March 2023 - openSUSE Users - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [oS-EN] Question on full disk encription
by David C. Rankin 01 Apr '23

01 Apr '23

On 3/28/23 08:01, cagsm wrote: > On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 12:42 PM Carlos E. R. > <robin.listas(a)telefonica.net> wrote: >> new laptop here, and I decided to install Leap 15.4 with full disk >> encryption, no LVM (a feature I wanted to have for years, so I'm happy). >> It asks for the password twice (contrary to my customs, I'm using plymouth). >> It asks once before grub loads. Well, ok, there is no separate /boot, so >> it has to read "/" which is encrypted. Nice. >> But after selecting the boot entry in grub, it asks again. Once, despite >> being 3 partitions ("/", "/boot" and swap). Ok. > > doesnt the official opensuse pages state about the situation about > double entry of passphrases. i have double passphrase questionaire as > well with 15.4 fresh install via the propsed partition setup on a > notebook. btrfs or something and the snapshot filesystem stuff and > all. not expert though > >> <https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Encrypted_root_file_system#Avoiding_to_type_the…> The page says: <quote> Warning: Do this only if you have an encrypted root partition **that includes /boot** (no separate /boot partition)! The key added to the initrd can be used to decrypt your root partition, therefore having the initrd on an unencrypted /boot partition would defeat encrypting your root partition. </quote> How do you handle the case of a separate /boot partition? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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leap 15.5 install - keyboard question
by Per Jessen 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

I'm just starting a test installation, and I used X mode by mistake - the machine had a former life and X was enabled by default (.ssh/config). In the YaST GUI (which looks really good, btw), I change locale to UK English, then keyboard to US English. It's just our normal setting, muscle memory. While YaST was doing whatever, I switched to a libreoffice document and realised the keyboard had changed. Presumably to US English. I'll wait and see if it switches back, but is this change to be expected? When we do a "normal" install without X, changing the keyboard layout only takes effect for the system being installed. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (14.9°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes (2016 - present) We're hiring - https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Heroes

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[oS-EN] Machine for disk encryption password happens too fast.
by Carlos E. R. 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

Hi, New machine (Lenovo L14 Gen3). Full disk encryption using discrete partitions with the same password ("/", "/home", swap). On boot, the Lenovo logo flashes instantly and the prompt for the disk encryption key pops fast. At this point, ctr-alt-del is ignored. There is no time nor message to press F1 for bios config or F12 for boot menu. I have to press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to power off, then power up again, and start pressing F1 or F12 fast, so that it is read. Slow pressing doesn't work. Press F1 and hold doesn't work. Question: Is it possible to insert a delay? -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from Telcontar, using openSUSE Leap 15.4)

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With all the talk about WiFi lately
by joe a 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Another FYI from Mr. Sunshine: https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/30/wifi_spec_ambiguity_leak/?td=rt-3a

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Re: Heads up: removing the mkinitrd wrapper
by Per Jessen 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Simon Becherer wrote: > Am 30.03.23 um 18:42 schrieb Per Jessen: >> Carlos E. R. wrote: >> >>> Or, copy the old script to /usr/local/sbin, unless that is not >>> advisable. >> >> Or - oh horror - move with the times. >> >> I still think the main point is that you don't actually dabble with >> building initrds yourself, you are happy to follow instructions to do >> so, when needed. In the future, no one is going to direct you to run >> mkinitrd, so what is the point of having an alias. >> >> > well, the instructions you will google will lack 1 or 2 years... Some of them will, no doubt. Others might just say "rebuild your initrd". If Carlos is at that point - googling, having to apply his own imagination, read a man page - he'll work it out. > and you will somtimes face a bug for the workaround you will > nee to do yourselfe a mkinitrd. example: > https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181768 Certainly, that will always remain. I build my own initrds all the time. http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1206781 > but this mails here will move away from the original post/problem, > so maybe we should stop or go to another list. I very much agree. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (16.3°C) What is "querulant" in Englisch?

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Fwd: 20230326 last snapshot to contain i586 in the main repo
by Andrei Borzenkov 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar(a)opensuse.org> Date: Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM Subject: 20230326 last snapshot to contain i586 in the main repo To: <factory(a)lists.opensuse.org> Another heads-up to the i586 users, Snpashot 20230326 is the last snapshot that will carry i586 binaries in the main repositories. If you are running a 32-bit installation of Tumbleweed, make sure to check your repositories and have them point to the correct locations: OSS: http://download.opensuse.org/ports/i586/tumbleweed/repo/oss/ NON-OSS: http://download.opensuse.org/ports/i586/tumbleweed/repo/non-oss/ Update: http://download.opensuse.org/ports/i586/update/tumbleweed/ Starting with Snapshot 0328, the i586 binaries will no longer be shipped in the main repository. Cheers, Dominique

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[oS-EN] Questions on Gnome classic
by Carlos E. R. 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Hi, I'm trying gnome classic - what I use normally is XFCE, so the normal gnome is way too different for my taste. The classic seems more comfortable to me. I expected after a reboot to get the same desktop, but no. I had to restart the terminal and gkrellm. When closing, I did not see a tick or something to save the session. Is it somewhere else? When I press [Alt][F2] to type a command, it doesn't autocomplete (XFCE does). Is it a setting somewhere? -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from Elesar, using openSUSE Leap 15.4)

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El Reg Smiles on 15.5 Beta - good press
by David C. Rankin 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

The Register, Has done a test-drive of the 15.5 Beta and provided good ink regarding the experience. Though it hasn't fully kicked the tires, the install was "impeccable". Also noteworthy is the increasing traffic seen by SUSE/openSUSE as user apparently shy away from Ubuntu's "containerized" snappy offering (are you listening SUSE?) Good press is -- good press. https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/28/opensuse_is_thriving_and_leap/ -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

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[oS-en] /etc/resolv.conf
by Carlos E. R. 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 New machine with 15.4 Name solving not working (after playing with YaST networking module). /etc/resolv.conf was empty. I restarted network nmcli off nmcli on and /etc/resolv.conf was populated, but incorrectly: Laicolasse:~ l /etc/resolv.conf g lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 26 Mar 27 19:13 /etc/resolv.conf -> /run/netconfig/resolv.conf Laicolasse:~ # cat /etc/resolv.conf ### /etc/resolv.conf is a symlink to /run/netconfig/resolv.conf ### autogenerated by netconfig! # # Before you change this file manually, consider to define the # static DNS configuration using the following variables in the # /etc/sysconfig/network/config file: # NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST # NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS # NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER # or disable DNS configuration updates via netconfig by setting: # NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY='' # # See also the netconfig(8) manual page and other documentation. # ### Call "netconfig update -f" to force adjusting of /etc/resolv.conf. search valinor Laicolasse:~ # See that there is no DNS entry. However: Laicolasse:~ # nmcli eth0: connected to eth0 "Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411" ethernet (r8169), F4:A8:0D:7A:49:01, hw, mtu 1500 ip4 default inet4 192.168.2.17/16 route4 0.0.0.0/0 route4 192.168.0.0/16 inet6 fe80::f6a8:dff:fe7a:4901/64 route6 fe80::/64 lo: unmanaged "lo" loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536 DNS configuration: servers: 80.58.61.254 80.58.61.250 interface: eth0 Use "nmcli device show" to get complete information about known devices and "nmcli connection show" to get an overview on active connection profiles. Consult nmcli(1) and nmcli-examples(7) manual pages for complete usage details. Laicolasse:~ # As you see, the DNS information is there. Just not in etc/resolv.conf where it is needed. How do I make it go there? (machine is currently running text mode) - -- Cheers Carlos E. R. (from 15.4 x86_64 at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHoEARECADoWIQQZEb51mJKK1KpcU/W1MxgcbY1H1QUCZCIgORwccm9iaW4ubGlz dGFzQHRlbGVmb25pY2EubmV0AAoJELUzGBxtjUfV358An1d73/buBx7T2sU7+Y44 DuFnqrkwAJ9WfZ3Vn4uHxz3WrjXD1Iw1RNcgqA== =+amE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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SuSE Linux/openSUSE boxes to give away
by Axel Braun 30 Mar '23

30 Mar '23

Hi, I have a bunch of SuSE Linux/openSUSE boxes to give away: https://paste.opensuse.org/pastes/73af85a65ee3 Except 2 they are complete with book and media. Boxes are for free if you cover the transport - fully free if you pick them up. If you are interested, drop me a mail Cheers Axel

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