In 2009.1, if you launch Firefox remotely via ssh, xdm, or rlogin,
the menus are sluggish. When you right click on links, it takes 2-3
*seconds* for the menu to appear. A new libxcb package was build with
fixes for this issue, bringing firefox back to it's normal speed when
running remotely.
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Mandriva Linux Advisory MDVA-2009:163
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : libxcb
Date : September 22, 2009
Affected: 2009.1
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Problem Description:
In 2009.1, if you launch Firefox remotely via ssh, xdm, or rlogin,
the menus are sluggish. When you right click on links, it takes 2-3
*seconds* for the menu to appear. A new libxcb package was build with
fixes for this issue, bringing firefox back to it's normal speed when
running remotely.
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References:
https://qa.mandriva.com/53796
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2009.1:
6eeae85b2afe8cdf43b337ba15d2582b 2009.1/i586/libxcb1-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.i586.rpm
41626d6c2fbff95532109b59959fc0af 2009.1/i586/libxcb-devel-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.i586.rpm
9006a636e0bd903b96794f117b507c3c 2009.1/i586/libxcb-static-devel-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.i586.rpm
7575c3e3c74378afb8053a53eafa6b72 2009.1/SRPMS/libxcb-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.1/X86_64:
a6f605da3b53e0572e986cb128bd791f 2009.1/x86_64/lib64xcb1-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.x86_64.rpm
ba1c6e62f5ac8f0e38aacfa98b56a012 2009.1/x86_64/lib64xcb-devel-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.x86_64.rpm
59807245c6d02945a47b3f4f3c335c78 2009.1/x86_64/lib64xcb-static-devel-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.x86_64.rpm
7575c3e3c74378afb8053a53eafa6b72 2009.1/SRPMS/libxcb-1.2-1.2mdv2009.1.src.rpm
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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:
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If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team