Issued:
2012-09-17
Updated:
2012-09-17

RHBA-2012:1271 - linuxwacom bug fix update

Synopsis

linuxwacom bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated linuxwacom packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The linuxwacom package contains the drivers, libraries, and documentation for configuring and running Wacom tablets under the Linux operating system. It contains diagnostic applications as well as X.org XInput drivers.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Due to a regression, when a Wacom tablet was used with only a lens cursor device attached to it for input, the lens cursor could not be moved. This update fixes this bug and lens cursor devices now work as expected in the described scenario. (BZ#843859)

Users of linuxwacom are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

Solution

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

This update is available via 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/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.src.rpm
  • linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm
  • linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm
  • linuxwacom-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
  • linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
  • linuxwacom-debuginfo-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
  • linuxwacom-devel-0.7.8.3-11.2.el5_8.i386.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information