A general purpose operating system built on top of the Linux kernel, developed by the community-supported openSUSE Project.
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GDM hangs when home directory is inaccessible
I have setup a OpenSUSE 12.3 workstation with SSO through KRB5 and LDAP.
This works pretty smoothly up to the point where GDM isn't very happy about that fact that it cannot access user's home ...
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Missing separate debuginfo for - GDB
I have mentioned -g option along with -Wall in the Makefile.
When I run gdb onlineSunday, I get:
Missing separate debuginfo for /usr/lib64/kde4/plugins/imageformats/kimg_dds.so
Try: zypper install ...
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How can I get Apache2 in OpenSUSE to map /srv/www/htdocs/index.php to localhost?
If the document root for Apache in OpenSUSE is /srv/www/htdocs and that folder only contains my website with its own index.php file, entering "localhost" in a browser should take you to the homepage.
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Low battery freezes laptop
I have a laptop Lenovo G575. MS Windows works without any problems on it, but with Linux, it freezes during login or up to 10 minutes after power on. I have tried Ubuntu, Fedora 15 and 16, Fedora 16 ...
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Too big delay with xscreensaver on wrong password in OpenSUSE 12.2
There is too big delay when logging in with xscreensaver in OpenSUSE 12.2
--- Actual delay is 10 seconds, but not found anywhere in configs
Already done:
checked pam timeout in login.defs (3 ...
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Plymouth keeps quitting
I'm setting up a customised single-purpose Linux image. It's based on OpenSUSE, and it uses Plymouth to display some nice graphics during startup and shutdown. The trouble is, for reasons beyond my ...
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How do I upgrade to the newest Firefox via YaST in OpenSuSE 11.x?
I'm running OpenSuSE 11.2 and I would like to upgrade to the newest version of Firefox (v 8 I believe at the time of this question). I'm not interested in extracting a tarball, I would like to do it ...
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openSUSE 11.4 doesn't wake up from suspend to ram, sometimes doesn't logout
I have openSUSE 11.4 on a vaio S series laptop, using KDE, and it is nearly up-to-date. Everything was fine but after an update (whose details I can't remember), these problems appeared:
Nearly ...
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gdm graphical login prompt problem (OpenSUSE 11.2)
I'm trying to figure out why the graphical login prompt won't show up at the login page. I see the wallpaper just fine, but the graphical login prompt wont show up no matter how long I wait.
So, In ...
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Linux workstation monitoring tools
I am currently working in a company that runs Linux (openSUSE 12.1) on the workstations (about 200 computers).
I am looking for a tool or methods that could allow me to monitor them remotely, upgrade ...
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Installing Redmine on openSUSE
I installed redmine-1.1.3-1.1 on a openSUSE 12.1 using the repositories http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/tools:/scm/openSUSE_12.1 . Anyway, after the installation: I edited the ...
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How to enable wifi using keyboard (Dell Inspiron 14r) in suse Linux 11.4
I have installed both Windows and SUSE Linux (11.4) on my Dell Inspiron 14r laptop. Both are working properly.
I am facing one strange problem.
I went to my Linux OS wifi was working fine and I ...
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Grub2 keyboard layout when decrypting partition
According to the OpenSUSE 12.3 documentation the only keyboard layout which can be used during a Grub2 boot is the "US keyboard layout".
Is there really no way to change the keyboard layout used when ...
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How do I find the repo information to setup yum?
I am running openSUSE 12.3 with the KDE 4 desktop.
I am trying to install software, and most sites say to use yum to do it. I try this, but it appears that I do not have any of these repositories ...
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Apply folder settings globally in KDE4
Im running opensuse 12.1 with KDE 4.8.4.
I've made settings changes to the Konquerer shell in a specific folder (e.g. changed my view from compact to details).
How do I persist these settings that I ...
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Install apache2-mod-mono-2.10
I am trying to install mod-mono for apache so that I can run C# asp.net websites from my server. The project I have is a .net 4 project.
When I go into yast and select apache2-mod-mono for install ...
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Can't install python because of zypper conflict
I have a virtual machine I just set up. I'm running a completely fresh install of OpenSUSE (with online updates from yast). At the terminal I tried to run python:
$ python
bash: python: command not ...
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OpenSuse 12.3 keeps renaming network interfaces?
After installing OpenSuse 12.3 (x64) on a server box with a single (onboard) NIC (assigned to eth0), all works fine so far (static IP, static route, no "Network Manager" - just the good old way).
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Autofs doesn't mount shares on startup
I am using OpenSuSE 12.1 with homes shared through LDAP and NFS.
ldap stores the maps.
My problem is I can't have the shares mounted on boot. It's only working when restarting the autofs service ...
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How do I prevent ssh remote login from breaking dbus?
I'm running openSUSE 11.3 on my workstation at work under KDE, I don't have root access to it. The default shell has been set to tcsh. When I am logged in at my workstation and log in remotely from my ...
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No window menus in freenx
I recently upgraded an openSUSE 11.3 install to 11.4 by downloading the DVD, burning it, & chosing the upgrade option upon booting to it. I used all the upgrade defaults. Upon coming back up, I ...
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openSUSE 12.3 (64-bit) LiveCD/LiveUSB won't work (MacBook7,1)
I wanted to try a live openSUSE 12.3 (64-bit) system on my MacBook 7,1 , however:
When I do it with a LiveUSB created with UNetbootin, it's not recognized as bootable
When I do it with a LiveCD ...
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Silent boot opensuse without fbsplash
I want to boot my openSUSE 10.3 distro without any boot messages.
I've looked at fbsplash, but it requires patching the kernel, a thing which I cannot do at the moment (not because I don't want it or ...
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What went wrong with this driver install?
I am trying to install the correct LAN card drivers on openSuse 12.1. This is the output of the log file for the autorun.sh script:
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Sun Jul 1 21:50:45 IDT 2012
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How can I configure Yast to switch languages completely?
I have an installation of openSUSE 11.4 which was installed in German. I started Yast2 (which displayed in German, like "Netzwerkdienste") and switched the language to English under "System" -> ...
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Network connections don't work after a restart using NetworkManager
openSUSE 12.3 with Network Manager
NOTE: The same behaviour occurs for eth0, but it's primarily wlan0 I'm concerned with.
Whenever I restart or switch wifi networks, DNS resolution seems to be the ...
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“/sbin/yast: fork: Cannot allocate memory” on openSUSE 10.1
I guess I'll come across as a total newbie for asking this, but I get the above message right after starting an ssh session.
The reason I opened the ssh session was that I came across a 500 internal ...
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Why is eth0 starts only manually in new Suse 12.3?
I have upgraded from 12.2 to 12.3 but my eth0 device starts only manually with ifconfig eth0 192.168.92.11 and route add default gw 192.168.1.1. I have networkmanager installed but I cannot find it. ...
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Panasonic printer refuses to print
I recently switched from Ubuntu to Opensuse because of bloatware (including Unity).
However, I'm not able to make my LAN printer Panasonic KX-MB 2010 work. In Ubuntu I set the printer up using this ...
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Unusual vmware.modconfig-console output
Upon running a batch file I created to iterate recursive directories from / trying to find the Kernel headers for vmware-modconfig-console running on openSUSE, when it comes across /usr/include/ it ...
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Visually-transparent & Input-transparent Windows
I'm a Java programmer who's rather new to Linux. I'm on Suse / Gnome and I need to create a window which:
Is visually translucent/transparent. This is the usual alpha blending
that composes a ...
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Flash videos turn to gray box with light gradients on edges
As explained in the title .. it started happenning since installation of new openSUSE and it looks quite bizarre, see below for a shot from blip.tv.
It happens usually after few minutes of watching ...
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Permission issues while setting up cakephp
I am pretty new to linux and trying to setup cakephp on opensuse 12.1.
I did as told on the cakephp website(blog tutorial) and most probably encountering some permission issues.
I slapped the cakephp ...
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openSUSE 12.1 x64: VNC presents “nobody's X11 desktop”
I activated VNC using Yast and it works but it only display's "nobody's X11 desktop".
I use Apple Remote Desktop to connect and gave it username and password. I also tried with Chicken of the VNC ...
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Install an app made for SUSE Enterprise 11 on openSUSE 11.4
I'm trying to see if I can install Symantec System Recovery 2011 Linux edition on an openSUSE 11.4 system. According to the docs, SSR 2011 for Linux supports (among others) SUSE Linux Enterprise ...
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Gnome keyring issue
I am attempting to restore some files to an OpenSUSE 12.3 machine that was backed up with deja-dup (duplicity). When prompted for the password to decrypt the backup, I enter the correct password and I ...
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unexpected bash behaviour after console login (openSUSE)
I'm trying to install a Linux OS on the computer I use as a home server, because I liked "Raspbian" so much on my Raspberry Pi. I created a custom linux using openSUSE Studio, that's just text based ...
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Custom Bluetooth Configuration through terminal
I am running a Bluetooth module on my circuit for transmitting data. I want to connect this module to my Linux OS (openSUSE) and read data from it. I want to do custom configs and also custom read ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.6 can't start on boot (OpenSuSe12.3)
I was working on a old version of VirtualBox (3.2.6) in which I can edit /etc/sysconfig/vbox, there I can add as many VM to start when the host boots up.
Now on the this new version 4.2.6 can't edit ...
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Installing Mono 2.10.5+ on OpenSuse 11.4
I recently upgraded from mono 2.8.x to 2.10.2 on an OpenSuse 11.4 by following the zypper instructions on the mono download page and immediately hit xamarin bugzilla bug 99 that prevents ...
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Is it possible to enter a port range in /etc/services?
I have a passive FTP server setup that accepts ftp-data connections on a specific set of ports, ie 50000-50100
In the /etc/services file, I found the ftp-data entries:
ftp-data 20/tcp # ...
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Why's my Evolution setup screen blank?
Trying to run Evolution on openSuSE 12.1 without success. It starts up (eventually, super slow even on this pretty beefy box) and gives me a window with "Evolution Setup Assistant" on the title bar ...
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OpenSUSE - Apple Wireless Keyboard - Switch “fn” and “ctrl” key?
I'm trying to configure the Apple Keyboard so that the "fn" key and the "ctrl" key are swapped. So far I swapped the "cmd" and "alt" key, the "°" and "<" key using xmodmap. Information for that can ...
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SLES/OpenSuse dropped packets Hyper-V
We are trying to use SLES 11 running under Microsoft Hyper-V, However approximately 50% of the packets are dropped. This only seems to be a problem with SLES / OpenSuse. When running e.g. Ubuntu, the ...
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Opensuse 12.1 M3 desktop totally black?
My desktop it totally black and I don't have a panel nor a start menu? I can boot into Opensuse 12.1 and the login screen is ok, currently I've gdm but kdm works also but then when the loading is ...
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NVidia, Compiz and Desktop Effect Problem
I installed the Nvidia driver on OpenSuse 12.1.
The driver was downloaded from http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers.
But after I installed the Nvidia driver, I cannot activate any desktop ...
