Issued:
2011-08-24
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHEA-2011:1207 - newt enhancement update


Synopsis

newt enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated newt packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget-based user interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, check boxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, and so on, to text mode user interfaces.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • Prior to this update, it was not possible to set a color of individual labels, scrollbars, entries, textboxes, and scales. With this update, setting a color of the aforementioned GUI elements is now possible. (BZ#707704)

All users of newt are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.

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.https://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 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 - 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • newt-static-0.52.11-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • newt-debuginfo-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • newt-python-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • newt-python-0.52.11-3.el6.s390x.rpm
  • newt-devel-0.52.11-3.el6.s390x.rpm
  • newt-python-0.52.11-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc.rpm
  • newt-debuginfo-0.52.11-3.el6.s390x.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.s390.rpm
  • newt-debuginfo-0.52.11-3.el6.s390.rpm
  • newt-static-0.52.11-3.el6.s390x.rpm
  • newt-python-0.52.11-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • newt-devel-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.src.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • newt-devel-0.52.11-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • newt-static-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • newt-devel-0.52.11-3.el6.s390.rpm
  • newt-debuginfo-0.52.11-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • newt-devel-0.52.11-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • newt-static-0.52.11-3.el6.i686.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • newt-debuginfo-0.52.11-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • newt-devel-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • newt-0.52.11-3.el6.s390x.rpm
  • newt-debuginfo-0.52.11-3.el6.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information