The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 10.3 (GNOME) - Page 4

6 Installing Additional Software

Now that we have added additional repositories, a lot more packages are available in our package manager for installation, especially a big deal of our needed packages. To install them, go to Computer > Install Software:

Type in the root password:

The YaST Package Selector comes up:

You can use the Search field to search for specific packages. To mark a package for installation, select it in the left window and then click on the Install > button to push it to the right window.

Select the following packages for installation (* is a wildcard; e.g. xmms* means all packages that start with xmms) and click on Accept afterwards:

• opera
• gst-*
• gstreamer010*
• opensuse-codecs-installer
• sound-juicer
• amarok
• amarok-yauap
• MozillaThunderbird
• MozillaThunderbird-translations
• aMule
• Azureus
• ktorrent
• xchat
• xchat-gnome
• acroread
• scribus
• scribus-templates
• audacity
• MPlayer
• rhythmbox
• gtkpod
• xmms*
• dvdrip
• vlc
• vlc-mozillaplugin
• xine-*
• xine-lib (without it Xine will not be able to play videos properly)
• gnomebaker
• k3b*
• w32-codec-all
• libdvdcss
• nvu
• kdewebdev3
• free-ttf-fonts
• libqt4 (needed by Skype)
• libqt4-dbus1 (needed by Skype)
• libqt4-devel (needed by Skype)
• libqt4-x11 (needed by Skype)
• findutils (needed by VMware Server)
• glibc-devel (needed by VMware Server)
• findutils-locate (needed by VMware Server)
• gcc (needed by VMware Server)
• flex (needed by VMware Server)
• lynx (needed by VMware Server)
• compat-readline4 (needed by VMware Server)
• gcc-c++ (needed by VMware Server)
• make (needed by VMware Server)
• kernel-source (needed by VMware Server)

Confirm your selection by clicking on Confirm:

It's possible that a few packages are conflicting with others. You can resolve the problems as shown below (make sure you install xine-lib; don't install libxine1 if necessary):

The packages are now being downloaded from the repositories and installed (you also might have to insert your OpenSUSE 10.3 DVD). This can take a few minutes, so please be patient:

After the installation, YaST asks you if you'd like to install more packages. Choose No and leave YaST:

7 Inventory (II)

Now let's check again what we have so far by browsing the menus again.

Our inventory should now look like this:

Graphics:
[x] Gimp
[x] F-Spot
[ ] Picasa

Internet:
[x] Firefox
[x] Opera
[x] Flash Player
[x] gFTP
[x] Thunderbird
[x] Evolution
[x] aMule
[x] Azureus
[x] Bittorrent
[x] Pidgin
[ ] Skype
[ ] Google Earth
[x] Xchat IRC

Office:
[x] OpenOffice Writer
[x] OpenOffice Calc
[x] Adobe Reader
[x] GnuCash
[x] Scribus

Sound & Video:
[x] Amarok
[x] Audacity
[x] Banshee
[x] MPlayer
[x] Rhythmbox Music Player
[x] gtkPod
[x] XMMS
[x] dvd::rip
[x] Sound Juicer CD Extractor
[x] VLC Media Player
[x] Real Player
[x] Totem
[x] Xine
[x] Brasero
[x] GnomeBaker
[x] K3B
[x] Multimedia-Codecs

Programming:
[x] NVU
[x] Quanta Plus

Other:
[ ] VMware Server
[ ] TrueType Fonts
[x] Java
[x] Read/Write Support for NTFS Partitions

So Picasa, Skype, Google Earth, VMware Server, and TrueType fonts are still missing.