Recommended update for novnc

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:2475-1
Rating: important
References:
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that contains one feature and has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for novnc fixes the following issues:

  • Update to 1.2.0:

    • Quality and compression hints can now be modified dynamically
    • Added touch gestures to emulate common mouse actions
    • Support for full Unicode in clipboard
    • Support for VeNCrypt Plain authentication
    • Support for TightVNC Unix authentication
    • Support for alpha cursors
    • The session name is now updated whilst connected
  • Update to 1.1.0: Application:

    • New translations for Russian, Korean, Czech and Chinese (traditional) languages
    • Fixed an issue where you didn't get scrollbars in your browser on Windows you had a touch screen.
    • Added the Super/Windows key to the toolbar.
    • Added an option to show a dot when there otherwise wouldn't be a visible cursor.
    • View drag is no longer available when in scaling mode. Library:
    • A large number of coding style changes has been made to make the code easier to read and better to work with.
    • Many keyboard issues has been fixed.
    • Local cursor is now available on all platforms.
    • Fixed a number of crashes related to clipboard.
    • Fixed issues that occurred if data from the server was being received slowly.
    • A problem has been fixed where the display module would incorrectly handle high DPI systems causing scrollbars to show when they shouldn't.

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 Enterprise Storage 6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-2475=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-2475=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-2475=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (noarch)
    • novnc-1.2.0-3.3.1

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