Recommended update for open-vm-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:2002-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • 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 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for open-vm-tools fixes the following issue:

  • open-vm-tools had a lower release number in 15 sp2 and sp3 than in 15 sp1, which could lead to migration issues. (bsc#1186642)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2021-2002=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2002=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP3-2021-2002=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 x86_64 i586)
    • libvmtools0-11.2.5-7.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • libvmtools-devel-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (x86_64)
    • libvmtools0-11.2.5-7.1
    • libvmtools0-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-sdmp-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.2.5-7.1
    • libvmtools-devel-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP3 (x86_64)
    • open-vm-tools-debugsource-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-debuginfo-11.2.5-7.1
    • open-vm-tools-desktop-11.2.5-7.1

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