Recommended update for the YaST2 packagemanager

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(Last modified: 13DEC2005)

solutions Recommended update for the YaST2 packagemanager SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (70125abfcba10647ed460e619e4d35ff)

Applies to

Package: yast2-packagemanager
yast2-packagemanager-devel
Product(s): SUSE CORE 9 for x86
SUSE CORE 9 for Itanium Processor Family
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM POWER
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM S/390 31bit
SUSE CORE 9 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE CORE 9 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Novell Linux POS 9
Open Enterprise Server
Patch: patch-10614
Release: 20051213
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everybody should install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

This update changes the media handling of YaST2 'Patch CD upgrade' for upgrades distributed on multiple CDs. YaST now automatically changes mountpoints (for example .../CD1 to .../CD2) during network installation and also honors changes of the URL made in the 'change media' popup.

Installation notes

This update is provided as a RPM packages that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Fvh yast2-packagemanager.rpm yast2-packagemanager-devel.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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