Recommended update for gfxboot

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:2796-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for gfxboot fixes the following issues:

  • fix UK keyboard setting (bsc#1033202)
  • adjust keymap names to be consistent again (bsc#1009914)
  • Updated canadian and lituanian translation
  • Fix bug calculating video and xvideo options (bsc#780621)
  • Implement enhanced menu layout engine
  • Use new functions to pass on video menu settings to bootloader
  • Updated sound samples
  • Ensure sound samples are loaded only once
  • Re-rendered font
  • Adapted to the new keymaps used by linuxrc and YaST

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2019-2796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-CLIENT-2019-2796=1 SUSE-SLE-POS-12-SP2-2019-2796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP2-2019-2796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2019-2796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-ESPOS-2019-2796=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2019-2796=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-4-2019-2796=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service Image Server 12 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-debuginfo-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ESPOS 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 LTSS 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 (x86_64)
    • gfxboot-debugsource-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-devel-4.5.21-7.3.1
    • gfxboot-4.5.21-7.3.1

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