It’s (not) Alright

As with the previous alpha releases with openSUSE 11, this beta release also packs a lot for the user. It packs KDE 4.0.3 it includes Gnome 2.22.1 (beta 1). YaST has been ported to Qt-4. Gnome comes with a LOT of new and exciting stuff. You can read more about gnome’s new beta in the release notes. The most interesting feature for mes seems to be the window compositing thing. I never could run Compiz on this machine

KDE 4 has been integrated with the release of openSUSE from now on. It also has a new package manager (this is what I am looking forward to…. even lovers of SUSE like me will agree that compared to portage or synaptic…. YaST sucks in package management).

The new package management solution, PackageKit, is another interesting feature: openSUSE 11.0 will have native PackageKit support (the backend is upstream) and it works really well. The yum backend has no good reputation. The ZYpp backend in 11.0 inherits all the unbeatable speed of ZYpp 4.x and it is robust at the same time. Continue reading »

\\ tags: Compiz, Gnome, KDE, Linux, News, openSUSE, YaST, YUM, Zypper

Well… now that I think of it…. I don’t think that ‘helluwa’ is a dictionary word. But that is not the point here… The point is that openSUSE 11 is looking better and better as days are going by and I am now really waiting very patiently for it to release. But it is getting moe and more difficult.

openSUSE 11.0 Installer Revamp

Jimmac re-adjusted the Qt stylesheets for the openSUSE 11.0 installer to produce an even more beautiful implementation. The ease by which the template can be changed fully demonstrates the flexibility of Qt stylesheets:

Note that the above is not a mock up, but the actual YCP template.

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GNOME Client for the openSUSE Build Service

Rodrigo began work on a GNOME client for the Build Service, giving you a graphical way to interact with the build service directly from your desktop! Continue reading »

\\ tags: Gnome, Linux, News, openSUSE, Software, Tools, YaST

As I have already bloated about the new gtk interface of YaST in openSUSE 10.3, I will not say much. Just say that there are people like me who wish to switch over to QT interface. (The good old days).

Doing this is fairly simple. Just follow the steps and you are done.

1. Open YaST.
2. Open the /etc/sysconfig editor.
3. Then go to YaST menu.
4. Under that go to GUI menu.
5. Change the default shell and default interface from auto/gtk to qt.
6. Now confirm the changes and exit.

You are set. Next time you open any module or YaST itself, you will see the qt interface back in your service.

Aditya Shevade