Issued:
2007-11-07
Updated:
2007-11-07

RHEA-2007:0854 - New redhat-release package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1


Synopsis

New redhat-release package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

A new redhat-release package is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1.

Description

The redhat-release package identifies the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

This new package reflects changes made for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1.

Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 should upgrade to this updated package.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To do so, run the following command (as root):

pup

Alternatively, for a command-line interface, run the following command instead:

yum update

To register your system to RHN, use the following command:

rhn_register

For information on how to manually install or remove packages, refer to the following link:

This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_80_11223.shtm

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
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

  • redhat-release-5Client-5.1.0.2.x86_64.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Server-5.1.0.2.s390x.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Server-5.1.0.2.i386.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Client-5.1.0.2.src.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Client-5.1.0.2.i386.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Server-5.1.0.2.ppc.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Server-5.1.0.2.x86_64.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Server-5.1.0.2.ia64.rpm
  • redhat-release-5Server-5.1.0.2.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information