Recommended update for xdm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:3197-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xdm provides the following fix:

  • Do no try to start Xserver on platforms which may ship without a graphics card. (bsc#1039497)
  • Also quit plymouth when display-manager is set to console. (bsc#1102584, bsc#1140735)

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 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-3197=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-3197=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-3197=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-3197=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-3197=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-3197=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2019-3197=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 (x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • xdm-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debugsource-1.1.11-41.22.3
    • xdm-debuginfo-1.1.11-41.22.3

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