I have been using Linux some 4 years and decided to try OpenSuse once again. I like it! I have been running Fedora for a long time.
I do have a couple questions I’m hoping you can help me with:
1 - How do I keep yast from closing after adding packages? I have Googled it but can’t find an answer for 11.2.
2 - My monitor shuts off after about 10 mins of inactivity. I have tried all manner of settings with the power management but it still shuts off in the same amount of time. Then my monitor errors saying no connection. If I move the mouse it comes back. Could this have to do with the Nvidia driver?
I have been using Linux some 4 years and decided to try OpenSuse once again. I like it! I have been running Fedora for a long time.
I do have a couple questions I’m hoping you can help me with:
1 - How do I keep yast from closing after adding packages? I have Googled it but can’t find an answer for 11.2.
You cannot go to software management (in Yast), install a program, and then expect to install another program UNLESS you restart the Software Management module.
Many of us raised a question about it when it was introduced in openSUSE 11.1 but they refused to put it back the way it was. It’s dumb to leave it this way, but their minds are made up.
2 - My monitor shuts off after about 10 mins of inactivity. I have tried all manner of settings with the power management but it still shuts off in the same amount of time. Then my monitor errors saying no connection. If I move the mouse it comes back. Could this have to do with the Nvidia driver?
1 - How do I keep yast from closing after adding packages? I have Googled it but can’t find an answer for 11.2.
don’t know the right answer, but I wonder if it does close in “ncurses mode” as well, that is if you run “yast” command from konsole, instead of clicking on it’s icon, which brings up “gui mode”, if it doesn’t, I would try running “yast2” from konsole instead of clicking. It may not work, but it’s worth trying
I think I found the answer to my 2nd question. xset -q shows certain times for dpms regardless of how I configure power manager. So, I added xset dpms 1800 1800 1800 to my startup script. Now it should shut off after 30 mins. We shall see. I guess that never worked with Fedora; or I never pursued figuring it out.
The solution to the Yast problem was an easy one and works great! Thank you for the response.
