caf4926
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openSUSE 12.1 ships with kde4.7.2 which a great release.
You can upgrade KDE to kde 4.8 by doing this:

Open a terminal and become su -
su term.mpeg - YouTube

Once su -
Paste the following using your mouse

Code:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Release:/48/openSUSE_12.1/ kde48

If you want the kde extras add this too

Code:

zypper ar -f http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/Extra/KDE_Release_48_openSUSE_12.1/ kde-extra

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How to Add and Repositories via Yast > Software > Repositories

I already have a post about adding repositories via your terminal:
Add Repo in a Terminal

Now lets see how we do it in a User Interface. The default method is to use Yast > Software Repositories.
Note:

• This demo just shows us adding Packman. You use the same process for any repo.
• You can use this section to remove repos too. Or just turn them off.

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Originally Posted by caf4926

How to add a Repository from your Terminal/Konsole

We will add packman but any repo can be added this way.

When given code to copy and paste by a forum member or from a guide..Eg:

Code:

zypper ar -f http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_12.1/ packman

Use your mouse to copy and paste in to the terminal (not your keyboard)

Once the repo is added, do

Code:

zypper ref

accept the key (a) = always

And you are done

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Originally Posted by caf4926

How to edit the Boot menu to add Windows

Sometimes, post install, the option to boot windows is missing from the Grub boot menu. To add an entry we will typically need two bits of information first.

1. The result of fdisk -l from a su - terminal. See Eg: YouTube - su - fdisk.mpeg
2. The result of this from a su - terminal: cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

The purpose of this guide is just to tell you how to edit the file menu.lst, located at /boot/grub/menu.lst

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Originally Posted by caf4926

To Clear /tmp Files at Boot

Doing this will help prevent 'crud' from building up and taking up disc space. This guide to remove files from /tmp provides the basic requirement that should satisfy most users.

Open Yast /etc/sysconfig Editor


Navigate to System - Cron - Max_Days_In_Temp and set to 1

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