Recommended update for dpkg

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0202-1
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 Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dpkg provides the following fixes:

  • Move tar option --no-recursion before -T. With recent tar changes the --no-recursion option is now positional, and needs to be passed before the -T option, otherwise the tarball will end up with duplicated entries. (bsc#919233)

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 Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-BSK-12-SP1-2017-94=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-94=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-94=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-94=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Bootstrap Kit 12 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dpkg-debuginfo-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • dpkg-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • dpkg-debugsource-1.16.10-12.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • update-alternatives-1.16.10-12.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • update-alternatives-1.16.10-12.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • update-alternatives-debuginfo-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • update-alternatives-debugsource-1.16.10-12.3.1
    • update-alternatives-1.16.10-12.3.1

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