Recommended update for libqt5-qtwebengine

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2754-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libqt5-qtwebengine disables the use of the GPU when the Nouveau OpenGL driver is detected. This is necessary because Nouveau doesn't support rendering from different threads. Also, two new environment variables can be used to control this behavior:

  • QT_WEBENGINE_DISABLE_GPU can be used to force the disabling of the GPU; and
  • QT_WEBENGINE_DISABLE_NOUVEAU_WORKAROUND can be used to disable the detection of Nouveau, making it easier for users to try with newer Nouveau releases.

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 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2016-1624=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1624=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1624=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1624=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1624=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debuginfo-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debugsource-5.6.1-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (x86_64)
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-devel-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debuginfo-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debugsource-5.6.1-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-private-headers-devel-5.6.1-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debuginfo-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debugsource-5.6.1-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debuginfo-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debugsource-5.6.1-9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debuginfo-5.6.1-9.1
    • libqt5-qtwebengine-debugsource-5.6.1-9.1

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