openSUSE Users November 2021

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Tumbleweed: All windows start in lower right corner
by mh＠mike.franken.de 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

Hi *, since the before last Tumbleweed update every new window's lower right corner is set to the lower right corner of the actual screen - except for apps or windows for which I have defined special windows rules. Especially for Firefox and KMail this is really annoying. Any idea, what might cause this? TIA. Bye. Michael.

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procno - like top, but not as we know it.
by Michael Hamilton 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

Is anyone you interested in a GUI process monitoring utility? I've been working on one for my own use. It as has somewhat similar aims as "top", but takes a different approach concentrating more on the "overview" and less on the numbers. I wanted to be more aware of processes that were active and their patterns of activity. I wanted desktop notifications for processes that consume resources excessively (PROCess NOtifications - procno). Procno partly hearkens back to the days of mainframes with rows of blinking lights. If that rings any bells for you, please have a look at: https://github.com/digitaltrails/procno There's a video and screen shot, so you need not waste much time reading. It's still a work in progress, but it does much of what I want. Development will likely slowdown from now on, perhaps adding more validation, or a few more features, such as a nice/renice control or more process info. BTW, procno is partly based on jouno (another pet project of mine). If you're interested in a "different" take on monitoring the journal, one that also makes use of desktop notifications, you should take a look at https://github.com/digitaltrails/jouno As explained at github, both of these are available as community packages at https://software.opensuse.org/ Both are just stand-alone Qt python scripts that can also just be grabbed from github (all the install options are explained at github). Enjoy, or not, as you see fit :-) Michael

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Win 10 > Win 11 in VirtualBoz?
by Robin Klitscher 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

Running Virtual Box ver 6.1.30 in host Leap 15.2 with Win 10 as guest. Googling around produces much advice on installing Win 11 afresh in a VBox VM, but nothing about upgrading from Win 10 to Win 11 as one can do on original iron. Is the upgrade path in a VBox VM possible? If not at present, is it going to be? Anybody know???? -- Robin K Wellington "Harbour City" New Zealand

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Tumbleweed 20211121 - No PIDs left to attach to the scope's control group, refusing: Success
by Michael Hamilton 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

Since updating to the latest TW 20211121 I've noticed some a new journal messages, three are logged for each occurrence of the issue: app-org.kde.kate-63c391d3ef34412d857871d30b4280c7.scope: No PIDs left to attach to the scope's control group, refusing: Success app-org.kde.kate-63c391d3ef34412d857871d30b4280c7.scope: Failed with result 'resources'. Failed to start Kate - Advanced Text Editor. The last is logged at priority 3, the first two at priority 4. The applications do start, despite the logged failure. This seems is happening with anything I start from the start-menu, or anything that gets started during session login. It doesn't happen if I start the same application from a shell. Is this a known new feature of 20211121? Can this be safely ignored? Full details from one of the messages: Journal Entry 2021-11-23 16:44:10.028759 CODE_FILE : src/core/scope.c CODE_FUNC : scope_start CODE_LINE : 378 MESSAGE : app-org.kde.kate-63c391d3ef34412d857871d30b4280c7.scope: No PIDs left to attach to the scope's control group, refusing: Success PRIORITY : 4 SYSLOG_FACILITY : 3 SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER : systemd TID : 1956 _CAP_EFFECTIVE : 0 _CMDLINE : /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user _COMM : systemd _EXE : /usr/lib/systemd/systemd _GID : 500 _HOSTNAME : kosmos1 _PID : 1956 _SELINUX_CONTEXT : unconfined _SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP: 2021-11-23 16:44:10.028724 _SYSTEMD_CGROUP : /user.slice/user-500.slice/user(a)500.service/init.scope _SYSTEMD_OWNER_UID : 500 _SYSTEMD_SLICE : user-500.slice _SYSTEMD_UNIT : user(a)500.service _SYSTEMD_USER_SLICE : -.slice _SYSTEMD_USER_UNIT : init.scope _TRANSPORT : journal _UID : 500 __REALTIME_TIMESTAMP : 2021-11-23 16:44:10.028759

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YaST, zypper and packagekit
by J Leslie Turriff 23 Nov '21

23 Nov '21

I know how to use YaST and zypper to manage my software packages, but the other day I discovered that something called packagekit was also active on my system. (I have disabled it.) How does packagekit relate to YaST and zypper? Are they aware of each other? Does packagekit have access to my repository list, and does it update things in the background without my knowledge? I wonder, because my desktop has been behaving strangely, and a new release of it has been published, to which I have not yet explicitly upgraded. Leslie -- Distribution: openSUSE Leap 15.3 x86_64

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"notes" square
by Douglas McGarrett 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Somehow by accident I got a white square that is apparently called "Notes" on my desktop. How do I get rid of it? Thanx--doug

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Glad to be here
by Arun Mathai 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

*Hello All,* I did a fresh install of the openSUSE Latest Build. Enjoying the experience so far. Thank you to SUSE and community for making such a great product. I hope I will come handy to this community in whatever ways possible. Take care All ! *Regards,* *Arun Mathai*

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internet security
by Douglas McGarrett 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Recently credit cards were hacked, and I had to get replacements. Today found an item charged to my name with a shipping address in North Carolina! (I'm in New York.) Is there a recommendation for software that can protect against this, and if so, what is it? (I looked at ESET, which comes highly recommended, but when I went to sign up, was given only Windows, Mac, and Android OSes to pick. Also says end of life second quarter of 2022. Is this something that can be protected by software, and if so, what software? Running Leap 15.3. --doug

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Update-problem 15.2 -> 15.3
by hermann-Josef Beckers 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Trying above update with the lokal installed oss-13.2-DVD image as only active repository. First try with "zypper -v dup" stop because of a full /var directory. created a /varnew double the size of /var, copied /var /varnew, edited /etc/fstab to point /var to the new partition and rebooted. Second try "zypper -v dup" results in the erro messages listed below. Can I retry and ignore the error? ( 311/2460) Installing: kernel-default-5.3.18-57.3.x86_64 ................[done] Additional rpm output: Creating initrd: /boot/initrd-5.3.18-57-default dracut: Executing: /usr/bin/dracut --logfile /var/log/YaST2/mkinitrd.log --force /boot/initrd-5.3.18-57-default 5.3.18-57-default dracut: Turning off host-only mode: '/sys' is not mounted! dracut: Turning off host-only mode: '/proc' is not mounted! dracut: Turning off host-only mode: '/run' is not mounted! dracut: Turning off host-only mode: '/dev' is not mounted! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe' will not be installed, because command 'dcbtool' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe' will not be installed, because command 'fipvlan' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe' will not be installed, because command 'lldpad' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe' will not be installed, because command 'fcoemon' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe' will not be installed, because command 'fcoeadm' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe-uefi' will not be installed, because command 'dcbtool' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe-uefi' will not be installed, because command 'fipvlan' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'fcoe-uefi' will not be installed, because command 'lldpad' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'nbd' will not be installed, because command 'nbd-client' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'nvmf' will not be installed, because command 'nvme' could not be found! dracut: dracut module 'biosdevname' will not be installed, because command 'biosdevname' could not be found! dracut: *** Including module: bash *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: systemd-initrd *** dracut: *** Including module: modsign *** dracut: *** Including module: rdma *** dracut: *** Including module: i18n *** dracut: *** Including module: network-legacy *** dracut: *** Including module: network *** dracut: *** Including module: drm *** dracut: *** Including module: plymouth *** dracut: *** Including module: btrfs *** dracut: *** Including module: crypt *** dracut: *** Including module: dm *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 64-device-mapper.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 60-persistent-storage-dm.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 55-dm.rules dracut: *** Including module: dmraid *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-modules *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-modules-extra *** dracut: *** Including module: kernel-network-modules *** dracut: *** Including module: lvm *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 64-device-mapper.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 56-lvm.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 60-persistent-storage-lvm.rules dracut: *** Including module: mdraid *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 64-md-raid.rules dracut: *** Including module: multipath *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 40-multipath.rules dracut: *** Including module: nvdimm *** dracut: *** Including module: qemu *** dracut: *** Including module: qemu-net *** dracut: *** Including module: cifs *** dracut: *** Including module: iscsi *** dracut: *** Including module: lunmask *** dracut: *** Including module: nfs *** /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/95nfs/module-setup.sh: line 39: findmnt: command not found /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/95nfs/module-setup.sh: line 43: findmnt: command not found dracut: *** Including module: resume *** dracut: *** Including module: rootfs-block *** /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-functions.sh: line 314: findmnt: command not found /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-functions.sh: line 335: findmnt: command not found dracut: *** Including module: suse-btrfs *** dracut: *** Including module: suse-xfs *** dracut: *** Including module: terminfo *** dracut: *** Including module: udev-rules *** dracut: Skipping udev rule: 40-redhat.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-firmware.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 50-udev.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 91-permissions.rules dracut: Skipping udev rule: 80-drivers-modprobe.rules dracut: *** Including module: dracut-systemd *** dracut: *** Including module: haveged *** dracut: *** Including module: ostree *** dracut: *** Including module: usrmount *** dracut: *** Including module: base *** dracut: *** Including module: fs-lib *** dracut: *** Including module: shutdown *** dracut: *** Including module: suse *** dracut: *** Including module: suse-initrd *** dracut-install: ERROR: installing 'ecb' dracut: FAILED: /usr/lib/dracut/dracut-install -D /var/tmp/dracut.szUR33/initramfs -N i2o_scsi --kerneldir /lib/modules/5.3.18-57-default/ -m ehci-hcd ehci-hcd crc32c des ecb md4 md5 hmac arc4 nls_utf8 cxgb4 dracut: *** Including modules done *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies *** dracut: *** Installing kernel module dependencies done *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies *** dracut: *** Resolving executable dependencies done *** dracut: *** Hardlinking files *** dracut: *** Hardlinking files done *** dracut: *** Stripping files *** dracut: *** Stripping files done *** dracut: *** Generating early-microcode cpio image *** dracut: *** Constructing AuthenticAMD.bin *** dracut: *** Constructing GenuineIntel.bin *** dracut: *** Store current command line parameters *** dracut: Stored kernel commandline: dracut: rd.driver.pre=scsi_dh_alua rd.driver.pre=scsi_dh_emc rd.driver.pre=scsi_dh_rdac rd.driver.pre=dm_multipath dracut: *** Creating image file '/boot/initrd-5.3.18-57-default' *** ( 312/2460) Removing kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.98.1.x86_64 ............[error] Removal of (4629)kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.98.1.x86_64(@System) failed: Error: Subprocess failed. Error: RPM failed: /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.vkNMnT: line 1: /usr/lib/module-init-tools/kernel-scriptlets/rpm-preun: No such file or directory error: %preun(kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.98.1.x86_64) scriptlet failed, exit status 127 error: kernel-default-5.3.18-lp152.98.1.x86_64: erase failed Abort, retry, ignore? [a/r/i] (a): a Warning: %posttrans scripts skipped while aborting: coreutils-8.32-1.2.x86_64.rpm rpm-4.14.1-29.46.x86_64.rpm ca-certificates-mozilla-2.44-9.6.1.noarch.rpm systemd-presets-common-SUSE-15-8.6.1.noarch.rpm login_defs-4.8.1-2.43.noarch.rpm systemd-presets-branding-openSUSE-12.2-lp153.2.37.noarch.rpm blog-2.20-2.1.x86_64.rpm shadow-4.8.1-2.43.x86_64.rpm dbus-1-1.12.2-8.3.1.x86_64.rpm kbd-2.0.4-14.38.x86_64.rpm util-linux-2.36.2-2.29.x86_64.rpm openSUSE-release-15.3-lp153.138.1.x86_64.rpm kmod-28-2.1.x86_64.rpm udev-246.13-5.1.x86_64.rpm dracut-049.1+suse.188.gbf445638-3.30.1.x86_64.rpm Problem occurred during or after installation or removal of packages: Installation has been aborted as directed. Please see the above error message for a hint.

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[oS-en] Firefox will not start.
by Carlos E. R. 20 Nov '21

20 Nov '21

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In one machine, running Leap 15.2, Firefox does not display. It runs, asks what profile to start, but never opens. I have just updated the machine. I can open it in safe mode. It asks if I want to refresh the profile, I say yes, and it opens. It keeps my tabs. Add ons are gone (there was only one, an add blocker). I close it and try to start it normally, but does not. I have to kill it. Gone through this three or four times. What is going on? How do I find out? Video is Intel. I try to create a new profile. Dialog pops up, says to click next, but the buttons are half way out the bottom of the window and I can not read them. I try to rename the resulting profile, but does not obey the keys to type a new name. I manage to delete it. Create new profile again, this time the next key displays properly. I have to hit it twice. Try to rename it, impossible. Nevertheless, that new profile fails to display, I have to kill it. Trying to downgrade firefox from 91 to 78. Says I have to create a new profile because bookmarks have been migrated :-( (does it create a backup of the profile when it migrates?) But at least it runs. Maybe I can find the list of opened tabs somewhere in the old profile. - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHoEARECADoWIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCYXPxdxwccm9iaW4ubGlz dGFzQHRlbGVmb25pY2EubmV0AAoJELUzGBxtjUfVZtkAn1cF01TyQETBA+WHlnMM 7izFejg8AJ9lsH6V51WuSm04YgtrHdNw3Hw7Bg== =+io4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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