Recommended update for zypper

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for zypper
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0516-1
Rating: moderate
References: #793424 #893833 #948566 #953458 #955615 #956480 #959564 #961719 #965027
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

  • An update that has 9 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for zypper fixes the following issues:

    - Fail if tty is bad or at EOF when reading user input. (bsc#965027)
    - Propagate repo refresh errors even if main action succeeded. (bsc#961719)
    - Fix misaligned TAB stops in colored prompts. (bsc#948566)
    - Fix claiming an error after successful download. (bsc#956480)
    - Don't return 0 if repositories were skipped during refresh. (bsc#959564)
    - Explain meaning of 'System Packages' and '@System' shown in search
    results. (bsc#953458)
    - Fix different data returned in xml and text output of lu/lp commands.
    (bsc#793424, bsc#893833)
    - Also report needed but locked patches in 'pchk'.
    - Fix tab-completion if zypper is defined as an alias. (bsc#955615)

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-290=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-290=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • zypper-1.11.50-2.30.1
      • zypper-debuginfo-1.11.50-2.30.1
      • zypper-debugsource-1.11.50-2.30.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
      • zypper-log-1.11.50-2.30.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • zypper-1.11.50-2.30.1
      • zypper-debuginfo-1.11.50-2.30.1
      • zypper-debugsource-1.11.50-2.30.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):
      • zypper-log-1.11.50-2.30.1

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