Recommended update for facter

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for facter
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0874-1
Rating: low
References: #878129 #920446
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for facter provides the following fixes:

    - Use "ip link" instead of "ifconfig" for retrieving interface names.
    (bsc#878129)
    - Define 'operatingsystemmajorelease' variable properly for openSUSE and
    SLE. (bsc#920446)

    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 Module for Advanced Systems Management 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Adv-Systems-Management-12-2015-196=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-196=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • facter-2.0.2-6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • facter-2.0.2-6.1

    References: