Re: [opensuse] Keeping my system up to date
Klaas. wrote: > Hi, > This may qualify for the most stupid question of > the month, but please point me to the documentation > for keeping my OpenSuse 10.3 system up to date. > I know there must be fixes and updates but somehow > the correct procedure to do this is not clear to > me. > Thank you, These links will bring some information: http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Modules/Online_Update http://en.opensuse.org/Update_SUSE_to_next_version -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Display problem with a NVIDIA Geforce FX5500 card
Constant Brouerius van Nidek wrote: > > How to get my gui back. Where should I start deleting config files in order > to > get sax working on a new setup? It seems that Xgl is enabled in your oS installation. At the CLI, try this: - Disable Xgl typing as root user: # gnome-xgl-switch --disable-xgl (even if you use KDE), then reboot. - Use Sax to autodetect your settings, also as root user: # sax2 -r then reboot. Kind regards... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Firefox 32b
Teruel de Campo MD wrote: > I would like to try firefox 32b in opensuse 64b. > > 1. I can download it from mozilla.org and run it. > > 2. I can also install it from one of the rpm from the repository > > Q should I use #1 or #2 > I believe the packages from openSUSE repositories are preferable, because usually they come with security patches made by openSUSE Security Team. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] repos back?
Sergey Mkrtchyan wrote: > > But you mean repositories are up and running normally? > > Sergey At least in the mirror I use (http://ftp5.gwdg.de/) everything runs fine. Kind regards... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] LiveCD for easily solving Disk and boot problems
Philippe Landau wrote: > I am often in this situation where an error on just one disk > out of the many i use prevents Linux from booting. > Is there a LiveCD that would make it easy for a simple user to > - repair file system damage > - out-comment trouble making entries in /etc/fstab > (removing troubled or missing disks from boot mounting instructions) > > Kind regards Philippe There are a few... You may use openSUSE own Live CDs, or some other Live distribution like grml (www.grml.org), SystemRescueCD (www.sysresccd.org)... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] hello, please, help
Victor Antonio Chávez de Anda wrote: > > It's true, i get Nero in RPM File, and it's "installable" with > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and i was wrong, i must talk about GoogleEarthLinux.bin > and, i want install with ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin and doesn't work... and > with two clicks in the file... and doesn't work too... and i don't know > what to do :( > Maybe you are trying to execute ./GoogleEarthLinux.bin as a common user; it must be done by the root user. Kind regards... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] hello, please, help
Victor Antonio Chávez de Anda wrote: > Sunny wrote: >> Why do you need Nero? K3B can do everything Nero can. >> >> All right... i don't know of the existence of K3B :D sorry, well, i'm newbie >> in OpenSuse, i was working with Ubuntu... and, it's a more "easy" OS than >> OpenSuse (and OpenSuse, i feel, is more powerful and pretty) and, thank you >> for the "TIP", and, can u tell me how i can "convert" a normal music CD into >> a MP3 Files? in winbugs i use MusicMatch Jukebox... and i don't know what >> use in OpenSuse, please.. can u tell me?? > > > thank you > For converting audio CDS to .mp3 or .ogg files, try Grip. It is a nice program, suitable for that purpose. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] hello, please, help
Victor Antonio Chávez de Anda wrote: > hello everybody, i have a problem, well, first, please worry for my bad > english, second, i need Nero for Linux and i have OpenSuse KDE 10.3 > installed, and i get the file of Nero for Linux and, it's a BIN file... > anyone can tell me how install that file? because i can't and i don't > know how... please... ¡¡thank you!! > Try looking for a suitable installation package at http://www.nero.com/ Kind regards... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] OOO 2.3.1 crashes on save
Jim Hamilton wrote: > > Crashes on save/ saves as. > > Windows pops up with: > > "Due to an unexpected error, OpenOffice.org crashed." > > > Similarly if you attempt to save as pdf it throws an error: > > "Error on saving Untitled 1 Wrong Parameter. The operation was started with > an > invalid parameter." > > Prior version I had installed worked the one before that had problems. > > Any hints on what might causing the problem? > > BR Jim I have seen e-mails in this mailing list reporting similar problem, and it turned out that the user was trying to save files in directories he did not have permission to do so, like the ones owned by the root user. Kind regards... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Always mount a USB drive with NTFS-3G?
Rainer Klier wrote: > Am Freitag, den 18.01.2008, 12:13 -0500 schrieb Doctor Who: > >> Is it possible to have the drive mounted with ntfs-3g support >> automatically every time it's plugged in with it's own permanent mount >> point (like /mnt/wd/)? If so, how? >> If you are on oS 10.3, just use the Yast2 Partitioner; within it you may define such parameters with no need of reformatting any partition in the drive. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] repos back?
Sergey Mkrtchyan wrote: > > Hi Carlos, > > I didn't know that there is a separate community repositores there, and I > have > added packman from there, but I had packman added earlier via Software > Repositores (the only difference is tha I've added packman.unixheads.com/... > and the community one added the skynet.be, which I think are mirrors, > right? ) > > And the problem still exists, it gave me the same error with speex, and many > others... > Yes, skynet.be is a mirror, indeed a very good one... you do not need to add the same repository twice at all. Pay close attention to the errors regarding dependencies. Sometimes it is just the request for installing a newer version of a package from another repository. Kind regards... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] repos back?
Sergey Mkrtchyan wrote: > Hi List, > > How do you find out if the repos are back? there is nothing on the website, > and when I go to the repositories link > (download.opensuse.org/repositores/...), everything seems to be ok there (no > messages like "currently being worked out...") > > When I try to update Kaffeine, Xine... it gives missing dependencies of > speex, > and some others too (xine, etc...). For other stuff updates seems to be > working (office, KDE) > > Many thanks! > > Sergey > > p.s. I need to mention that unfortunately I reinstalled my system right > before > the crash, so I still need to update some stuff... > Some dependencies you mention are in the PackMan repository. http://opensuse-community.org/Repositories/10.3 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] RPM dependencies
Dirk Moolman wrote: > I just tried installing a package on my version of Linux (SLES 9) - I > got the following result: > > > rpm -i sysstat-5.0.1-35.1.i586.rpm > > error: Failed dependencies: > gnuplot is needed by sysstat-5.0.1-35.1 > > > > Is there a command (except for rpm -i), to check for dependencies before > I try to install a package ? > > > Dirk > Try this: rpm --whatrequires 'name-of-the-package' Also, the commands: rpm --help info rpm will bring better information. Kind regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] g77 or gfortran for SuSE 10.3
Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > I am trying to install R. > I have downloaded R source from the official site > http://cran.at.r-project.org/src/base/R-2/ > > The configuration procedure dies writing: > > configure: error: Neither an F77 compiler nor f2c > found > > but actually f2c is installed: > > linux-Ciccia:/usr/local/bin/R-2.6.1 # which f2c > /usr/bin/f2c > > I was told to install g77 or gfortran but I cannot > find either one in SuSE 10.3 installation kit. > > Moreover, we would like to build a shared library of R > (that is, get the option ./configure --enable-R-shlib) > to work with 64 bit Linux > We haven't been able to do that. Any clue, please ? > > Thank you so much, > > Maura Edelweiss M. > The g77 compiler is included in this package: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/tools:/gcc/openSUSE_10.3/i586/gcc33-fortran-3.3.3-41.13.i586.rpm Any required dependencies are probably in the same location. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] error in the repository initialization
Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > How can I refresh the repository ? > I do not even know which one causes the problem > > Thank you, > Maura > Every time you run Yast2 Online Update, all repositories are automatically refreshed. Otherwise, you may try this command, as the root user: zypper -v refresh Kind regards CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] antivirus
John B Pace wrote: > So, it is like it used to be, Carlos? Really no need for antivirus > software? Interesting that the windows machines are being protected > from themselve. I assume some distros must be weaker than others? Or why > would clamav or antivir (Avira GmbH) been created. I'm probably sticking > my foot in my mouth or worse my head where the sun doesn't bother > shining, but I'm really curious as to clamav and antivir. You don't have > to answer this if you don't want, Carlos. I can check it out! Thanks! > John > These antivirus programs are made mainly for scanning attached files in e-mails sent by windows computers. Although some virus eventually included in those e-mails are not able to infect your Linux operating system, whenever you send them to someone else they might infect others computers that receive them. Eventually, you may use these programs to scan windows computers in your local network. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] openSUSE 10.3 and system maintenence processes
Roger Oberholtzer wrote: > When a 10.3 system is installed, by default some things are set up that > will result in a daemon or some other agent occasionally waking up and > getting very busy. These activities can impact other running > applications. I am hoping to make a list of these so that I can (1) > decide if I need them and (2) figure out how to disable them. With full > understanding that I live with whatever mess I create. My use for this > is in a measurement system that probably does not need whatever these > applications are doing. It definitely does not want the system > sluggishness they sometimes create. > > So, here is a start at my list: > > opensuseupdater > > updatedb > > OK. Not so big a list. But I know there are more of these. I would be > happy if anyone who knows of another would add them to the list. If > possible, include the name of the package that installed it and, if > known, the command to disable it from running. Don't worry. I won't just > blindly run or remove anything. I will just know a bit better where to > look. > > TIA > Beagle (all packages that contain 'beagle', except for libbeagle which requires some dependencies). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Always mount a USB drive with NTFS-3G?
Aaron Kulkis wrote: > James Knott wrote: >> Doctor Who wrote: >>> I have a Western Digital 250GB USB drive formatted with NTFS. I use >>> it interchangeably with my openSUSE boxes and a Windows XP work >>> laptop. >>> >>> When I plug it into my openSUSE laptop, it mounts fine and I can >>> browse the contents (with Konqueror, for example). But it does not >>> let me drag files to the drive because it does not mount the drive >>> with ntfs-3g support by default. >>> >>> Is it possible to have the drive mounted with ntfs-3g support >>> automatically every time it's plugged in with it's own permanent mount >>> point (like /mnt/wd/)? If so, how? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >> Try formatting it with Yast Partitioner and specifying a mount point. > > And destroy all of his data on the disk??? > > Uh. n.. > >> This will create an FSTAB entry, that always causes it to mount >> correctly. >> > > > In oS 10.3 all NTFS partitions are mounted using the ntfs-3g driver by default. If you are using 10.3, you may use YaST2 Disk module to just create the FSTAB entries for automatically mounting; you do not need to format partitions at all. Kind regards -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] KDE 4 opensuse repo?
Chris Arnold wrote: > I want to install 10.3 on a test drive and during that install of 10.3, > install kde4 from opensuse repo. I look through KDE on opensuse and see > KDE Backports > KDE Core Packages > KDE Community > KDE Playground > KDE 4 > > Which one do i use to get stable KDE4? Or do you have to get it from KDE.org? You should use KDE4 repository. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] I can't hear nothing using front plugs
Manuel Mely wrote: > Well, i installed alsa 1.0.15, i can use the plugs that are back of > the chasis, but i would like to use the ones that are front of it. This may sound stupid, but did you already see if the front plugs are really connected to the motherboard? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] Re: [opensuse-gnome] Upgrading from GNOME:STABLE and KDE:KDE3 repositories messed up the system for the 1st time
Rodrigo Moya wrote: > On Fri, 2007-11-09 at 02:50 -0300, CF wrote: >> I use openSUSE 10.2 / GNOME and every month I upgrade the system from >> the repositories GNOME:STABLE and KDE:KDE3 using the mirror from >> http://ftp.skynet.be. The upgrade always goes smoothly with no problem. >> However, yesterday after upgrading and rebooting the system, yast and >> zypper wouldn't work anymore. Besides, almost all blue artwork (desktop >> wallpaper, GNOME splash screen, GDM theme) from oS 10.2 turned into the >> green one from oS 10.3. > the blue artwork->green is normal, since we changed it for 10.3, not > sure what's up with yast and zypper, since they are not part of the > GNOME:STABLE repo. When you say they don't work, is that just the GTK > frontend, or can you run them on the command line (yast for the console > version) ? Neither yast graphical front-end nor zypper in the text console work at all. The system claims that libboost and libicuui aren't available and yast2-ncurses must be reinstalled. However, before upgrading all these files were already installed; after upgrading they were all gone, even though boost and libicu packages weren't removed during the process. Thank you again, CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[opensuse] Upgrading from GNOME:STABLE and KDE:KDE3 repositories messed up the system for the 1st time
I use openSUSE 10.2 / GNOME and every month I upgrade the system from the repositories GNOME:STABLE and KDE:KDE3 using the mirror from http://ftp.skynet.be. The upgrade always goes smoothly with no problem. However, yesterday after upgrading and rebooting the system, yast and zypper wouldn't work anymore. Besides, almost all blue artwork (desktop wallpaper, GNOME splash screen, GDM theme) from oS 10.2 turned into the green one from oS 10.3. I have done this upgrading process several times, but this is the 1st time that such a problem takes place. I use the repositories for oS 10.2, not the ones for oS 10.3. http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/GNOME:/STABLE/openSUSE_10.2/ http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/software.opensuse.org/KDE:/KDE3/openSUSE_10.2/ What is happening? CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Stupid Compiz questions
Bob S wrote: > Stupid question #1. How do I turn it off ?? Open a terminal, login as root and type the following: gnome-xgl-switch --disable-xgl (remember: as root user!), then logoff and logon again, or if you prefer to, restart your computer. > SQ # 2. How do you close an app without going up to the menu bar "File" and > then choosing quit from the drop down list? > > SQ # 3. How do you minimize an app? or resize the window? It seems that you lost the windows decorations after installing compiz; if so, they should be restored after compiz being uninstalled and you will be able to perform these tasks easily again. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Is it possible to install 10.2 Kernel on SusE 10.3
Keith Mayfield wrote: > There is some critical software, Apani VPN, that I need, but will not > build on using the SusE 10.3 kernel. > Apani software did build using 10.2 kernel. > Apani will not have a solution for a while, so I was wondering if I > could install the 10.2 kernel so that I can use the Apani software? > What problems will I have installing 10.2 software? You will probably end up with a broken system. If you can't use the program in 10.3 at all, switch back to 10.2; openSUSE 10.2 is also a good OS from which many bugs have been already corrected and it will keep being maintained for quite some time. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] SuSE 10.3 where are X11 headers/libs ?
Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > I have just installed SuSE 10.3 > I have downloaded and trying to install the statistics > package R. I believe I've found a compiled RPM package for you. For openSUSE 10.3: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/openSUSE_10.3/i586/R-base-2.6.0-9.2.i586.rpm For 10.2: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/science/openSUSE_10.2/i586/R-base-2.6.0-9.1.i586.rpm Whenever you need a package not provided in the openSUSE DVD, visit these pages before trying to compile the package from source code: http://software.opensuse.org/search http://benjiweber.co.uk:8080/webpin/ CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] .wmv files
Doug McGarrett wrote: > Trying to open a .wmv file in Kaffeine, it says no plug-in available. > Is there one, and if so, where, and what's it called? For .wmv and other restricted audio/video formats, install packages w32codec-all and libxine1 from the Packman repository. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] SuSE 10.3 where are X11 headers/libs ?
Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > The ./configure has made some progress but now it > stops looking for X11 headers (see the following). > I cannot find where X11 has its headers (file with > extension .h) Try installing the X11 development packages (xorg-x11-devel, xorg-x11-libXfixes-devel and so on). However, the best place to research which dependencies the source code requires for compilation is the developer's home page (probably the page from where you downloaded the source code). CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] Turning off the hard disk
Neil wrote: > Would umount shutdown a drive (if all partitions of a drive are umounted)? Not at all. As long as you keep the computer turned on, the disks in the hard drive keep spinning all the time, even when not in activity (reading / writing). Unmounting the partitions contained in that drive is not enough to shut it down. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] 10.3 and VMWare Server 1.0.4
John Bennett wrote: > OK, might give VirtualBox a go, sounds like an option. But, just as a > note, in VMWare, I had USB support in 10.2, but can't seem to get that > going in 10.3 either. > Thanks, John. The version of VirtualBox provided by openSUSE 10.3 is VistualBox OSE (Open Source Edition), without support for USB. This is implemented only by the closed-source, commercial version of VirtualBox. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] pci-e video cards?
David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. wrote: > lismates: > > What, out of the following, would be my best bet for compatibility with > opensuse 10.3? The system is a Dell Optiplex w/Intel P4 2.8G with a > pci-e 16x slot. I don't mind working with, or building, the proprietary > drivers for ATI or nVidia. Basically, I use the pc as a desktop, but > want something that will work well with compiz. Occasionally, my son > will fire up a game as well. I'm looking at: The openSUSE Wiki has a compatibility list for Video Cards. You may find some advice there: http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/All_Video_Cards CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] 10.3 upgrade
Stan Goodman wrote: > When the first reboot happened, I left the DVD in the drive, which I am sure > is > correct. After the reboot, what came up was the installers main screen, > offering the choice of booting from the Hard Disk, Installation, etc. Choosing > "Installation" brings me back to the beginning of the upgrade process > (language, accept the conditions, etc.), which I do not think is where I want > to be. In other words, I appear to have lost the thread of the upgrade > process. > I hope someone will explain to me why this has happened, and what I can do > about it. It seems that you interrupted the installation process. After the first reboot, at the menu that appears when the DVD is left in the drive you should have chosen the option "Boot From The Hard Disk"; then the installation procedure would continue and you would have made the final configurations. > Removing the DVD and rebooting causes a black screen to come up, with a prompt > like "grub >". In other words, the upgrade process has decided on its own > initiative to install GRUB in the Master Boot Sector. This is dirty pool: When > I first installed v10..2, I put GRUB into a very small partition all by > itself; > I did this for a very good reason, and I was allowed to do it, and there is > something very wrong with the upgrader/installer moving it about in this way > without asking me. I'll fix this, but it should not have happened. The installation procedure allows you to customize the Boot Loader configurations. You may choose where to install it (MBR or HDD) as well as which one to install (Grub or Lilo). Hope I could be of any help. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [opensuse] lots of problems with SuSE 10.2
Maura Edelweiss Monville wrote: > Finally, a R contributor suggested me to use Yast and > select from the "Package" drop-down menu the package > "development tools" > Surprisingly, if I click on "Packages" no list of > packages is shown. SuSE 9.3 would provide all > available packages listed by topic. SuSE 10.2 only > gives me the option to install all of them. It seems that what the contributor referred to isn't "Package" but "Pattern", an option inside a drop-down menu you can locate in the YaST Online Update Module window. Once you select it, a list of patterns appears and you may choose the one called "Basic Development". Click accept, follow the instructions and you should have the required compilers installed. > I have to specify that SuSE 10,2 comes from a free s/w > download. I wonder whether I would experience the same > troubles by installing from the commercial SuSE PRO > 10.2 (they should be equivalent ... ?) The boxed version of openSUSE 10.2 is equivalent to the one available for downloading. > FInally, the reason why I did not install SuSE 10.3 is > because the IT person told me that the latest version > is not stable. It does not allow to customize the > partitions during the installation procedure ... openSUSE was officially released in Oct 4,2007. It is considered a stable version, although some bugs may eventually appear. Yes, it allows the customization of your partitions during installation procedure. > Is it any better than 10.2 ??? 10.3 does have a lot of added and improved resources, but this is a matter of opinion. Hope I could be of some help. CF -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
