Its nice to have a button on your keyboard displaying the € sign, but how can you access it on linux? How can you set special characters like áéø etcetera? We figured it out with some help from our friend Professor Happy and here is how to do it:
– Open your control center, go to keyboad and access the keyboard preferences. Set them according to our screenshot and + “5” will give you a € and right ALT will allow you to set the special characters.
Internet gave me a good link this morning that I wanted to share with you. It is a pointer to the opensuse community page for multimedia.
Support for some multimedia formats cannot be included on the openSUSE CDs because they’re proprietary, patented, Restricted Formats. Some of these include MP3, MPEG-4, playing of Encrypted DVDs, etc. In many cases you can use free formats instead. The website has one-click install for
KDE
http://opensuse-community.org/codecs-kde.ymp
GNOME
http://opensuse-community.org/codecs-gnome.ymp
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In openSUSE 10.3 all our Compiz Fusion installing will be done using One-Click-Install. This provides a simple wizard to guide you through everything.
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If you are using the KDE Desktop Environment: compiz-fusion-kde.ymp |
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If you are using the GNOME Desktop Environment: compiz-fusion-gnome.ymp |
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If you are using the KDE Desktop Environment: Run the following commands as root (You need to be connected to the internet): zypper sa http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_10.2/ xgl zypper in compiz-fusion-kde |
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If you are using the GNOME Desktop Environment: Run the following commands as root (You need to be connected to the internet): zypper sa http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/XGL/openSUSE_10.2/ xgl zypper in compiz-fusion-gnome |
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Run the following command as root (works for both KDE and GNOME):
gnome-xgl-switch --enable-xgl |
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After that reboot or run as root:
rcxdm restart
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Should you wish to return to more well-tested and well-integrated 2D environment just run this command as root (works for KDE and GNOME).
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After that reboot or run as root:
rcxdm restart
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If you are using the KDE Desktop Environment: In openSUSE 10.21. Create a file called kde-start-compiz in /home/<user>/bin/2. In that file put the following command: compiz ccp & 3. Make kde-start-compiz executable. (Right click -> Properties -> Permissions) Whenever XGL is enabled this file will be automatically executed during KDE startup. |
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If you are using the GNOME Desktop Environment: In openSUSE 10.2, change the lines in /opt/gnome/bin/gnome-wm (or /usr/bin/gnome-wm in openSUSE 10.3) that launches compiz, remove gconf from those lines and put ccp instead.They should read something like this: exec /usr/bin/compiz --replace --sm-disable ccp exec /usr/bin/compiz --replace --sm-client-id $SMID ccp |
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Use compizconfig-settings-manager, a GUI plugin configuration tool. It can be launched with the command ccsm or find it in your menu under Utillities -> Desktop.
Add your preferred window decorator command under ‘decoration’ plugin. Depending on what packages you have installed, the decorator commands available are :
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gtk-window-decorator --replace |
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If you are using the KDE Desktop Environment:
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Or if you just want to use emerald (beryl’s window decorator), then:
emerald --replace
Use emerald-theme-manager to change the window decoration if using emerald decorator.
Now that openSUSE 10.3 is all installed, Compiz users might want a handy links to 1-click NVIDIA and ATI driver installer, so here they are:
1-Click icon set thanks to FunkyPenguin’s blog. 1-click YMP(YaST MetaPackage) from Francis Giannaros posted on openSUSE wiki pages for NVIDIA and ATI.
Official what’s new is available here
Scott: I wanted to take a moment and post a list of the major improvements from OpenSUSE 10.3 over previous versions.1. Improved boot times – down to just about half of what it used to be (27 seconds from 55 seconds)
2. One-Click Install – installs your RPMs and adds their associated package repositories
3. Package Management Overhaul – ZMD removed, replaced with improved libzypp, zypper, and OpenSUSE Updater
4. Compiz and Compiz Fusion – many added features, effects, and functionality for your 3D accelerated desktop
5. KDE 4 – option to check out the developments in the KDE 4 Desktop Environment
6. Gnome 2.20 – Tomboy sync between computers, evolution attachment reminder
7. 1-CD Installation/Multimedia Support – One CD for KDE installs, one CD for Gnome installs – no more 5-disc downloads
8. Codec Installer – ability to install needed codec support with the click of a button
9. Virtualization – many developments in OpenSUSE’s virtualization support
10. Tons of other sweet stuff – updater tool, repository merge (packman and guru), XFCE 4.4.1 availability, localization, OpenOffice 2.3, community repositories already available, KDEPIM enterprise branch, Giver, and KIWI
That is a very quick summary, more details as follows:
OpenSUSE 10.3 will include some great improvements to the init boot scripts which will dramatically decrease the time your computer takes to boot up. These come as the result of many different tests and research.
Tests done using a Sony Vaio VGN-FE11S, with completely default installs, local users, and IP configured via DHCP.
10.2 => 55 seconds
10.3 Beta 1 => 27 seconds!
Once you click on 1-Click Install you are guided through a wizard that guides you through the simple process of installation the application. It will automatically add the repository for you and install the package.
OpenSUSE 10.3 is set to contain a new, significantly improved and more mature package management stack by default. ZMD, the package management component causing problems in SUSE Linux 10.1 and to a lesser extent in OpenSUSE 10.2, has been completely removed and is now replaced by the new libzypp and its tools.
new tools
zypper, an advanced, featureful command-line tool
OpenSUSE Updater, a software updater applet that notifies you about software updates
Compiz and Xgl are two classic examples of where SUSE engineers have revolutionised the Linux desktop. OpenSUSE 10.3 will contain the latest Compiz 0.5.4 installed by default, and Compiz Fusion – the result of a merge between the Compiz and Beryl communities – will be available in the official online repository for all to get through YaST.
features
1. having native KDE window decorations while still running compiz
2. Blurring of windows (such as inactive/background windows)
3. The ability to highlight particular areas of the screen or to just draw on any part of it – useful for presentations
4. The animation plugin produces beautiful window effects on window transformations.
5. Added cube effects, incl. viewing all desktops at once
6. Added accessibility features and functionality
CompizConfig Settings Manager
Compiz Fusion has a completely new manager for handling its plugins and settings, as well as all settings belonging to Compiz itself: ccsm. It has a more accessible and intuitive design while still retaining all the same configurability.
window navigation
There are now a couple of possiblities, a Ring Switcher and a Shift Switcher. The Ring Switcher rotates the Windows as you press Super+Tab, and the Shift Switcher focuses onto one window while placing the others to the side; you can then shift which window is focused, while throwing the others to the side.
The old component-style of packaging for KDE has also gone, and applications are now in separate individual packages. Games are the first components to be included in KDE 4. If you would like a LiveCD with KDE 4 on it, see the KDE Four Live CD.
The new Note Synchronisation feature allows you to synchronise your notes with all the computers that have Tomboy. If you mention an attached file in an email you are sending, and forget to attach it, Evolution will now pop up a little reminder asking you if you really wish to send the email without an attachment. There is also considerable work done on the new GTK+ front-end to YAST.
In the past, OpenSUSE releases were primarily provided over 5 open source software (OSS) CDs, 1 optional non-oss add-on CD, or the 1 DVD which was the sum of those CDs. Though you only needed 3 of the first 5 OSS CDs for a default KDE and GNOME installation, it was not seen as an ideal scenario. Now the 5 OSS CDs have been commpletely dropped, and in their place comes two new CDs.
1 OSS CD for a complete KDE installation
1 OSS CD for a complete GNOME installation
An extremely nice feature in the installation of OpenSUSE 10.3 is the new default option of adding repositories before the installation. OpenSUSE has always had a default installation for each desktop environment, but it has also always given you the choice of installing exactly what packages you want from the given media.
Now, with a completely default OSS installation, if you try to play an MP3 (in Amarok or Banshee) you will get a nice little dialog informing you that you have attempted to play an audio file that is currently not supported. It also gives you the option to install the additional codecs providing you with MP3. This link will take you to a place where you quite simply only need to click on one link, and, using One-Click-Install grab the GStreamer Fluendo codec for you and install it (not available in RC1, but will be in the final release), leaving you ready to play MP3s straight away!
VirtualBox – VirtualBox is a wonderful new open source virtualisation product, with a huge range of capabilities, and excellent documentation. As well as having nice enterprise features, for the regular openSUSE user it can be a great tool for trying out new installations or live CDs of openSUSE, and even other operating systems and distributions altogether.
Xen 3.1 – openSUSE gets all the enterprise Xen virtualisation features, such as full support for Xen 3.1 virtualization on both 32- and 64-bit x86-based architectures with the capability to host 32-bit virtual machines on 64-bit virtualization host servers. It also features support for both paravirtualization and full virtualization on the same server, leveraging both Intel VT and AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) processor capabilities. Also, a fully graphical and command-line virtual machine management tools for easy virtual machine (VM) administration and configuration, as well as tools for VM installation and lifecycle management.
VM YaST Module – To help with setting up and configuring Xen, openSUSE even has a nice Install Hypervisor and Tools (in the yast2-vm package) module which can do a lot of the work for you. After the install has finished you’ll have two extra YaST modules to create and manage virtual machines.
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) – Also in this release is the latest Linux kernel virtualisation infrastructure, KVM. KVM itself is to be considered experimental, but it is progressing very quickly. The latest versions come with reports of even better performance and Windows Vista support.
OpenSUSE Updater as an Upgrade Tool too – ‘updates’ refers to patches, ‘upgrades’ refers to package versions – the OpenSUSE Updater tool does both of these important tasks
Guru Repository Merging into Packman
Xfce 4.4.1 – An impressive lightweight desktop environment – somewhere between window managers and full-blown desktop environments like KDE or Gnome
OpenSUSE Community Translations – The community is now able to participate in localization efforts
Redesigned Network Card Module – The new one is simpler, clearer, and better reflects the more common situations and usage of the network card module
OpenOffice.org 2.3 – bunches of new features – really there are too many to list
Community Repositories – added new Community Repositories module which provides you with a nice list of the main official OpenSUSE repositories, popular repositories from the OpenSUSE Build Service, and other repositories added by the community from other locations.
KDEPIM Enterprise Branch – This version contains a whole bunch of fixes and a few handy new features such as the Favourite Folders container
Giver – Easy Local File Sharing – To transfer images, files or even folders, all you have to do is drag it onto the person you want to send it to. They will get a small dialog asking them to accept or decline receiving the file. If they accept, it’ll pop up right onto their desktop. Simple!
KIWI – Unlike other system image tools, KIWI is completely configurable and has a very clean design. You can specify exactly the packages that you want, and you can build a full range of images including Live CDs, Installer Images, virtualisation systems like QEMU/VMware and Xen images, network (pxe) images and more. It is even now used as the base for LTSP in OpenSUSE.
Full details are available from the OpenSUSE Sneak Peeks page.
If you have any additional information or corrections to this list, please let me know!
We get a chance to sit down with Martin Lasarsch (evangelist for openSUSE) and get an overview of what is in openSUSE 10.3. We also get a chance to sit down and talk to no fewer than 10 people who help bring the openSUSE release to you. They give us an idea of what goes into a release of openSUSE and give us some insight into things like how the numbering of our releases work.
http://www.novell.com/feeds/openaudio/
openSUSE 10.3 and mythTV – here
De ontwikkelaars van openSuse hebben dan eindelijk de final uitgebracht van openSuse 10.3. OpenSuse is sinds ongeveer een jaar de nieuwe naam van Suse Linux om verwarring met Suse Linux Enterprise-producten te voorkomen. Zoals gewoonlijk zijn er verschillende uitgaves binnen te halen, een volledige dvd met opensource- en niet-opensourceonderdelen, een cd voor een kale installatie met KDE of Gnome en verschillende cd’s met extra software en add-ons. De aankondiging van openSuse 10.3 ziet er als volgt uit:
The openSUSE team proudly announces the availability of openSUSE 10.3.
We’re shipping all the latest open source packages that are available at time of launch. As highlights, we’d like to point out the latest desktops, GNOME 2.20 and KDE 3.5.7 plus KDE 4 preview, our MP3 support via gstreamer plug-in by Fluendo, a faster boot process, heavily optimised and improved package management, 1-click install option for additional software, OpenOffice 2.3, XEN 3.1 and VirtualBox 1.5 and, last but not least, our 1 CD installation which provides a small but fully loaded desktop. For all the news and impressive screenshots, have a look here.
It’s available now to download here in x86, x86-64 and ppc versions – from our mirrors and via bittorrent.
The following ISOs can be downloaded: the 1 CD open source version with an add-on CD containing proprietary software, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, RealNetworks RealPlayer, and Sun Java Runtime Environment. DVD ISOs for all architectures are available and contain the open source version plus proprietary add-ons. An installable Live CD will be released in October, and the Edu add-on CD will show up in the same time frame.
As usual, openSUSE 10.3 will be available in European retail channels as a boxed product. In North America, the box will be available through shopNovell. Due to production lead times, boxes will start to show up on shelves and in online shops approximately on Oct 11th. Pre-orders can be placed here.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the whole openSUSE community for tons of testing, feedback, contributions and over all participation in helping to make openSUSE 10.3 an awesome distribution. While risking missing out some important contributors, we’d like to spotlight some community members for their outstanding work:
- Francis for Sneak Peeks
- Beineri for his Quickies
- Benji for the 1-click install
- Pascal and sPIN for community help
- All the community translators
Our top 3 bug reporters for openSUSE 10.3:
- Andreas Hanke
- David Binderman
- Casual J. Programmer
Have a lot of fun!
Christoph, Coolo, Michael
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