Recommended update for hwinfo

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1965-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1

An update that has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for hwinfo provides the following fixes:

  • Fix input device name detection for USB devices. (bsc#989633)
  • Avoid bogus virtio devices in device listing. (bsc#960507)
  • Add aliases with '-' for options with '_'. (bsc#983004)
  • Clarify hwinfo usage in man page and help text. (bsc#982332)
  • Change wording for SCSI reference.
  • Add reference to SCSI command specification.
  • Change type of serial_buf[] to unsigned char. (bsc#980819)
  • Correct comma placement after part-number.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1159=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1159=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1159=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1159=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.30-8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-devel-debuginfo-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-devel-21.30-8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.30-8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • hwinfo-debugsource-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-21.30-8.1
    • hwinfo-debuginfo-21.30-8.1

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