GNOME 3.6 for openSUSE 12.2 @ Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*)

GNOME 3.6 for openSUSE 12.2

Posted on September 28th, 2012 Dominique Leuenberger 86 comments

Today is THE DAY: you get GNOME3.6 on your openSUSE 12.2 installation.

The times of waiting is finally over.

First of all, GNOME 3.6? What’s so cool and special that you want it?
The highlights of the GNOME 3.6 release are:
- Big improvements to notifications, including a redesigned Message Tray, smarter notifications, and other tweaks and refinements.
- An enhanced Activities Overview with an improved layout.
- A greatly enhanced Files application, with functional file search, a new Recent location, redesigned interface and lots of bug fixes and handy new features.
- Integrated Input Sources, which makes inputting different character sets (eg. Japanese or Chinese) fast and easy.
- Accessibility on demand, meaning that universal access features like the Orca screen reader can be enabled with the push of a button.
- A new Lock Screen. This provides an attractive view when the device is locked, plus handy functionality like media controls and notifications.
And what does it look like?

The all new GDM Login screen:

GNOME 3.6 / GDM

And a GNOME 3.6 session:

Running GNOME 3.6 session

Now, you are all eager to get this on your system too… but HOW?

Before starting, make sure to have your openSUSE 12.2 installation fully updated, easiest by using
zypper patch

If needed, repeat the above until there is nothing left to be done… and NOW we’re ready for the FUN

zypper ar obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36 zypper mr -r GS36 zypper dup --from GS36(Should you see issues with obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2, you can also use http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/GNOME:/STABLE:/3.6/openSUSE_12.2)

The steps explained:

adds a new repository, called by GS36, to your system
zypper ar obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36 enables the repository to auto-refresh as needed. After all, you will want to get any updates we’re eventually to publish there as well
zypper mr -r GS36 Actually do perform the upgrade, preferring packages in GS36, allowing others to be pulled in as needed.
zypper dup --from GS36

NOTE: This has all been tested on pristine openSUSE 12.2 installations and is considered to work reasonably well. There are for sure small things to be cleaned out here and there (work is still in progress). NO tests have been done with any 3rd – party Repositories enabled!

Found an issue?

Any issue you think is worth to be mentioned is easiest brought forward to us on the #opensuse-gnome IRC Channel (freenode network) or by email (opensuse-gnome [ at ] opensuse.org). We will try to help resolve issues as much as we can.

GNOME, openSUSE GNOME, openSUSE
83 responses to “GNOME 3.6 for openSUSE 12.2”
- Dominique Leuenberger November 12th, 2012 at 12:56
  
  Ivan,
  
  I’m sorry to hear you’re having issues with GNOME:STABLE:3.6 repositories. Factory is for sure NOT the right thing for you though.
  As for your immediate issue: please try to extract the respective log files from your system. If the login screen shows that error, then the files in /var/log/gdm are of interest.. if the error comes after you login (in the session), the files ~/.xsession-errors and ~/.cache/gdm/* are interesting.
- Ivan November 12th, 2012 at 19:34
  
  Dominique,
  
  I figured out that the problem was because of a uncomplete install of Gnome.
  When I do a fresh install of Opensuse I’m not installing all the apps of Gnome.
  I uncheck the apps I don’t like or use.
  That was the problem after the upgrade.
  When I install the complete Gnome and do the upgrade everything went fine!
  All the best!
  
  Ivan
- Mike November 14th, 2012 at 01:44
  
  Hi,
  
  does it works on OpenSuse 12.2 32bit version. It seems that 64 bit version had no problem, or less.
  
  Have you try upgrade with 32bit version ?
  
  Mike.
- Mike November 16th, 2012 at 23:30
  
  Hi,
  
  Ok, now it works for me.
  
  I saw the message of Ivan and I tried.
  
  Thanks Ivan, you found the solution.
  
  Mike.
- LGE November 19th, 2012 at 16:02
  
  if this command fail:
  
  zypper ar obs://GNOME:STABLE:3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36
  
  try
  
  zypper ar obs://GNOME:/STABLE:/3.6/openSUSE_12.2 GS36
- Deepak November 19th, 2012 at 18:39
  
  Hi,
  
  I see Gnome 3.6.2 is out. any plans for providing the updates ?
  
  BR, /deepak
- Dominique Leuenberger November 19th, 2012 at 19:50
  
  Hi,
  
  Thanks for your continuous interest
  Yes, 3.6.2 has been checked in to GNOME:STABLE:3.6 and has been building for the last few days.. once completed (and all succeeded) I will re-enable publishing of the repository (until then, the current releases stay there). I guess this should happen in the next few days.
- Deepak November 20th, 2012 at 11:12
  
  Hi,
  
  yes ofcourse I use openSuse at work and trying not to use MS at all (only for lync shared meetings and some MS office products… sadly libreoffice is still not up to the mark to handle MS office products flawlessly)
  
  Any way, looking forward for higher and better version /Deepak
- Mike November 21st, 2012 at 23:48
  
  Hi,
  
  I’m also waiting for the 3.6.2 version.
  
  Gnome 3.6.2 is the last stable version, before the gnome 3.8 version.
  
  Thanks Dimstar.
- Dominique Leuenberger November 22nd, 2012 at 09:33
  
  Just prepared the gstreamer 1.0.3 update that should go in there as well, improving VoiP at large with empathy 3.6.2… should not be too much longer (even though building does take forever of this repository)
- Mike November 22nd, 2012 at 23:33
  
  Hi,
  
  I have one question.
  
  Gnome Files 3.6.3 will be available in the repository ?
  
  Mike.
- Dominique Leuenberger November 23rd, 2012 at 09:36
  
  Yes, this will be based on 3.6.3, as can already be seen in the package sources at
  https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=nautilus&project=GNOME%3ASTABLE%3A3.6
- Ervin November 24th, 2012 at 20:08
  
  Hello Dominique,
  It seems like gnome 3.6 that I am installing right now, wanted to replace some 64 bit applications or packages with 586 architecture,
  is there a gnome 3.6 64 bit version yet?
- Dominique Leuenberger November 24th, 2012 at 21:39
  
  Ervin,
  
  Sorry to hear you have a problem…
  
  please be more specific than that: the repository is published for 32bit and 64bit alike, same versions. If it tries to install more 32bit packages, best is to raise a bug entry (https://bugzilla.novell.com) and make sure to provide the entire zypper output se I can have a look at it. If you register the bug against openSUSE 12.2, component GNOME, I will see it.
- Mike November 24th, 2012 at 23:52
  
  Hi,
  
  Thanks for Gnome 3.6.2
  
  I updated to Gnome 3.6.2, and I haven’t encountered any problems. (I use 32 bit version).
  
  But, with the online update, I’ve got two updates : libwacom (to version 0.6) and glib2 (to 2.32.4 version). These two updates didn’t come from GS36 repository, but I think it come from update repository. How to get rid of them ?
  
  Thanks.
  
  Mike.
- Deepak November 25th, 2012 at 16:39
  
  Hi,
  
  Unfortunately, using the upgrade, I could not come to the logon screen at all and it hung in there. I had to reinstall to 3.4.2.
  
  Checking xsession.errors showed some kind of Segmentation fault. the .xsession.error.old does not show the old errors any more it seems
  
  Is it possible for make an iso for the 3.6.2 64 bit version so that I can make a full reinstall from scratch ?
  
  Thanks /Deepak
- Deepak November 25th, 2012 at 20:47
  
  Hi again,
  
  Somehow I managed to get 3.6.2. Had to do everything from scratch.
  I get one update
  
  patch:openSUSE-2012-587-1.noarch conflicts with gio-branding-openSUSE.noarch < 12.2-5.4.1 provided by gio-branding-openSUSE-12.2-2.3.noarch
  
  Kindly advice what to do for this ? I have no clue
  
  BR , /Deepak
- Dominique Leuenberger November 25th, 2012 at 20:50
  
  An unfortunate issue which is seen by many users.. the only thing I can try is triggering rebuilds to get the version of that package higher in GNOME:STABLE:3.6… for now, please ignore this patch; it will break the system I’m afraid (will likely force a downgrade of glib2 to the version from 12.2, which is NOT what you want).
- Dominique Leuenberger November 25th, 2012 at 20:54
  
  ok.. I rebuilt the gio branding package and it now has a release of 6.1; which should be higher than what the patch indicates and should make zypper/yast aware that there is nothing left to be patches. It will sync to the repositories in the next few minutes.
- Deepak November 25th, 2012 at 21:39
  
  Hi,
  
  OK, I will check tomorrow morning. last try to update patch failed with ‘downgrade’ option.
  
  Thanks and have a good night /deepak
- Deepak November 26th, 2012 at 09:28
  
  Hi,
  
  OK now I do not get this patch any more. So 3.6.2 on 64 bits seems working for me.
  
  Thanks /Deepak
- Deepak November 30th, 2012 at 10:01
  
  Hi,
  
  Small issue. It takes ages to shutdown the gnome 3.6 it seems. Did anyone face this aswell ?
  
  Thanks /Deepak
- Mike December 6th, 2012 at 02:32
  
  Hi,
  
  I want to say that I saw a message error about pango.
  
  pango-CRITICAL. Pango.modules -> not found.
  
  What’s the problem ?
  
  Would it be possible that you create Gnome-shell extensions packages for OpenSuse 12.2 ?
  
  Thanks.
  
  Mike.
- Gustavo December 11th, 2012 at 06:42
  
  Hello there, does this build supports proprietary formats in gstreamer?
  
  Thanks!
- Jakob January 8th, 2013 at 18:56
  
  Thanks it works, but also for me it takes very long to shut down and there is a message error: “pango-CRITICAL. Pango.modules -> not found”
  
  I saw I’m not the only one with these errors, I’ve really no clue how to solve ….
- Deepak January 15th, 2013 at 12:16
  
  Hi,
  
  HNY 2013 !
  
  So whats the next step so far seems everything working nicely
  
  I see that opensuse 12.3 is coming out in MArch and 3.8 Gnome as well somewhere around that time.
  
  Is there something interesting to look forward to ? Will the MS Office will be better supported in newer Libreoffice versions
  
  Lync 2010 is somehow working via pidgin-sipe but it will be good if there is some way to have desktop sharing as well implemented and connected via lync (vnc ? something else ? )
  
  Anyway … Looking forward for newer / better / versions …
  
  /Deepak
- Deepak January 29th, 2013 at 17:14
  
  Hi,
  
  I have one problem. I want to use evolution but there is not way to set the font of the new mail and it messes up the fonts when responding as well to MS outlook 2010. Is there a way to handle the font ?
  
  Thanks /Deepak
- Little Wind February 3rd, 2013 at 16:26
  
  Hello, after click logout, i can’t login again.
  In /var/log/gdm/:1-greeter.log I see error
  
  JS ERROR: !!! Failed to start verification for user
  JS ERROR: !!! message = ‘”GDBus.Error:org.gnome.DisplayManager.SessionWorker.Error.OutstandingRequest: GDBus.Error:org.gnome.DisplayManager.SessionWorker.Error.OutstandingRequest: Cannot process state change to SETUP_COMPLETE, as there is already an outstanding request to move to state SETUP_COMPLETE”‘
  JS ERROR: !!! fileName = ‘”/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/gdm/util.js”‘
  JS ERROR: !!! lineNumber = ’212′
  JS ERROR: !!! stack = ‘”0 anonymous(“result” = [object _private_Gio_SimpleAsyncResult], “obj” = [object _private_Gdm_UserVerifierProxy])@/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/gdm/util.js:212
- Morgan February 5th, 2013 at 10:36
  
  Hi,
  
  I followed your instructions and tried to restart. Now it freezes at a prompt saying “GRUB” with a flashing cursor. Hope you can help me, I have a lot of important work I need to be able to reach. Cheers!
- Raine March 7th, 2013 at 23:27
  
  Great article. Thanks!
- Vincent Moutoussamy April 2nd, 2013 at 14:27
  
  Hi,
  Can we hope for the same trick for gnome 3.8 openSUSE 12.3 ?
- Dominique Leuenberger April 2nd, 2013 at 14:35
  
  You can hope
  (and yes: work is in progress)
- Dominique Leuenberger April 9th, 2013 at 16:06
  
  Sorry for the late reply… no: none of the repositories hosted at download.opensuse.org are allowed to provide the proprietary codecs. Sorry for that.
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