On Tuesday 17 August 2004 19:15, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Anders,
On Tuesday 17 August 2004 09:44, Anders Johansson wrote:
On Tuesday 17 August 2004 18:37, Randall R Schulz wrote:
Hi,
Of all the YaST modules, I most often wish to launch the Installer. Is there a way to create KDE Menu items that go directly to a particular YaST module, skipping the YaST Control Center?
Sure, make the menu item run "/sbin/yast2 <module>"
run "yast2 -l" to get a list of available modules
"/sbin/yast2 sw_single" will launch the package installer
When I do this as my (non-root) self, I am not prompted for the root password as I am whenever I launch the YaST control center.
What's more, when the time comes to read the package from the installation media (DVD-ROM for SuSE 9.1 Pro), it gets a persistent error. It says that the media is not attached, but in reality everything is in place for the installation to proceed.
If I launch the YaST sw_single module from a root shell (with suitable xhost permission modification applied), all is again well.
So I guess I should use "kdesu" to launch yast2 in my (so far putative) KDE menu additions.
Surprise, surprise: Open up the YaST Control Center (the graphical one, not the textmode). Select Software. Now drag the 'Install and Remove Software' icon onto your desktop. A dialog pops up, asking for a name. Give it a name (it will be the filename of the .desktop file). Now Click on the icon you just dropped. ;P Cheers, Leen