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This page is a first work document to list all proposed ideas for technical specifications for Mandriva Linux 2009 release. Please list all needed information so that we can ask for more information if needed. It's also important to fill a bug in Bugzilla to keep history for any kind of proposal.
[edit] How to submit a suggestion into Bugzilla
- If you are not yet registered in Bugzilla, create an account
- Log in
- Enter a new issue into Bugzilla
- In the distribution list, choose "Mandriva Cooker".
- Select the Mandriva Tool or the package the suggestion/idea is relating to.
- Select the version, the component and the architecture.
- In the Severity field, choose "enhancement".
- Add a basic summary and a detailed description of your suggestion/idea.
- Click on "Commit"
[edit] Base system
[edit] kernel, hardware support
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Switch to libata |
Luiz |
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DONE |
| Stable ABI for modules |
Luiz |
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In progress |
| Review package set |
Luiz |
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In progress |
| Review ticket handling procedure |
Luiz |
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| Stop doing kernel upgrades via symlinks in /boot |
spuk |
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| make sure kerneloops package is installed and enabled by default |
fcrozat |
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| on boot.iso add alternate kernel-linus |
phb.fr |
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| Drop kernel-xen and xen ? fedora stop patch kernel on 2008.1 xen is totaly broken (source) |
phb.fr |
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| Add architecture name on files installed on /boot |
ghibo |
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| Add necessary patches for Kernel Level Modesetting |
Colin |
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| Full Support for Lenovo Thinkpad T60/T61(Even T62 in the future): Drivers, Hotkeys, LEDs, Power Management and etc. |
YANG Chenguang |
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| Integrate fingerprint authentication throughout |
Austin |
Bug:40627 |
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| Unable to /var/log/messages and syslog to become too big 80Mo after few days ! I need to manually erase it |
David Cossé |
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| Enable advanced mouse features (horizontal scrolling, forward/back, etc.) for bluetooth mice |
Austin |
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| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Allow forced specification of video driver for "One" Edition, for when issues are known (only by command line in bootloader) |
Sam Bailey |
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[edit] others (gcc, glibc, udev...)
[edit] Packages management
[edit] RPM, URPMI
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Do not activate non free source on free distribution by default |
misc |
 Bug #40033 |
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| add option for cron package update (and install at shutdown?) |
phb.fr |
add bugzilla |
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| not possible to stop system when urpmi install package (install ah shutdown) |
phb.fr |
add bugzilla |
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| when update kernel, be sure dkms are ready on mirror link kernel and kernel-source ? |
phb.fr |
add bugzilla |
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| uninstall orphean lib if i uninstall application (like aptitude ?) |
AshLeDombos |
add bugzilla |
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| Ability to remove packages and associated dependancies a-la-debian |
yoho |
Bug #21641 |
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| Rollback of packages if install/upgrade/removal is not successful |
Sam Bailey |
Bug #40693 |
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| Auto-check on reboot for install/upgrade/removal errors & resolve via rollback or restart of process. (also able to be called on request) |
Sam Bailey |
Bug #40694 |
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| Add ability to reinstall an "already installed" package. Ie. urpmi --reinstall package |
Sam Bailey |
Bug #40695 |
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[edit] GUI tools: mdkonline, rpmdrake
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| mdkapplet should use function urpmi.xxx with option --nolock, to avoid "urpmi lock" message |
PapaJaac |
Bug #40565 |
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| back button [search] in drakrpm. |
PapaJaac |
Bug #39454 |
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| resizing partition "by left side" with drakdisk |
PapaJaac |
Bug #40566 |
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| on all draktools have 2 buttons : "select all" and "inverse selection" |
PapaJaac |
Bug #40561 |
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| Do not ask for user password when modifying system clock or using MandrivaUpdate |
yoho |
Bug #40597 |
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| Improve starting time of the Mandriva Control Center and Network Center |
yoho |
Bug #40322 |
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| Show type of update in mandrivaupdate (e.g.= fix, security, etc..) |
killer1987 |
Bug #36337 |
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| Allow ratings by popularity (and goodness) of programs in rpmdrake |
killer1987 |
Bug #37199 |
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| allow rpmdrake to install packages and dependencies and store all in the disk creating a local mirror |
killer1987 |
Bug #35624 |
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| Use in draknetcenter a better icon for interfaces protected by firewall |
killer1987 |
Bug #35612 |
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[edit] Desktop environment
[edit] General
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Add Xfce to officially supported desktop environments |
yoho |
Bug #16731 |
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| Let One offer a light WM for low memory cases |
DoK |
Bug #35549 |
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| Re-organize icewm packaging |
yochenhsieh |
Bug #35578 |
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| Use LXDE as default light desktop instead of icewm |
yochenhsieh |
Bug #40567 |
packages available in contrib |
| Define a consistent visual identity for Mandriva, not changing at each release. That is define colors, fonts, visual elements that can be used across all mandriva related things : icons of drakxtools, (community) websites, logos, documentation, themes, backgrounds. Ex: why the 2008.1 dark blue background color is different from the 2008.0 one ? |
ofaurax |
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| Add rpms for E17 (Environnement + themes + tools + gadgets) |
neije |
add bugzilla |
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| For desktops and laptops install and enable anacron by default |
JadziaMD |
Bug #40590 |
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| An educational release of KDE with the educational packages installed |
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| Give to Mandriva a visual identity, easily recognizable. Windows vista or MAC OSX have their own visual identity, but all linux distributions look the same... |
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| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Enable Kaffeine as default player instead of totem when both Gnome and KDE installed |
neije |
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| Hard drive mounts in Storage Media read the mount name, i.e. Windows for a /mnt/Windows mount |
JadziaMD |
Bug #40587 |
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| Fix bug that causes a complete system freeze when attempting to manage display from KDE control center |
curtiswtaylorjr |
Bug #40005 |
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| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Replace xsane with an easier to use/understand default |
Austin |
Bug #40628 |
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[edit] Printing
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
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[edit] Office and Internet tools
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Provide texlive as default latex distribution (instead of tetex) |
deap |
Bug #35991 |
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| Have tools for easy help end-user and bypass firewall like teamview, netview... |
phb.fr |
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| Automatic connect tools like xandros eeepc with sfr usb |
phb.fr |
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[edit] Multimedia
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Enable thumbnails when selecting pictures to upload to a website (ex. Myspace, Flikr, Auctiva) from Konqueror or Firefox. |
curtiswtaylorjr |
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[edit] Mandriva tools
[edit] Installer
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| use mds same if it is for an desktop |
phb.fr |
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| fusion mds / drakxtools and use ldap for authentification |
phb.fr |
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| can restore easy backup (made with draksnapshot) with boot.iso |
phb.fr |
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| easy tools (drakrpm) for upgrade version n to n+1 |
phb.fr |
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| Give back configuring printer when install is finishing |
PapaJaac |
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| Configure all official repositories when install is finishing |
PapaJaac |
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| have .img for make ONE USB install (for pc without cd/dvd-rom) |
AshLeDombos |
Bug #40630 |
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| Fix stage1 to set host name this one can make service stop sample : mysql, httpd |
Guillaume Rousse |
Bug #32725 |
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| Refine the timezone selector screen in the installer and in the LiveCD startup wizard |
dexter11 |
Bug #40558 |
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| Give an option to select he installation media even when already have a CD/DVD |
YANG Chenguang |
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| Allow the cancelling of the download of repositories during installation |
Sam Bailey |
Bug #35378 |
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| Make sure upgrade option from 2008.x actually gets tested inhouse and (should it be part of the 2009.0 installer) in case it contains a bug comparable to that in 2008.1 will be updated ASAP in such a way that even novice users stand a chance to fix the issue themselves (ISO patch/separate bootimage) |
Markus Ueberall |
Bug #39925 |
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[edit] Drakxtools
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| Advanced Mouse/Joystick/gamepads support to enable multimedia keys if possible |
xavy94 |
Bug #30162 Bug #11061 |
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| Creates an easy software installer for the newbies. This software installer could be based on "task-*" meta packages, or could rely on a list of packages to install for each software, with options. For example, installing "KOffice" means optionally selecting many packages. Installing "KMPlayer" means choosing the backends, if non-free codecs must be installed, and so on. It is something between the big packages groups provided by the DrakInst installer and the fine-grained RPMDrake. |
Benoît Minisini |
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| Create a diagnostic tool for network, sound, xorg... to help to solve the problem or to make an accurate bug report. The most important is the network tool able to detect what is wrong: network down, link in use, gateway, DNS... Except for the network, a remote diagnostic from Mandriva could be done. |
Pierre Jarillon |
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| Create a configuration tool for lirc. |
David Cossé |
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| A tool to configure external tv-output (pal,secam,ntsc,...,size,...) |
David Cossé |
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[edit] Security
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
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[edit] Servers
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| drakwizard-tools for freenx server and put in main ? |
phb.fr |
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| Separate server control from the control centre will be better and convenient |
YANG Chenguang |
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[edit] Internationalization & Localization
| Suggestion |
Author(s) |
Bugzilla |
Status |
| List all countries in Mandriva One. Make whatever fixes neccessary to the installer to create One images with as many locales as possible, but without the i18n. |
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Bug #23303 |
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| ONE: Offer to download and install i18n packages when user chooses a country that isn't supported, just like Ubuntu does. (This depends on another wish: to ship Mandriva with preconfigured mirrors or autoconfigured based on user location.) |
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| Fix bootsplash message localization, which is broken for two years since 2007.0. |
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Bug #35465 |
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| Make lang selection at booting reflect actual locales installed in One. |
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Bug #35879 |
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| Install the wenquanyi Chinese font automatically when the Chinese languages language support have been selected |
YANG Chenguang |
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| Just install the necessary plug-ins for SCIM according to the language support instead of install them all |
YANG Chenguang |
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| Make translations of application names and descriptions in menu actually be used |
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Bug #39172 Bug #35226 |
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Bug #40689
