openSUSE Forums - Applications http://forums.opensuse.org/ Questions about desktops (KDE, Gnome, XFCE, etc.), software applications (configuration, usage, bugs, documentation) en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:40:40 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.opensuse.org/images/openSUSE_default/misc/rss.jpg openSUSE Forums - Applications http://forums.opensuse.org/ Installing KDE3 on 11.1... why KDE4 dependencies? http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426532-installing-kde3-11-1-why-kde4-dependencies.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:49:10 GMT Currently, I use XFCE4 and GNOME desktops. I want to try KDE3, but not KDE4 (which one is lighter? this old computer has limited resources). But... Currently, I use XFCE4 and GNOME desktops. I want to try KDE3, but not KDE4 (which one is lighter? this old computer has limited resources). But when I selected 'KDE3 Desktop Environment' in Yast2 software manager, it auto-included a bunch of KDE4 programs. Why? ]]> Applications silentstone http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426532-installing-kde3-11-1-why-kde4-dependencies.html Problem with sr0 solved in openSUSE 11.1 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426527-problem-sr0-solved-opensuse-11-1-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:59:15 GMT I posted this on a much older thread, but because it was of interest to so many people, I thought it might also go here. The problem was that in... I posted this on a much older thread, but because it was of interest to so many people, I thought it might also go here. The problem was that in openSUSE11.1, the optical drive designated as sr0 in /dev was not available to software such as VLC or Xine in the user account, but was available in root....a permissions problem.

I have finally addressed and solved the problem of sr0 in openSUSE 11.1 and it turns out to be the solution suggested by an earlier contributor, but I give the specific details for those who are not really familiar with some of the panels, and I certainly was not before I started. Here are the steps starting with YaST:

YaST -> Security and Users -> User and Group Management

This will open a window in which you as the user are highlighted, now at the bottom select Edit, then the Details tab and from the list that is then revealed, check "disk" and exit/save all the changes.

Once that is done, sr0 is instantly available to VLC and Xine in the user account. You will find that the players simply use their default settings of /dev/sr0 no matter what dvd title is placed in the drive. What is curious however is that if you look at the same location in openSUSE 11.0, "disk" is NOT checked. So in 11.0, something else has been done to make /dev/sr0 just work happily. However,my workaround above solves the problem in 11.1 and I would imagine it would also work for 11.2. Whether or not this workaround exposes the user to less security I am unable to say, however I do know it works well for what I want to do.

I haven't tried it yet, but I have a feeling this will also help in certain aspects of loading software into Crossover Office where you have to insert an earlier "proof of ownership" copy before a Win-based item such as Photoshop will install. I ran into severe problems with this in 11.1.....I am hoping that is now fixed.

Thanks all for the advice and help in the earlier forum :) ]]> Applications tony65 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426527-problem-sr0-solved-opensuse-11-1-a.html package lock and Yast online updates http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426525-package-lock-yast-online-updates.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:52 GMT does anyone know if you use zypper to put a package lock (zypper la kernel) will yast follow it or overwrite it when doing on-line updates? does anyone know if you use zypper to put a package lock (zypper la kernel) will yast follow it or overwrite it when doing on-line updates? ]]> Applications danrche http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426525-package-lock-yast-online-updates.html samba netbios name http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426520-samba-netbios-name.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:11:14 GMT In my smb.conf file I've got the statement

Code:
netbios name = USMCL0SMITH1
In SUSE 11.1 the samba shares appeared under the above name. In 11.2 I'm using the same smb.conf file, but the shares appear under LINUX-7JRK, which is the computer's hostname. Why is that, and how do I fix it? Thanks! ]]> Applications JJMT http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426520-samba-netbios-name.html Compiz widgets layer does not work in GNOME http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426519-compiz-widgets-layer-does-not-work-gnome.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:53 GMT Hi all! I am running opensuse 11.2 (downgraded from Factory 11.3-0) with KDE 4.3.3 and GNOME 2.28 from the respective repos. In both environments... Hi all!

I am running opensuse 11.2 (downgraded from Factory 11.3-0) with KDE 4.3.3 and GNOME 2.28 from the respective repos. In both environments I am running Compiz 0.8.4 from the XGL repositories.
For some reason, compiz, emerald, and all the plugins are running without a problem in KDE, but in GNOME (both 2.26 and 2.28), I am unable to get a widgets layer, to hide my screenlets which ordinarily live there!
I had the same problem under openSUSE Factory, but then a downgrade to Compiz 0.8.2 solved my problem. I don't seem to have packages for Compiz 0.8.2 to downgrade to with openSUSE 11.2. So how can I get my widgets layer (and also "gnome support" working with GNOME in openSUSE 11.2?
Thanks again,
a ]]> Applications adpads http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426519-compiz-widgets-layer-does-not-work-gnome.html Strange fonts issue after upgrading to 11.2 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426517-strange-fonts-issue-after-upgrading-11-2-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:01:15 GMT I've upgraded from openSUSE 11.1 to 11.2 last week.

Historically, I had KDE installed first on a clean new installation of 11.0. Then I added Gnome (because at the time KDE4 was too buggy). I'm still having both Gnome and KDE installed now, but mainly use Gnome as desktop. I had the MS truetype fonts installed and working on my 11.1 installation before upgrading.

After upgrading, the first font problem I spotted was that now FireFox have some 'ugly' fonts on a rendered web page (by ugly I mean 'washed', 'blured'). First think in mind: I had lost some of my old fonts, and probably the MS TT fonts.

However, 'fetchmsttfonts' (11.2-6.6.12) and 'pullin-msttf-fonts' (11.2-6.6.7) were installed, and I could see the MS fonts in /usr/share/fonts/truetype

- Checking with KDE Font Installer, all the fonts seemed to be listed, including the MS fonts, but none was shown in the preview column. Right-clicking on any font to select Font Viewer produced an error "cannot read the font"

(???)


- From Yast, I removed the fetchmsttfonts and pullin-msttf-fonts packages. That removed the MS fonts from /usr/share/fonts/truetype but then, in KDE Font Installer, all the fonts were still listed, including the MS fonts, with none of them previewed.

My guess is that the fonts I had under openSUSE 11.1 are still there somewhere. But where ? And why can't KDE Font Installer open them ?


- But that's not all: With 'qtconfig' started from a root console, I can select any font listed (and also the MS fonts), and it render fine in the preview gadget.

My guess is that there is a font configuration conflict somewhere between Gnome and KDE. At this point, I have no clue on how to track that problem.



(from my xorg.conf :
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/local"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
FontPath "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
) ]]> Applications AmigaPhil http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426517-strange-fonts-issue-after-upgrading-11-2-a.html Install/run Lotus Notes 8.5 / 8.5.1 on openSuSE 11.2 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426513-install-run-lotus-notes-8-5-8-5-1-opensuse-11-2-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:26 GMT I am running Lotus Notes on top of openSuSE since 10.3 and version 7 of Lotus Notes. The last packages provided by IBM (8.5 and 8.5.1) provide a... I am running Lotus Notes on top of openSuSE since 10.3 and version 7 of Lotus Notes. The last packages provided by IBM (8.5 and 8.5.1) provide a smooth and easy way of installing it through rpm packages.

Some issues had appear and I solved them (or lived with :) ), but this time I did a full fresh install of 11.2 64bits. I then install the brand new packages of Notes 8.5.1 and had the following problem : The Notes GUI wasn't able to display some elements of the interface (i.e. small view of calendar, search bar, popups, Notes basic settings in the properties etc...).

Searching by big blue, I found out a solution for Ubuntu that I customized for openSuSE 11.2 64bits.

Step one : Install Lotus Notes :
Have a copy of the .tar package from IBM.
untar it into a new directory.
With YaST add the directory to the repositories
Install all the packages provided (the ones with Symphony are really optional).
i.e. :
ibm_lotus_notes-nl1-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586
ibm_lotus_activities-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586
ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586
ibm_lotus_notes-core-fr-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586
ibm_lotus_activities-nl1-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586
ibm_lotus_sametime-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586
ibm_lotus_cae-8.5.1-20090929.1223.i586

Once this step done, find out the "older versions" of :
/usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.nnnn.m
/usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf_xlib-2.0.so.nnnn.m
/usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.nnnn.m
/usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.nnnn.m
where 1400.4 <= nnnn.m <= 1800.1 you can find these libraries in the the openSuSE 11.1 repository (gtk2-32bits package)

Copy the following files into the /opt/ibm/lotus/notes, with the following commands:
$ cp /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0.nnnn.m /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0
$ cp /usr/lib/libgdk_pixbuf_xlib-2.0.so.nnnn.m /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/libgdk_pixbuf_xlib-2.0.so.0
$ cp /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.nnnn.m /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0
$ cp /usr/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.nnnn.m /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0

where nnnn.m is the subversion you found on the openSuSE 11.1 (should be 1400.4)

Then really check ALL these dependencies :
IBM - Notes 8.5 - Required Linux packages and updates ( This is to have Notes not looking ugly...) lol!

Your Lotus Notes 8.5.1 (or even the 8.5) will work smoothly. ]]> Applications gsancosme http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426513-install-run-lotus-notes-8-5-8-5-1-opensuse-11-2-a.html <![CDATA[Totem doesn't recognize audio device]]> http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426512-totem-doesnt-recognize-audio-device.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:06 GMT For some reason, I have to use Totem. However, it showes a "X" mark on the speaker icon, and no sound on any video format. I use KDE desktop, I was told it works fine in GNOME environment. Could anyone tells me how to resove this problem? Thanks a lot. ]]> Applications Jeffcao http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426512-totem-doesnt-recognize-audio-device.html Adding a new local user http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426510-adding-new-local-user.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:39:42 GMT I try adding a new local user using the Yast graphical option and everything is okay. But when I log in to the machine the user does not exist. I... I try adding a new local user using the Yast graphical option and everything is okay. But when I log in to the machine the user does not exist. I look into yast again and the user I just added is not there as a local user. The home directory is available but that's about it. How can I remedy this?
Thanks. ]]> Applications sherifkadry http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426510-adding-new-local-user.html scan multiple pages to pdf from 11.2 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426508-scan-multiple-pages-pdf-11-2-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:17 GMT I'm looking for an easy solution (1 click install) to scan multiple pages to one pdf file on openSUSE 11.2 with gnome.

Most tools only support 1 page tobe scanned to pdf.

gscan2pdf looks like a solution but I can't get it running on 11.2.
(missing dependencies e.g. perl-forks)

Any suggestion? ]]> Applications moosylog http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426508-scan-multiple-pages-pdf-11-2-a.html Too big font in 11.2 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426506-too-big-font-11-2-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:59 GMT Hey guys, Today I installed OpenSUSE 11.2. I was using 11.1 before that and I was surprised to see that the default font size of KDE in 11.2 is... Hey guys,

Today I installed OpenSUSE 11.2. I was using 11.1 before that and I was surprised to see that the default font size of KDE in 11.2 is very big. I took a snapshot to show this.


The "Start" menu font for the favorites (Configure Desktop, File Manager,...) is very big compared to the other text. Also, the window title "... (yoran) on linux-at47" has the same problem.

Furthermore, the text of the windows in the taskbar is also too large. The letter "p" in "openSUSE Forums - Post New Thread..." is too big.

Has anyone had the same problem? How can I solve it?

Thank you,
Yoran ]]> Applications yoran89 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426506-too-big-font-11-2-a.html Emerald in Opensuse 11.2 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426505-emerald-opensuse-11-2-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:40:51 GMT Hi.

I'm using gnome, and I came across a GTK theme and an emerald theme. I was able to install the GTK theme Glasa-Pro at

Glasa-Pro | Kims-area.com

But the emerald theme I was unable to install. I have Compiz installed, but I'm assuming I'm not using the Emerald Window Manager. How can I get use Emerald, and get this to install.

The emerald theme I'm looking at is called Black Emerald, and can be found here

Black emerald | Kims-area.com ]]> Applications vamega http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426505-emerald-opensuse-11-2-a.html ardour 2.8.4 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426501-ardour-2-8-4-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:30 GMT Why is there no Ardour 2.8.4 for 64 bits for download : Software.openSUSE.org (http://software.opensuse.org/search) opensuse 11.1 ArdourVST... Why is there no Ardour 2.8.4 for 64 bits for download :
Software.openSUSE.org
opensuse 11.1

ArdourVST 2.8.4 (32 bits) is not working with wine 1.1.33
wine: could not load L"Z:\\usr\\local\\lib\\ardour2\\ardour_vst.exe.so" : Bad EXE format for ]]> Applications anton http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426501-ardour-2-8-4-a.html How to change date format in Yast? - 11.2 http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426500-how-change-date-format-yast-11-2-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:02:04 GMT I installed the UK version of Suse 11.2, but Yast shows the date in the American format (mm/dd/yyyy) and therefore my other programs, like kmymoney... I installed the UK version of Suse 11.2, but Yast shows the date in the American format (mm/dd/yyyy) and therefore my other programs, like kmymoney also show that format. Is there any way I can change it?

I have checked under system settings and it shows the European format there.

Many thanks. ]]> Applications von_shtupp http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426500-how-change-date-format-yast-11-2-a.html Setting a screen saver in openSUSE 11.2 running XFCE Desktop http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426492-setting-screen-saver-opensuse-11-2-running-xfce-desktop.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:55:19 GMT I'm using openSUSE 11.2 XFCE Desktop. I can't figure out how to setup a screen saver for it. After my PC is idle for 10 minutes, the screen simply goes blank. I've clicked the start menu and then the settings but the option to setup a screen saver isn't there.

Please help me. :( ]]> Applications arnelmagpantay http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/426492-setting-screen-saver-opensuse-11-2-running-xfce-desktop.html