- Issued:
- 2008-05-20
- Updated:
- 2008-05-21
RHEA-2008:0436 - new package: redhat-release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2
Synopsis
new package: redhat-release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
A new redhat-release package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2.
Description
The redhat-release package contains licensing information regarding, and identifies the installed version of, Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
This new package reflects changes made for the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2.
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
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- redhat-release-5Server-5.2.0.4.x86_64.rpm
- redhat-release-5Server-5.2.0.4.i386.rpm
- redhat-release-5Server-5.2.0.4.ppc.rpm
- redhat-release-5Server-5.2.0.4.s390x.rpm
- redhat-release-5Client-5.2.0.4.src.rpm
- redhat-release-5Client-5.2.0.4.i386.rpm
- redhat-release-5Client-5.2.0.4.x86_64.rpm
- redhat-release-5Server-5.2.0.4.ia64.rpm
- redhat-release-5Server-5.2.0.4.src.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 216069
- This content is not included.BZ - 222086
- This content is not included.BZ - 255981
- This content is not included.BZ - 413001
- This content is not included.BZ - 426280
- This content is not included.BZ - 437258
- This content is not included.BZ - 440301
- This content is not included.BZ - 441469
- This content is not included.BZ - 445397
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.