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

RHEA-2011:0709 - new package: perl-IO-Tty

Synopsis

new package: perl-IO-Tty

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

A new perl-IO-Tty package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The perl-IO-Tty package provides the IO::Tty and IO::Pty Perl modules that allow for the creation of a pseudo-tty (Berkeley Unix networking device). This package allows to determine the correct terminal width even for terminals with less than 50 columns.

  • This new package adds the IO::Tty and IO::Pty Perl modules to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. (BZ#669405)

All users of pseudo-tty devises are advised to install this new package.

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://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
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 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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

Updated Packages

  • perl-IO-Tty-debuginfo-1.08-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-debuginfo-1.08-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-1.08-4.el6.src.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-debuginfo-1.08-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-debuginfo-1.08-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-1.08-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-1.08-4.el6.s390x.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-1.08-4.el6.i686.rpm
  • perl-IO-Tty-1.08-4.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information