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10 Things To do After Installing openSUSE 12.1

Here is a List of 10 Things which I had done After Installing openSUSE 12.1(KDE) 64bit.

1. Mounting a Windows Partition with +RWX Permission
 a) Backup the fstab file before Modifying


     ravi@linux:~>sudo cp -v /etc/fstab fstab_copy
b) View Available Partitions


     ravi@linux:~> cat /etc/fstab | grep "ntfs"
 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000BEVT-75A0RT0_WD-WXD1AC0Y1075-part3 /windows/D           ntfs-3g       users,gid=users,fmask=133,dmask=022,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
c) Open the fstab file in super user mode and delete the fmask and dmask and set the umask value as '0026',          save the file and restart.


    /dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD5000BEVT-75A0RT0_WD-WXD1AC0Y1075-part3 /windows/D           ntfs-3g    uid=1000,gid=100,umask=0026 0 0

2. Install the latest version of Chrome(64bit RPM)
       https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_x86_64.rpm

3. Download and Install VLC Media Player
       http://download.videolan.org/pub/vlc/SuSE/12.1/vlc.ymp

4. Disabling Annoying Beep Sounds
         Goto Personal Settings -> Application and System Notifications 
                  -> "system bell" volume to "0"
System Bell Configuration



5. Disabling Unwanted Services
        http://www.tweakhound.com/2011/11/25/opensuse-12-1-taming-akonadi-nepomuk/

6. Enable Font Smoothing
           Goto Configure Desktop->Application Appearance-> Fonts
             Set "Use Anti-Aliasing"-Enabled -> Configure and Set as below.
Anti-Alias Setting

7. Enable Desktop Cube Animation and Flip Effect 
       Goto "Desktop Effects"-> Effect for Desktop Switching   select "Desktop Cube Animation",Select "Flip switch" under window Switching.


8.  Create Shortcuts for Workspace
         Goto Kickoff Application Launcher->Global Keyboard shortcuts-> select 'KWin' under KDE component  Set  'Switch to Desktop 1/2/3/4' with Custom shortcut and click Apply.


9. Installing Restricted Codecs 
    Packman Repo(Codecs):


     $sudo zypper ar -r http://packman.inode.at/suse/12.1/packman.repo

   
   Libdvdcss Repo(Encrypted Dvd's) :


    $sudo zypper ar -r http://www.opensuse-guide.org/repo/12.1/libdvdcss.repo  





    $ sudo zypper in libxine1-codecs k3b-codecs ffmpeg lame gstreamer-0_10-plugins-bad gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg libdvdcss2


10. Installing MAC fonts
        >>Download MAC fonts
                   Link :http://freestorage.ro/2tvmlx1ydcr0/macfonts.tar.gz.html
  
          >>Extract the Downloaded .tar Archive:
                  $tar -xzvf macfonts.tar.gz    
    
         >>Move the Extracted Contents to /usr/share/fonts
                   $sudo mv macfonts /usr/share/font
   
         >> Install the Fonts
                   $sudo /sbin/SuSEconfig
 
         >> Goto Font Settings->Adjust All Fonts-> LUCIDA MAC   and click Apply.


Snapshot
               
Optional : Enable Tamil Language Support 

     ravi@linux:~>sudo zypper in indic-fonts
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  1. pvdmJan 29, 2012, 3:27:00 PM

    2) I would install chromium instead of chrome
    3) I would forget the VLC repo (as recommended from the experts), add the VLC package from packman repo (better codec support etc.)
    6) I would enable the muzlocker fontsmoothing for even better fonts!

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  2. LamboFeb 28, 2012, 9:19:00 PM

    Sorry to ask but how do you do this?

    c) Open the fstab file in super user mode and delete the fmask and dmask and set the umask value as '0026', save the file and restart.

    I know how to go into su mode and then? I can not do kwite /etc/fstab because it says acces denied even in su mode... Is that normal?

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  3. UnknownFeb 28, 2012, 9:31:00 PM

    @Lambo Try "kdesu kwrite /etc/fstab"

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  4. Sudhakar KasturiMar 15, 2012, 8:03:00 PM

    Thanks. It was very helpful to install Tamil fonts as well! I was struggling for Tamil fonts even after installing SCIM.

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