Recommended update for libzypp, zypper

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:0837-1
Release Date: 2025-03-11T12:10:54Z
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that has four fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues:

  • Disable zypp.conf:download.use_deltarpm by default Measurements show that you don't benefit from using deltarpms unless your network connection is very slow. That's why most distributions even stop offering deltarpms. The default remains unchanged on SUSE-15.6 and older.
  • Make sure repo variables are evaluated in the right context (bsc#1237044)
  • Introducing MediaCurl2 a alternative HTTP backend. This patch adds MediaCurl2 as a testbed for experimenting with a more simple way to download files. Set ZYPP_CURL2=1 in the environment to use it.
  • Filesystem usrmerge must not be done in singletrans mode (bsc#1236481, bsc#1189788)
  • Commit will amend the backend in case the transaction would perform a filesystem usrmerge.
  • Workaround bsc#1216091 on Code16.
  • Annonunce --root in commands not launching a Target (bsc#1237044)

Special Instructions and Notes:

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 Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP6-2025-837=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP6-2025-837=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP6-2025-837=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP6-2025-837=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-837=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-837=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-837=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libzypp-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libzypp-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libzypp-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    • libzypp-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • zypper-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • libzypp-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • libzypp-devel-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • zypper-log-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • zypper-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • zypper-debugsource-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • libzypp-devel-doc-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • libzypp-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • libzypp-devel-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • zypper-debuginfo-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • libzypp-debugsource-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
    • libzypp-debuginfo-17.36.3-150600.3.50.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • zypper-aptitude-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • zypper-needs-restarting-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1
    • zypper-log-1.14.85-150600.10.28.1

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