Recommended update for vm-install

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for vm-install
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0509-1
Rating: moderate
References: #842453 #857916 #885052 #887993 #888265 #913744
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has 6 recommended fixes can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This update for vm-install provides fixes for the following issues:

    * DomU upgrade from SLES 11 SP3 to SLES 12 using installation source
    doesn't give you the option to upgrade. (bsc#913744)
    * vm-install and virt-install cannot install SLES12 s390x systems.
    (bsc#885052)
    * vm-install fail to umount the temporary file as the loop media.
    (bsc#888265)
    * vm-install calculates available memory incorrectly. (bsc#887993)
    * keymap option not passed to xen vm. (bsc#857916)
    * Incorrect translation in language file. (bsc#842453)

    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:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-vm-install=10233
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-vm-install=10233

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.6.36]:
      • vm-install-0.6.36-0.7.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.6.36]:
      • vm-install-0.6.36-0.7.2

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/842453
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/857916
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/885052
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/887993
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/888265
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/913744
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a0cead4b869d0fddc11a1670c0ed2658