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Mandriva: Updated dkms package fixes a few bugs Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake The dkms-minimal package in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring did not require lsb-release. If lsb-release was not installed, the dkms modules were installed in the standard location, instead of the intended /dkms or /dkms-binary. This update fixes that issue. Due to another bug, dkms would consider older installed binary dkms modules as original modules when installing a newer version of the module as a source dkms package, thus wrongly moving the binary modules around. This update disables original_module handling, not needed anymore since the rework of dkms system in 2008 Spring. Dkms would also print an error message during an upgrade of binary module packages, and under certain conditions an additional warning message regarding multiple modules being found. This update removes those harmless messages when they are not appropriate.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Advisory                                   MDVA-2008:070
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : dkms
 Date    : May 26, 2008
 Affected: 2008.1
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 The dkms-minimal package in Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring did not require
 lsb-release. If lsb-release was not installed, the dkms modules were
 installed in the standard location, instead of the intended /dkms or
 /dkms-binary. This update fixes that issue.
 
 Due to another bug, dkms would consider older installed binary dkms
 modules as original modules when installing a newer version of the
 module as a source dkms package, thus wrongly moving the binary
 modules around. This update disables original_module handling, not
 needed anymore since the rework of dkms system in 2008 Spring.
 
 Dkms would also print an error message during an upgrade of binary
 module packages, and under certain conditions an additional warning
 message regarding multiple modules being found. This update removes
 those harmless messages when they are not appropriate.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
 4222e39a7d40373a4507892ddbabebd4  2008.1/i586/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm
 3b6f7140d9fd17ffd2978f3beba26834  2008.1/i586/dkms-minimal-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm 
 c449f1d713a06a8246a7865c7f240bb7  2008.1/SRPMS/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
 4737827650123e301e47c15138a1f1a6  2008.1/x86_64/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm
 63ac909d350fbdeebb47a67ebeb307c3  2008.1/x86_64/dkms-minimal-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.noarch.rpm 
 c449f1d713a06a8246a7865c7f240bb7  2008.1/SRPMS/dkms-2.0.19-4.3mdv2008.1.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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