openSUSE 12.2 RC2 Install Notes

openSUSE 12.2 RC2 Install Notes


I choose  openSUSE 12.2 RC2  x86_64 Version

Some packages you may install.....

Google Chrome

• http://www.google.com/chrome
• Just download and install it.  :-)

Dropbox

• http://software.opensuse.org/search  You could use one click install to install dropbox.
• I use  home:opensuse_zh repo to install  dropbox and  nautilus-dropbox
• After install dropbox and nautilus-dropbox packages, run the command at gnome terminal >dropbox  start  -i 

Input method for Asia people is gcin, so I keep it

Pidgin

• # zypper  install  pidgin
• I use zypper  to install pidgin for IM (MSN / Google talk). 

Mplayer

Add  Packman mirror repo in Taiwan.

Use shell script to add Packman repo.

For example, if the shell script name is "add-packman.sh"

#!/bin/bash

echo "Print the rep  in use"

zypper  lr -u

#Define openSUSE Version

VERSION=`cat /etc/SuSE-release | grep VERSION | cut -d ' ' -f 3`

echo "This openSUSE version is $VERSION"

echo "Add Taiwan's rep "

## for Packman Rep

zypper  ar -f http://ftp.nchc.org.tw/Linux/Packman/suse/$VERSION/ NCHC-Packman

#zypper ar -f http://ftp.twaren.net/Linux/Packman/suse/$VERSION/ twaren_packman

zypper  mr  -p  98  NCHC-Packman

#sh  add-packman.sh


After add Packman repo, I use zypper command to install Mplayer and smplayer package.

#zypper   install  -y  -l   MPlayer   smplayer   smplayer-lang


Skype:


Last version for linux is 2.2.0.35, and current version for linux is 4.0.0.8
I use command line ( wget ) to get the skype package

#wget  -O  skype-`date +%F`.rpm   http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-linux-beta-suse

The download package name will be "skype-yyyy-mm-dd.rpm"

For rpm base OS, Skype only provide 32 bits packages, so you must install some packages first.

You can see  http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Skype
But it's not enough, for example, you should install  libXss1-32bit  package too. ( Not list on wiki)

You can use command line to do it.

#zypper   install   libpulse0-32bit

#zypper   install   xorg-x11-libXv-32bit   libqt4-32bit   libqt4-x11-32bit   libpng12-0-32bit

#zypper  install libXss1-32bit

Install  skype package

#rpm  -ivh  skype-*.rpm


VMware:

You should have  kernel-desktop-devel and gcc packages first.
#zypper  install  kernel-desktop-devel  gcc

But after you install VMware successful, but you will get error message when you compiled VMware module.
Found some article for openSUSE 12.2 RC2 and Kernel 3.4.x
http://communities.vmware.com/message/2096041

Install the patch for openSUSE and VMware

# cd   /usr/lib/vmware/modules;

Download  patch
# wget   http://pavlinux.ru/vmware/8.0.4/source.tar.lzma;

Check the  md5 hash

# md5sum   source.tar.lzma;
e37e41a818a47ec868bdb493197aaf63   source.tar.lzma

Extract  source.tar.lzma
# tar   -xf   source.tar.lzma

Install  VMware Module
# vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

It will be success when you install the patch

enjoy it ~~