Recommended update for perl-Bootloader

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for perl-Bootloader
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1487-1
Rating: low
References: #820339 #823601 #828498
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has three recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This update for perl-Bootloader provides the following
    fixes and enhancements:

    * Speed up device scanning code by avoiding external
    program calls. (bnc #823601)
    * Fix duplicate boot label handling. (bnc #828498)
    * Propagate file close error. (bnc #820339)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-perl-Bootloader-8169
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-perl-Bootloader-8169
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-perl-Bootloader-8169

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.4.89.56]:
    • perl-Bootloader-0.4.89.56-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.4.89.56]:
    • perl-Bootloader-0.4.89.56-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.4.89.56]:
    • perl-Bootloader-0.4.89.56-0.7.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/820339
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/823601
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/828498
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=800e6aadb8409cc638191198bf4e9f5b