Recommended update for update-alternatives

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for update-alternatives
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:3132-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1154043
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0

An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for update-alternatives fixes the following issues:

  • Fix post install scripts: test if there is actual file before calling update-alternatives. (bsc#1154043)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Server 12-SP5:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-3132=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-3132=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-3132=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • update-alternatives-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.18.4-16.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • update-alternatives-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.18.4-16.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (x86_64):
    • update-alternatives-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.18.4-16.3.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
    • update-alternatives-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.18.4-16.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.18.4-16.3.1

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