Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHEA-2013:0488 - firstboot enhancement update

Synopsis

firstboot enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

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

Description

The firstboot utility runs after installation and guides the user through a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • Previously, the Firstboot utility allowed displaying only the English version of the End User Licence Agreement (EULA), which could be problematic for users who do not understand English. This update modifies Firstboot so that it uses the $LANG environment variable to find the localized EULA file according to the language set during installation. If the EULA file in the selected language is not found, the default EULA file, which is in English, is used. Users can now read the EULA document in the language chosen during installation before accepting it. (BZ#831818)

All users of firstboot 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

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 - 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

  • firstboot-1.110.14-1.el6.src.rpm
  • firstboot-1.110.14-1.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • firstboot-1.110.14-1.el6.i686.rpm
  • firstboot-1.110.14-1.el6.s390x.rpm
  • firstboot-1.110.14-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

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CVEs

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References

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Additional information