Gryphon - OpenSUSE 11.0: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 21:01, 5 October 2009

Introduction

This is the configuration page for the OpenSUSE 11.0 partition on Gryphon.

Configuration files

All configuration files can be found here.

Installed Applications

[2008-07-28] - php5-mysql.
[2008-07-28] - yast2-http-server.
[2008-07-28] - Wiki mediawiki 1.12.0.
[2008-07-28] - Opera 9.51.
[2008-07-28] - BitStream Vera 1.10 (copied to /usr/share/fonts).
[2008-07-28] - TrueCrypt 6.0a (extract and execute; will install very quickly with YaST).
[2008-07-30] - w32codec-all.
[2008-07-31] - codecs-gnome.ymp (http://opensuse-community.org/codecs-gnome.ymp).
- Added repositories:
  - http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/non-oss/suse (Main Repository (NON-OSS))
  - http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.0/repo/oss (Main Repository (OSS))
  - http://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/SuSE/11.0/ (VideoLan Repository)
  - http://ftp.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.0/ (Packman Repository)
- Package installed: ffmpeg, flash-player, gst-fluendo-mp3, java-1_5_0-sun-plugin, libdvdcss, libxine1, w32codec-all
[2008-07-31] - gstreamer plugins and addons: gstreamer-0_10-ffmpeg, gstreamer-0_10-plugins-ugly (see [1]).
[2008-08-13] - Launchy.
[2008-09-17] - Psi instant messaging, v0.12.2.
[2008-09-17] - p7zip v4.57 (needed to extract archive with password encrypted with AES using WinZip 9.0, unsupported compression method 99).
[2008-10-04] - htop (an improved top)
[2008-10-13] - courier imap
[2008-12-09] - youtube-dl
[2009-01-31] - xsel (xsel-1.2.0) from source (configure/make/su/make install, man page path /usr/local/share/man should be added in manpath at next reboot?).
[2009-08-26] - outguess (outguess-0.2) from source (applied patch from here, then configure/make/su/make install).
[2009-09-21] - dog.

Applications previously installed (by uninstalled date):

[2008-10-13] - imap (it's actually UW IMAP - no support for maildir)
[2009-01-21] - freefont (Free UCS Outline Fonts), to solve Doxygen bug Pango-WARNING **: Error loading GPOS table 5503 (see here).

Simple Settings

Settings recovered from previous install:

[2008-07-28] Truecrypt directory ~/.tc.
[2008-07-28] GNUpg directory ~/.gnupg.

Current settings:

[2008-07-28] - YaST → System Services (run level) → enable mysql to run at level 2,3,5.
[2008-07-28] - Copied from previous install: ~/.gnupg.
~~[2008-07-28] - TrueCrypt - chmod u+s /usr/bin/truecrypt.~~
- Setuid does not work on GTK+. Instead add /usr/bin/truecrypt to /etc/sudoers.
[2008-07-28] - TrueCrypt - Added to /etc/sudoers: ALL ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/truecrypt.
[2008-07-28] - TrueCrypt - as root, mkdir /mnt/tc;
[2008-07-28] - TrueCrypt - Added macro tc in ~/.bashrc.
[2008-07-28] - Bash - Added to ~/.bashrc alias sshag, sftpn, sshn, dua, dfh, la, lla.
[2008-07-30] - MySql - Change root password (phpMyAdmin → privileges → select root user → Change pwd).
[2008-07-30] - Amarok - wizard setup - use MySQL.
[2008-07-30] - Gnome - Window List panel - show window from all workspace.
[2008-07-31] - MediaWiki - Enabled file upload.
[2008-07-31] - MediaWiki - Added pdf as allowed upload file type.
[2008-07-31] - MediaWiki - Added directory http://localhost/wiki/upload for big file upload.
[2008-07-31] - YaST → Network devices → Network settings → Hostname/site = gryphon.hell (before was linux-co7e.site).
- Note: hostname can also be found in /etc/HOSTNAME - but might be set/ignored by DHCP client
- Note: domain name must only contain letter/figure/hyphen; it can't contain any underscore!
[2008-08-09] - /etc/fstab - changed fmask=133,dmask=022 to fmask=113,dmask=002 (enable write access to users).
[2008-08-10] - KDE - Global keyboard shortcuts for KMixer.
[2008-08-10] - VLC - Settings → Preferences → Video → Zoom video = 2.0000 (requires Advanced options checked).
[2008-08-10] - FireFox - installed iFox 3.0.1 theme add-on.
[2008-08-12] - X - Installed (home) MAC fonts (Garamond, Lucida, Aqua base)
[2008-08-12] - X - Installed (home) fonts ChessAlpha2, chess_merida_unicode, fences, symbol
[2008-08-12] - KDE - Updated window shadows, window decorations,...
[2008-08-21] - Configure Desktop - Popup Launch Menu keyboard shortcut = Win + Space.
[2008-08-21] - Network settings - Do not change hostname via DHCP.

Detailed System Settings

1st Install

Automatic configuration update ⇒ added NVIDIA repository + added auto update repository
YaST ⇒ Repositories ⇒ disabled DVD repository

File system

Mount sda5 to mnt/sda5

% su
% mkdir /mnt/sda5
% chmod 777 /mnt/sda5
% ln -s /mnt/sda5/home /home
% mv /srv /mnt/sda5/srv
% ln -s /mnt/sda5/srv /srv

Enable write access to user in group for NTFS mount (fmask=113,dmask=002 in /etc/fstab)
/etc/fstab

...
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_IC35L040AVER07-_SXPTXF49264-part1    /windows/C      ntfs-3g   users,gid=users,fmask=113,dmask=002,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST3250620A_3QF0EC3W-part1            /windows/D      ntfs-3g   users,gid=users,fmask=113,dmask=002,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_IC35L040AVER07-_SXPTXF49264-part6    /windows/F      vfat      users,gid=users,umask=0002,utf8=true 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_IC35L120AVV207-_VNVD02G4G4TKBG-part1 /windows/J      ntfs-3g   users,gid=users,fmask=113,dmask=002,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_IC35L120AVV207-_VNVD02G4G4TKBG-part2 /windows/K      ntfs-3g   users,gid=users,fmask=113,dmask=002,locale=en_US.UTF-8 0 0
...

Installed package sdram.

YaST Repositories

Added http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Fisiu/openSUSE_11.0/ (for Psi).
Packman: http://packman.mirrors.skynet.be/pub/packman/suse/11.0/

Detailed Application Settings

Amarok

Amarok collection stored in MySQL (host: localhost, port: 3306, DB name: amarok, user: amarok)
To set up Amarok MySQL database (see Amarok MySQL HowTo):

% mysql -p -u root
mysql> CREATE DATABASE amarok;
mysql> USE amarok;
mysql> GRANT ALL ON amarok.* TO amarok@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD_CHANGE_ME';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Installed amarok-packman package (metapackage to install amarok from the packman repository).
Selected Xine engine (needed for crossfading).
- → Now Amarok plays ogg in Gnome desktop too!
Crossfading: 0ms (crossfading 100ms handy for making gapless playback, but playback is sometimes jerky when enabled)
Fade-out: 1500ms (3500ms much too long)
Updated to xine-lib/1.1.15 (solve bug Amarok freeze at track change).

Amule

reference page
3 ports to open: TCP 4911, UDP 4672, UDP 4914.
Limit connection to 30kB upload and 200kB download.
Install from Packman repository, package amule.

iplist

Installed iplist to deny spying peer. See Amule#iplist.
Lists:
- level1.gz, ads-trackers-and-bad-pr0n.gz,edu.gz,spyware.gz (removed bogon.gz)

Apache 2

Configuration files in /etc/apache2.
Can be partly configured through YaST package yast2-http-server.

port: 80, interface: 127.0.0.1, 172.19.3.3, open port in firewall, Modules: PHP5.

/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

...
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks     # because /srv is a symlink
    ...
</Directory>
...

/etc/apache2/default-server.conf

...
ServerName gryphon
ServerAdmin root@gryphon

Apache user is given in /etc/apache2/uid.conf

Bash

See configuration file ~/.bashrc-excerpt, ~/.inputrc, ~/.dir_colors

Courier-IMAP

Installed courier-imap and setup init.d scripts (see IMAP#Courier IMAP).

Evolution

Edited as root /usr/share/evolution/2.22/ui/evolution-mail-message.xml and .../evolution.xml to change keyboard shortcuts:
- Exit application: *Control*q → none;
- Mark mail as read: *Control*k → *Control*q;
- Mark mail as unread: *Control**Shift*k → *Control*u;
- Message source: *Control*u → *Control*k;

<!-- /usr/share/evolution/2.22/ui/evolution.xml: -->
<cmd name="FileExit" _label="_Quit" _tip="Exit the program"/>

<!-- /usr/share/evolution/2.22/ui/evolution-mail-message.xml: -->
<cmd name="MessageMarkAsRead" _tip="Mark the selected messages as having been read" accel="*Control*q" pixtype="pixbuf"/>
<cmd name="MessageMarkAsUnRead" _tip="Mark the selected messages as not having been read" accel="*Control*u" pixtype="pixbuf"/>
<cmd name="ViewSource" _tip="Show the raw email source of the message" accel="*Control*k"/>

FireFox

home = http://www.google.be
iFox 3.0.1 add-on theme.
Extensions
- Live HTTP headers 0.14
- Delicious Bookmarks 2.0.95
- Fire Gestures 1.1.3.1
- Cycle Input Focus 1.0.0
- Fast Dial 2.3
  - 4x3 thumbnails. Page font = Sans-serif, size 12.

http://www.google.be/	http://www.wikipedia.org/	http://delicious.com/m1p
https://secure.priorweb.be/webmail/src/login.php	http://www.scarlet.be/wlogon/?uncnx=	https://kiwi.noekeon.org/miki/index.php?title=Main_Page
	http://www.theregister.co.uk/	http://mip.noekeon.org/

Removed/disabled extensions
- Beagle Indexer 1.1.0
Always ask me where to save files + Always show the tab bar + Remember password for sites + Use a Master Password
Keyword searches:
- g → Google | http://www.google.be
- w → Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org
- wf → Wikipedia FR | http://fr.wikipedia.org
- dt → Delicious - Add tag | http://delicious.com/m1p (tag search - type space separated tag for multiple tag search)

Gnome

Gnome desktop - added new panel + config.
Window List panel - show window from all workspace.
gnome-terminal
- Set default terminal window size to 150x50, position +100+100.

Gnome DO

My reference page
Start Gnome DO at login
Hide window on first launch (quiet mode)
Launch key: <alt>+space.
Add kde3 applications to catalog:

 sudo ln -s /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde /usr/share/applications/kde

Plugins:
- Del.icio.us Tag Search - v2.0.
- Firefox v2.0.4 (don't forget about:config → browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML = true).
- GNOME Terminal v1.0
- Google Calculator v1.0

grub

See grub reference page
Changes in /etc/sudoers - allow ALL to run /usr/sbin/grubonce; added DISPLAY to env_keep list.

Homebank

ING Homebank
Require package expat0.

% ./HBSetup
% ./HBSecurity

Import previous configuration
!!! Security module does not show up in front when asking for the password. Click on it when it is blinking in the taskbar.

htop

Setup → Display Options → Tree view
Setup → Display Options → Hide userland threads
Setup → Display Options → Highlight program "basename"
Setup → Colors → Light Terminal

K3b

Do not eject medium after write process.

Kate

Appearance: no Dynamic word wrap, show line numbers, show scrollbar marks
Fonts & Colors: Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 8
Cursor & Selection: no Smart home and smart end
Editing: don't show tabulators, tab width=4
Indentation: indentation mode=Normal, tab/backspace indents,
Open/Save: Remove trailing space, Backup prefix=., Backup suffix=~
Plugins: KTextEditory Word Completion Plugin

KDE

Wiki page on KDE.
Installed Baghira OSX-like theme (package baghira).
Style = Baghira
- Restored settings from previous install.
- Don't animate buttons / hovered sliders
- Progress bars: Style=Baghira, do not show value
Window Decorations = Baghira
- Border size = Normal
- Minimum Title Height = 22
- Show resize grip
- Add auto spacing
- Default Mode = Tiger
- Tiger → Border size = 1
- Buttons → custom title bar button positions = Help / Maximize / Minimize / (no spacer!) / Close (match WindowBlinds settings).
Mouse
- Icons theme = Shere Khan X.
- Checked Double Click to open files and folders.
Window Shadows enabled
- Active window size = Inactive window size = 6.
- Vertical offset = 80%.
- Horizontal offset = 40%.
- Shadow color = black.
- Remove shadow on move/resize.
Desktop background = ~/.customization/Isabelle Hires Noir&Blanc crop-despeckle 936x1024.png.
Screensaver → slideshow from slide~/.customization/screensaver< (incl. subfolders / resize photo).
Appearance → Fonts
- Custom settings:
  - General = Lucida Sans 9
  - Fixed width = Lucida Console 9
  - Toolbar = Lucida Sans 9
  - Menu = Lucida Sans 9
  - Window Title = Lucida Sans 10 (semibold)
  - Taskbar = Lucida Sans 9
  - Desktop = Lucida Sans 9
- Default settings:
  - General = Sans Serif 10
  - Fixed width = monospace 10
  - Toolbar = Sans Serif 10
  - Menu = Sans Serif 10
  - Window Title = Sans Serif 10
  - Taskbar = Sans Serif 10
  - Desktop = Sans Serif 11
Keyboard shortcuts
- Popup Launch Menu = Win + Space

Very handy in OpenSuse when combined with the search box in launch menu. Simply type Win + Space followed by the name of the application.

KMixer

Global keyboard shortcuts (Menu Settings → Configure Global Shortcuts or through YaST → Look & Feel):
- Increase Volume of Master Channel: Ctrl+KP_Add
- Decrease Volume of Master Channel: Ctrl+KP_Subtract
- Toggle Mute of Master Channel: Ctrl+KP_Divide

Konsole

Settings → Font → Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, size 8.
Settings → Size → 132x40.
Settings → Save as Default.
Window Menu → Advanced → Special Application Settings; → Geometry panel → Position → Remember.

Konqueror

View → Icon Size → Tiny.

Launchy

Installed from packman repository.
Option: NO check for update at start up.
Option: Hide Launchy when it loses focus.
Shortcut: Alt+Space (Ctrl+Space is taken by Opera for home page)
Catalog: added /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde/, extension *.desktop
Gnome: add Launchy as new entry to startup program list (Launchy, /usr/bin/launchy, keystroke launcher).
Firefox: bookmarks must be exported to .html to be indexed by Launchy. Type about:config in address bar, and change the settings browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML ← true.

MediaWiki

Version mediawiki 1.12.0.
Requires LAMP server packages (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP).
Installation
- Assume mediawiki-1.12.0.tar.gz copied at /srv/www/htdocs
- Assume apache browser user/grp: wwwrun/www

% su
% cd /srv/www/htdocs/
% tar -xzvf mediawiki-1.12.0.tar.gz
% mv mediawiki-1.12.0 wiki
% chown -R wwwrun wiki
% chgrp -R www wiki

Browse to http://localhost/wiki/config. Settings set as follows:

Wiki name: wiki

Admin user: wikiadmin

Admin pwd: ********

database name: wikidb

DB username: wikiuser

DB pwd: ********

su account: root

su pwd: ********

Copy configuration files:

cd /srv/www/htdocs/wiki/
cp config/LocalSettings.php .
chmod 600 LocalSettings.php
chown wwwrun LocalSettings.php
chgrp www LocalSettings.php
rm -r config

Browse to http://localhost/wiki. Create user baddreams.

user: baddreams

pwd: ********

email: baddreams@gryphon.hell

real name: Baddreams

File LocalSettings.inc.php:
- Enable file upload.

$wgEnableUploads = true;

File includes/DefaultSettings.php:
- Change supported upload file types.

$wgFileExtensions = array( 'png', 'gif', 'jpg', 'jpeg', 'pdf' );

Add directory http://localhost/wiki/upload (root - chmod 755), to store big upload files.

MySQL

Root password set (e.g. through phpMyAdmin → privileges → select root user → Change pwd)

Opera

[2009-09-01] - Opera 10.00
Use Master Password to protect saved passwords.
Set Google as default search engine (toolbar and speed dial).
Keyboard configuration in file ~/.opera/keyboard/standard_keyboard_1.ini
- Note that shortcut can also be defined through Opera, but it does not work for ² alt (! this file is UTF8. See this bug)

[Application]
Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, PageUp ctrl=Switch to previous page
Platform Windows-Unix-MCE, PageDown ctrl=Switch to next page
...
Esc=Leave access key mode | Cancel current voice
Esc shift=Leave access key mode | Cancel current voice
² alt=Enter access key mode | Leave access key mode
...
PageUp ctrl=Page left
PageDown ctrl=Page right

Added 2 buttons for Delicious in file ~/.opera/toolbar/standard_toolbar (1).ini:
- Changed URL from http://del.icio.us/m1p to http://delicious.com/m1p to solve cookie issues
- Using post button code from http://goetz.buerkle.org/delicious-opera (insert highlighted text as note)

[Hotlist Floating.content]
Button0, -1726668283=Add/Remove Panels
Button1, "Go to page"="Go to page, "http://delicious.com/m1p", , "Delicious", "Panel Mail""
Button2, "post to del.icio.us"="Go to page, "javascript:loc=location.href;title=document.title;notes=window.getSelection();void(open(' http://delicious.com/post?v=4;noui=yes;jump=close;url='+encodeURIComponent(loc)+';title='+encodeURIComponent(title)+';notes='+encodeURIComponent(notes),'delicious','toolbar=no,width=700,height=400'));", , "post to del.icio.us", "Compose mail""

TODO: Set cookie policy to Accept only cookies from site I visit, and Delete new cookies when exiting Opera.

Password Safe

Installed Windows version using Wine
Version 3.18 (here)

% cp pwsafe-3.18.exe ~/.wine/drive_c/temp/pwsafe-3.18.exe
% cd ~/.wine/drive_c/temp
% wine pwsafe-3.18.exe
...
% cd "~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Password Safe"
% wine pwsafe.exe

Psi

Gnome: Added Psi as startup program (Psi, /usr/bin/psi, Jabber-Client).
Options → Events → Enable popup notifications (all notifications)

SSH

Helper aliases in ~/.bashrc:

##### SSH #####################################################################
alias sshag="ssh-agent bash --rcfile ~/.basshrc"        # launch a shell in which ssh private key passphrase is cached
alias sftpn="sftp daemenj@ftp.noekeon.org"
alias sshn="ssh -t noekeon 'bash --rcfile ~/private/mip.bashrc'"
# function scpnup - Copy file from/to remote Miki Wiki's upload directory
# USAGE: scpnup localfilename @
#        scpnup @ remotefilename
function scpnup() {
 [ "$1" = "@" ] && SRC="daemenj@noekeon:/opt/www/daemenj/web/kiwi.noekeon.org/miki/upload/$2" || SRC="$1";
 [ "$2" = "@" ] && DST="daemenj@noekeon:/opt/www/daemenj/web/kiwi.noekeon.org/miki/upload/" || DST=".";
 scp "$SRC" "$DST"
}

sshag starts a new shell in which passphrase is cached. It uses the rcfile ~/.basshrc.
Content of ~/.ssh/config:

Host ftp.noekeon.org noekeon
	User		daemenj
	HostName	ftp.noekeon.org

Synergy

Reference page
Installed package synergy v1.3.1, and xselection (to circumvent Firefox copy/paste Chine bug)
- Package download from homepage, installed with YaST (double-click in Konqueror)
Helper aliases in ~/.bashrc:

##### SYNERGY #################################################################
# Run 'xselection PRIMARY' after copy from Firefox (before paste) to workaround Chinese bug
alias xsel='xselection PRIMARY'

Configuration file /etc/synergy.conf
At the beginning of /etc/X11/gdm/Init

#
# Start the synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergys --config /etc/synergy.conf --daemon

At the beginning of /etc/gdm/PostLogin/Default

#
# Kill all running synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1

At the beginning of /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default

#
# Start synergy server
#
/usr/bin/killall synergys
sleep 1
/usr/bin/synergys --config /etc/synergy.conf --daemon

TrueCrypt

Using TrueCrypt 6.0a.
Personal configuration directory in ~/.tc.
Added function tc in ~/.bashrc to mount tc volume in command-line.

# 2008-07-28 - macro for TrueCrypt
# To mount a volume: tc VOLUME-NAME
# to unmount       : tc -d
tc() {
	if [ "$1" == "" ]
	then
		echo "usage:"
		echo "    tc VOLUME-NAME"
		echo "    tc -d"
	elif [ "$1" == "-d" ]
	then
		truecrypt -d
	else
		echo "Mounting TrueCrypt volume \"$1\" to /mnt/tc"
		truecrypt -k ~/.tc/tckeyfile "$1" /mnt/tc
	fi
}

Settings → Keyfiles → add ~/.tc/tckeyfile as default key file.
Settings → Preferences → System Integration panel → Open Explorer window for succesfully mounted volume.

Vim

Changes to ~/.vimrc and /root/.vimrc (see this page)
- Enable Syntax highlighting
- Remap HJKLM to MHJKL

Wine

Installed package Wine 0.9.64_aka_1.0.rc3-2.2 (i586)
Downloaded winetools winetools-0.9jo-III ([2]). Installed to /usr/local/winetools

% tar -xvzf winetools-0.9jo-III.tar.gz
% cd winetools-0.9jo-III
% su
$ ./install

Configure wine (as normal user)

% winecfg

Applications → selected Windows 2000

Create link to windows disks

% cd ~/.wine/dosdevices
% ln -s /windows/D d:
% ln -s /windows/F f:
% ln -s /windows/J j:
% ln -s /windows/K k:

To Do: If doesn't work, look here (don't miss the export WINEVER)

X

Fonts installed in ~/.fonts:
- Mac fonts AppleGaramond (Bold/Italic/...)
- Mac fonts Aquabase (Bold/Italic/...)
- Mac fonts Lucida (Console/Sans/...)
- Chess Alpha 2
- chess_merida_unicode
- fences
- symbol
Mouse pointer speed: xset m 3/2 10 (for new Microsoft Laser Wireless Mouse 6000). Can be set permanently using KDE/Gnome Mouse configuration GUI.

Problems / Solutions

[2008-11-10] - High CPU load when burning dvds in k3b
- Solution: load apparently due to KDE Baghira style animations → disable all widgets animations (button animations, use Baghira style progress bars...)
[2008-11-10] - High X load due to KDE Baghira animated widgets
- Solution: disable all widgets animations in Baghira (disable button animations, use Baghira style progress bars...)
- Next problem: disable button animation settings seems not to be kept. Eg.: burn a DVD in K3b, open htop and note X load, open KDE kcontrol, enable and disable back Baghira button animation, open htop again and compare current X load (problem is that the load is now smaller meaning the previou settings was not kept).

To Do

[2008-08-13] @TODO - Upgrade Launchy.
[2008-07-28] @TODO - Describe general file system setup (sda5, symlink to /home, symlink to /srv).
[2008-07-28] @TODO - fix mbstring support (see http://localhost/phpMyAdmin).
[2008-07-28] @TODO - MediaWiki - change pwd.
[2008-07-28] @TODO - MediaWiki - Install some memcache sw (Turck MMCache, eAccelerator, APC or XCache).
[2008-07-30] @TODO - Set up phpMyAdmin (can't be accessed anymore since root password was set).
[2008-07-31] @TODO - Solve pulseaudio dependency problem during system update.

pulseaudio-utils-0.9.10-26.3.i586 requires libpulse-browse0 = 0.9.10, but this requirement cannot be provided
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.10-26.3.i586 requires pulseaudio = 0.9.10, but this requirement cannot be provided

Temporary fix: disable packman repository from the list of software repositories.

[2008-07-31] @TODO - Solve VLC no sound in Gnome.

Done

[2008-07-31]Solve Amarok not playing OGG file in Gnome.
- → Install Amarok package from Packman repository, and select Xine engine.