Solved: No prt-scrn Button on my Gnome Laptop

All the prt-scrn shortcuts in Gnome don't help, when I don't have the button.

Screenshort-cut Gnome Shell Extention

https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/6868/screenshort-cut/

And I use dash-to-panel, it works with that too.

OpenSUSE 13.1 Post Install

UPDATE: Gist for Install https://gist.github.com/billymail/93f1d1a15c1839e49569

I can't help help it - with this little netbook, and the SSD, I try the latest Fedora, Ubuntu, Elementary OS, Linux Mint. I keep coming back to OpenSUSE Gnome, which is my daily driver at work.

OpenSUSE 13.1 install took less that 15 minutes on a netbook, with a USB stick and an SSD.

USB Installation: http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Live_USB_stick

Gnome Extensions

Messaging Menu
Dash to dock

Install Sonar Theme

Gnome3 Adwaita title bars are way two thick. Sonar puts a smaller/darker title bar.

Install Chromium and Midori

Midori does an adequate impression of Safari/iPhone rendering.

Install Geany and plugins

Great all-purpose code editor with symbol browser

GEdit

Don't forget the power of GEdit and external tools

Install dbvis

http://www.dbvis.com/

Nautilus

Ctrl-D to create your first bookmark,  after that you can d-n-d.

Change the Nautilus location bar to show location instead of buttons:
>  gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true

Add back new document menu: touch /Templates/text.txt

Note: Screenshot behavior has changed. It downloads immediately instead of opening or putting into clipboard, but has a lot of options. SEE http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com/2012/11/screen-capture-in-gnome3.htmlfor more details.

WEB DEV

I was going to make a separate post about setting up my webdev environment, but openSUSE patterns make it too easy.

Install  Pattern - Web and Lamp Server

Takes care of installing common php/mysql stuff, more.

Go to yast/http server to configure/start
It seems like it used to setup sftp/ssh for me, but struggling this time. I'm just using ftp.

PHP Extensions
phar
php openssl
mcrypt

Composer - https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md

curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer

 

 Use Tweak UI to add back minimize and maximize buttons

Gnome 3.6 Available for OpenSUSE 12.2

If you haven't heard, Gnome 3.6 is now available for OpenSUSE 12.2.

+Epiphany has evolved, adding a speed dial like feature, and more html5 support.

Gnome Epiphany's Version of Speed Dial
Screenshot from WebUpd8

+Gnome notifications work a little better, and the overall experience is a little smoother.

+ Many improvements, including better accessibility (http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.6/index.html.en#a11y). Visual alerts add a nice feature to make the screen flicker if you press the caps lock key accidentally.

More about what's new:
http://library.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.6/

-Dash-to-Dock extension has not been ported yet - anxiously waiting for that for my big screen, although the Gnome3 experience on a netbook is tremendous.

OpenSUSE Upgrade/Java version/DBVis

Problem: Old DBVis doesn't work with 1.7
"java.lang.ClassCastException: javax.swing.KeyStroke cannot be cast to
java.lang.Comparable"

Check Java Version Available

pc:/home/user # update-alternatives --list java
/usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.5.0-gcj/bin/java
/usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java
/usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.7.0-openjdk/bin/java

Set Java Version
pc:/home/user # update-alternatives --set java
/usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java to
provide /usr/bin/java (java) in manual mode.

Check Java Version
pc:/home/user # java -version
java version "1.6.0_24"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11.3) (suse-9.1-x86_64)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b12, mixed mode)

Post Installation Process, OpenSUSE 12.2

OpenSUSE 12.2 install took less that 45 minutes on a netbook, with a USB DVD player.

Install Docky

I don't like my menus hidden. I install Docky, and drag it over to the left, over where the gnome3 menu would be if I could make it stay.

Install Sonar Theme

Gnome3 Adwaita title bars are way two thick. Sonar puts a smaller/darker title bar.

Install Chromium

Here's what I did last time:
http://grcomputerworks.blogspot.com/2011/12/post-opensuse-gnome3-installation.html


I was going to make a separate post about setting up my webdev environment, but openSUSE patterns make it too easy.

WEB DEV

Install  Pattern - Web and Lamp Server

Takes care of installing common php/mysql stuff, more.
Go to yast/http server to configure/start
It seems like it used to setup sftp/ssh for me, but struggling this time. I'm just using ftp.

Install Geany

Great all-purpose code editor with symbol browser

MySQL Workbench

To manage mysql databases. phpMyAdmin? No thank you.

Nautilus

Change the Nautilus location bar to show location instead of buttons:
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true

Note: Screenshot behavior has changed. It downloads immediately instead of opening or putting into clipboard, but has a lot of options. SEE http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com/2012/11/screen-capture-in-gnome3.htmlfor more details.

Linux Slow to Connect After wakeup

Home networks don't usually use IPv6.
Click on Network Settings->Wireless->Configure for your home connection
Go the the IPv6 tab, and select ignore.

Gnome3: to manage touchpad settings

My install of OpenSUSE 12.1 Tumbleweed didn't install with a way to manage touchpad settings, and double click wasn't working.

Installing gsynaptics from the repos didn't do the trick.

Mouse and touchpad settings are available in Gnome 3  by pressing the meta key, and searching for mouse.

Wow, there are lots of different places to set configs...

Firefox Spell Check

Firefox marked every word as spelled wrong. Right click on any form field select check spelling, and click languages. For some reason mine defaulted to Russian.

Hat tip to ghacks.

Gnome 3 AutoStart Programs on Login

Gnome 3 AutoStart Programs on Login

Method 1: GUI:
Use "Desktop Search" to find "Startup Application Preferences" (gnome-session-preferences). Note that it doesn't show up with the Meta key search.

Click Add
Give it a name, and a command

Most programs can be started simply with their common name, eg "chromium", "evolution", "firefox", as long as it's in the path.

Google Chrome is "google-chrome"

This process creates adds desktop files in home/[user]/.config/autostart

Method 2: Directory

You can create your own "desktop" files directly in home/[user]/.config/autostart by either copying an existing one, and editing the properties (right-click)

Give it a name, and a command

Click on the image to find a new image (usually in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)


--Or--

Create your own

.desktop config:

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Docky
X-SuSE-translate=true
Type=Application
Exec=nautilus
Terminal=false
Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/nautilus.svg
Comment=chromium web browser.
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Utility;X-SuSE-DesktopUtility;
Hidden=false
Name[en_US]=Nautilus.desktop
Comment[en_US.utf8]=nautilus

Post openSUSE Gnome 3 Installation Process

Install from Live CD

Add Repositories (from Community Repositories):
Packman
LibDVD

Add Ons:
fetchmsttfonts - MS Compatible fonts
free-ttf-fonts - Collection of nice artsy fonts
gstreamer ugly plugins - codecs

Add Programs:
Pidgin - IM that works with "Evil Status Icon" Plugin
Chromium - Now has support for Gnome Keyring
VLC - Best.Videoplayer.Ever.

Add Gnome Shell Extensions:
Evil Status Icon Forever Extension - "fixes" notification
[UPDATE] For Gnome 3.6, https://github.com/mathematicalcoffee
Panel DockletTiny Docky-style bar

Firefox Extensions:
Speed Dial
Web Developer
ColorZilla
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OpenSUSE 12.1 Released

Install from OpenSUSE 12.1 Gnome Live 686
to
Acer 5570 Intel Dual Core 1.60

12::55 Insert
12:57 Live Distro Up
12:58 Install Froze after License Screen
12:59 Reboot/select Installation
13:03 Parti Started
13:16 Reboot
13:18 Login
13:20 Connected to Wireless Netword
13:21 Update Failures

Wireless:
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/non-oss/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Failed to connect to 2001:67c:2178:8::13: Network is unreachable

Wired:
Timeout exceeded when accessing 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/12.1/repo/non-oss/media.1/media'.

Network Manager Disappeared After Intalling Gnome 3 / No wireless

I installed openSUSE 11.4 from the Gnome Live CD (can someone vote to just call it SUSE? I mean, you got SLED, SLES - why the pay the extra syllable just 'cause it's free and open?).

 After that, I went to openSUSE and ran the 1-Click install for Gnome 3. Actually, I 1-clicked it about 5 times, because there is no indication that you clicked it, and it takes about 5-10 minutes to respond....

After installing and rebooting, I got the lovely Gnome 3 desktop. Much prefer the blue to the green, even if it looks fedora-ish. But the network manager was gone, and I couldn't connect wirelessly.

Going to the network settings gave me a "not compatible with this version of network services".

The solution turned out to be:
1.  In YAST, Network Settings, Global Options: The Gnome live switched me from Network Manager to ifup. Works fine on a desktop, not for a laptop.

2. Re-enable the Packman (community) repository. Apparently the 1-click removed that, or I didn't need it before Gnome 3 for wireless and I did afterwards. Not sure.

3. There were also a bunch of Gnome updates recently, including the network manager. None of which are helpful without step 1.

Add Launcher to Gnome 3

All the instructions I found were manual entries.

To add a launcher to Gnome 3:

Go to Applications/Other/Main Menu

Go to New Item, and you get the traditional Gnome 3 launch  application

HP ProBook Wireless Broadcom on OpenSUSE 11.4

HP ProBook won't Recognize wireless card on Install?

http://opensuse-guide.org/wlan.php


16.2.1 Install broadcom-wl with 1-Click