Recommended update for timezone

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for timezone
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0603-2
Rating: low
References: #923498
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

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

    Description:

    This update provides the latest timezone information (2015b) for your
    system, including the following changes:

    - Mongolia will start observing DST again in 2015, from the last Saturday
    in March to the last Saturday in September.
    - Palestine will start DST on March 28, not March 27.
    - Fix integer overflow bug in reference 'mktime' implementation.

    This release also includes changes affecting past time stamps and
    documentation. For a comprehensive list, refer to the release announcement
    from ICANN:

    - http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz-announce/2015-March/000029.html

    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 Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-146=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • timezone-2015b-0.11.1
      • timezone-debuginfo-2015b-0.11.1
      • timezone-debugsource-2015b-0.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):
      • timezone-java-2015b-0.11.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/923498