Recommended update for YaST2

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(Last modified: 11JAN2005)

solutions Recommended update for YaST2 SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (94baa96daa98b6976263270b816392d8)

Applies to

Package: yast2
yast2-devel
yast2-installation
autoyast2
autoyast2-installation
autoyast2-utils
yast2-packagemanager
yast2-packagemanager-devel
yast2-packager
yast2-qt
yast2-storage
yast2-tune
yast2-core
yast2-core-devel
yast2-ncurses
yast2-pam
yast2-perl-bindings
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
Patch: patch-9717
Release: 20050111
Obsoletes: none

Indications

SLES9 SP1 Update for YaST core and installation packages

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

Autoyast Window can't be closed by WM (#44556)
Autoyast DTD for ia64 control file wrong (#48663)
Fixed typo runlevels -> runlevel (#48528)
Fixed dialogs for s390 (#47459)
Enable file system option on LVs (#46865)
Fixed the 'max' options for partition sizes to work on LVs (#46864)
Autoyast doesn't save changes to loaded files (#46707)
AutoYaST documentation updates
- Documentation fix for network access in post-scripts (#42773)
- Added missing examples
Fixed parsing of command line arguments with space (#48264).
Fixed support for SGI Altix systems.
When showing the address for a VNC installation, don't rely on install.inf, print the current IP.
Copy the DHCP client cache so that the installation can request the same IP.
Fixed creation of an empty /etc/modules.conf file.
Support for PCI IDs configured in installation.
Fixed mode switch if autoyast file is found on floppy.
Disable certificate verification for https in YOU.
Several fixes for proxy handling in URLs.
Always cache the package signing keys found on a new installation source. It might be the media is not needed to actually install packages, but we do need the signing keys.
Fixed possible overflow in version comparison.
Update list of vendors whose packages shall not be protected by default. Allow configuration via y2pmrc.
Cache packages from service pack CDs on the disk if installing from CD media in order to avoid too many disk changes during installation
Use service pack during installation for products with no multiple sources (media has no order files)
Added Shift-F7 hotkey to toggle (verbose!) debug logging and Shift-F8 hotkey to save y2logs for bug reporting (using new /sbin/save_y2logs script).
Improved support for low-color (<= 8 bit) displays to use only complex wizard pixmaps in high color modes.
Layout fixes for multiple CD sources.
Fixed obsolete documentation about making screen shots.
Increase minimal boot size to 64MB
Fix problem with resizing a partition in ncurses UI
Fix syntax when handling LVM
Fix handling of prep boot
Prevent adding of NSS pools to /etc/fstab
Add support for disks with size > 2TB

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh yast2.rpm yast2-devel.rpm yast2-installation.rpm autoyast2.rpm autoyast2-installation.rpm autoyast2-utils.rpm yast2-packagemanager.rpm yast2-packagemanager-devel.rpm yast2-packager.rpm yast2-qt.rpm yast2-storage.rpm yast2-tune.rpm yast2-core.rpm yast2-core-devel.rpm yast2-ncurses.rpm yast2-pam.rpm yast2-perl-bindings.rpm

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