Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0700 - gnome-terminal bug fix update

Synopsis

gnome-terminal bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated gnome-terminal packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Gnome-terminal is a terminal emulator for GNOME. It supports translucent backgrounds, opening multiple terminals in a single window (tabs) and clickable URLs.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Changes made to check boxes in the search dialog were not reflected in the terminal engine (vte). This led to confusion and wrong functionality. Problem has been fixed and users should get expected behaviour.(BZ#669113)

All gnome-terminal users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • gnome-terminal-debuginfo-2.31.3-6.el6.s390x.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-2.31.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-debuginfo-2.31.3-6.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-2.31.3-6.el6.src.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-2.31.3-6.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-2.31.3-6.el6.s390x.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-debuginfo-2.31.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-2.31.3-6.el6.i686.rpm
  • gnome-terminal-debuginfo-2.31.3-6.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information