Re: [SLE] Where's the Wiki, or the FAQ?
On Thu, September 28, 2006 12:42 pm, Felix Miata wrote:
If there's one thing that makes this list different from most mailing lists, it's the absence complete help links at the bottom of each list post. <snip>
I can't answer to that. The FAQ would, I imagine, be more list-oriented than distro-oriented. There are many articles and how-to's on opensuse.org as well as various articles at novell.com
I installed 10.0 from the box DVD. I would have thought this type of
KDE
install would automatically give me access to common standard file types. I was obviously assuming to much.
Playing devil's advocate, you realize SUSE does pretty much support "common standard file types" as listed here (http://www.fileinfo.net/common.php) and other search engines. There are some it doesn't support, but then one could make the claim that Wintendo doesn't support .dgw, .123 or .bin files out of the box, either. Your frustration probably is with the encoder of the .mpg file. Keep in mind that most motion picture extensions - .mpg/.avi/.mov - are simply container files. For any one of them, you need a CODEC to actually play the movie. Because everyone and her sister has a different idea what a CODEC should be, there is zero standardization. Also, because everyone just LOVES sleezeballs - I mean, Lawyers - no one except for the Borg wants to ship these CODEC files. Here's how to get them installed: http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/suse/101/installing_1.htm You want to upgrade the supplied versions of your software with: Amarok, amarok-xine, flash-player, k3b (upgrade it and add k3b-mad), kaffeine, lame, MPlayer, RealPlayer, xine-ui, xmms. Then you will be able to play pretty much every multimedia file out there. GSM excepted. Okay, now back to my discovery work. The depositon is due on Friday at 5:00.... ...did I say I don't like lawyers? -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request
On 9/28/06, PerfectReign wrote:
Also, because everyone just LOVES sleezeballs - I mean, Lawyers - no one except for the Borg wants to ship these CODEC files. Here's how to get them installed:
http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/suse/101/installing_1.htm
You want to upgrade the supplied versions of your software with:
Amarok, amarok-xine, flash-player, k3b (upgrade it and add k3b-mad), kaffeine, lame, MPlayer, RealPlayer, xine-ui, xmms.
Then you will be able to play pretty much every multimedia file out there. GSM excepted.
Hmmm, I wish I was a good scripter as the guy who wrote Automatix for Ubuntu ... (http://www.getautomatix.com/) With all that said, looks like such a script for SuSE will be very highly appreciated. -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Windows is a 32-bit extension to a 16-bit graphical shell for an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
On 06/09/28 13:41 (GMT-0700) PerfectReign apparently typed:
On Thu, September 28, 2006 12:42 pm, Felix Miata wrote:
If there's one thing that makes this list different from most mailing lists, it's the absence complete help links at the bottom of each list post. <snip>
I can't answer to that. The FAQ would, I imagine, be more list-oriented than distro-oriented. There are many articles and how-to's on opensuse.org as well as various articles at novell.com
What SUSE users need is a very obvious place to start. SUSE is not my whole life, so I don't know which of the following possibilities or others is _the_ right place to start: help.novell.com help.novell.org help.opensuse.com help.opensuse.org help.suse.com help.suse.org help.susefaq.com help.susefaq.org help.suselinux.com help.suselinux.org help.susewiki.com help.susewiki.org susehelp.com susehelp.org susewiki.com susewiki.org wiki.suse.com wiki.suse.org www.novell.com www.novell.org www.opensuse.com www.opensuse.org www.suse.com www.suse.org www.susefaq.com www.susefaq.org www.suselinux.com www.suselinux.org www.susewiki.com www.susewiki.org Now, out of those 30, and any I didn't think of and however many more permutations might exist for non-English domains, guess how many showed up among the first 5 (in the browser viewport without scrolling down to see the rest) Google hits searching for "suse faq"? 0!. susewiki.org came in at #6. www.novell.com was #10. The other 8 were: susefaq.sourceforge.net susefaq.sourceforge.net sourceforge.net www.plainfaqs.org freshmeat.net 6 lwn.net librenix.com channels.lockergnome.com 10 Which, if any, is actually the best place to start? And if the best place to start isn't in that list, why isn't it? And why isn't it one of the appendages to the mailing list footer? What's the right answer when someone who's been told "check the FAQ" asks what that means? -- "Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you." Proverbs 4:7-8 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/
PerfectReign wrote:
k3b (upgrade it and add k3b-mad),
AFAIK, the newest version of packman's k3b includes k3b-mad. No need to install it separately. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Joachim Schrod Email: jschrod@acm.org Roedermark, Germany
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