Recommended update for timezone

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for timezone
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1145-1
Rating: low
References: #928841 #934654
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

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

    Description:

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

    • Morocco will suspend DST from 2015-06-14 03:00 through 2015-07-19 02:00, not 06-13 and 07-18.
    • Assume Cayman Islands will observe DST starting next year, using US rules.
    • Fix post-install script to overwrite the temporary file when attempting to create /etc/localtime as a hard link. (bsc#928841)

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

    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 Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-timezone-2015e=10775
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-timezone-2015e=10775
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-timezone-2015e=10775
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-timezone-2015e=10775

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (noarch) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-java-2015e-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-2015e-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (noarch) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-java-2015e-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-2015e-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (noarch) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-java-2015e-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-2015e-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (noarch) [New Version: 2015e]:
      • timezone-java-2015e-0.6.1

    References: