20

01 Apr '20

Dear listmembers, I am (AFAIK) bound to using KDM rather than i. e. using SDDM because I need two in parallel X11 - sessions running on tty7 and tty8 in my case. The disadvantage right now: because the resolution of my display is quite high (3840x2160) the fonts and the graphics of the login display are *very* small (too small for my old eyes :-)) Anyone having a solution on how to enlarge the size of the KDM login - window? Thank you for looking into this, take care Dieter Jurzitza -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr.-Ing. Dieter Jurzitza 76131 Karlsruhe -- 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] TW - installing on NFS, fails ? "Initializing the target directory failed."
by Per Jessen 31 Mar '20

31 Mar '20

I've just attempted an installation twice, failed with the same error, see $SUBJ. 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] RpmDb.cc(initDatabase):278 Calling initDatabase: '(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm' 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(unblockAccess):316 Unblock access 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(dbAccess):220 Set new database location: '(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm' 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <3> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(D):72 rpmdbOpen error(1): {NULL(/mnt)/var/lib/rpm} 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 librpmDb.cc(D):75 THROW: Failed to open database: Root: /mnt dbPath: /var/lib/rpm 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 librpmDb.cc(newLibrpmDb):182 CAUGHT: Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 librpmDb.cc(newLibrpmDb):185 RETHROW: Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 RpmDb.cc(initDatabase):315 CAUGHT: Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] librpmDb.cc(blockAccess):303 Block access 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <5> mole100(10949) [zypp] Exception.cc(log):166 RpmDb.cc(initDatabase):317 RETHROW: Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] RpmDb.cc(~RpmDb):225 ~RpmDb() 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <1> mole100(10949) [librpmDb] RpmDb.cc(~RpmDb):228 ~RpmDb() end 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <3> mole100(10949) [Pkg] Target_Load.cc(TargetInitializeOptions):164 TargetInit has failed: Rpm Exception 2020-03-31 14:23:49 <3> mole100(10949) [Interpreter] clients/inst_rpmcopy.rb:59 Rpm Exception The NFS root is mounted: # df Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on tmpfs 24620612 361260 24259352 2% / /dev/loop0 83584 83584 0 100% /parts/mp_0000 /dev/loop1 12288 12288 0 100% /parts/mp_0001 devtmpfs 12250776 0 12250776 0% /dev /dev/loop2 59392 59392 0 100% /mounts/mp_0006 /dev/loop3 83712 83712 0 100% /mounts/mp_0007 /dev/loop5 1920 1920 0 100% /mounts/mp_0009 /dev/loop6 128 128 0 100% /mounts/mp_0010 /dev/loop7 256 256 0 100% /mounts/mp_1042 rootserver:/srv/nfsroot/mole28 104723200 37312000 67411200 36% /mnt # ls -l /mnt/var/lib/rpm/Packages.db -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Mar 31 14:23 /mnt/var/lib/rpm/Packages.db -- Per Jessen, Zürich (6.4°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] KDE3-Digital matching Kdm and Ksplash
by David C. Rankin 30 Mar '20

30 Mar '20

For those that use KDE3 (or just tinker with it), From time to time I'll create a new Kdm & Ksplash theme based on whatever latest gee-whiz background I'm using. Here is the latest if interested: https://paste.opensuse.org/31493489 If anyone would like a copy of either the login or splash or both -- let me know and I'll find somewhere to post them. -- 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] LibreSwan on Tumbleweed
by Ciro Iriarte 28 Mar '20

28 Mar '20

I'm trying to find a proper Linux client for FortiGate IPSec roadwarrior configuration and found some references to LibreSwan. The problem is although there is a NetworkManager plugin for LibreSwan on Gnome, there's no LibreSwan package. Should I go ahead and compile/build a package or I'm missing something?. Regards, CI.- -- 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] static routing via NM on 15.1 ...
by Dr.-Ing. Dieter Jurzitza 28 Mar '20

28 Mar '20

Dear listmembers, I recently upgraded one of my systems to opensSUSE leap 15.1. This device has been running openSUSE since years, the latest version was 42.3 Now I cannot get a default route to my STATIC network running any more. If I configure in the gui, say IP NM GW 192.168.41.198 255.255.255.0 192.168.41.10 he keeps changing the GW into "0.0.0.0" whatever I do. If I try to add a route 0.0.0.0 netmask 0.0.0.0 gateway 192.168.41.10 this gets deleted. If I try to modify the default route by: nmcli connection modify Home ipv4.gateway "192.168.41.10" nothing happens. "route" tells me 192.168.41.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlan0 until I do a good old route add default gw 192.168.41.10 then it shows route default <name of my router> 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 wlan0 192.168.41.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 600 0 0 wlan0 If I try to force NM to modify the default route in network - manager interactive mode this software tells me: "a gateway is not compliant with "never-default". So I am stuck here ;-). Any ideas? I *need* a default gateway to get my network running and I get the info that this would be impossible. So I am stuck - this is a bug, isn't it? For now I can hel myself using route manually but this is very unconvenient. Thank you for any idea how to resolve this. Take care Dieter -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr.-Ing. Dieter Jurzitza 76131 Karlsruhe -- 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] YouTube comments not loading in latest Firefox ESR update
by gumb 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Since updating to the 68.6.0-lp151.2.36.1-x86_64 release of Firefox in Leap 15.1 yesterday, YouTube comments no longer load. The spinny thing on the page just keeps on spinning. I already had the 68.6.0 version installed. The only change noted for this latest update is: - Added patch: firefox-fips.patch (bsc#1167231) * FIPS: MozillaFirefox: allow /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled I see this issue has occurred in previous years on various browsers for various reasons. I do have uBlock Origin installed so I tried disabling that, no difference. I can test in Konqueror, where the comments load as normal. Anybody else seeing this on Leap or is it just some weirdness with my installation? 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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