ChangeLog for: 2017-11-17 01:56:25
a/dbus-1.12.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/eject-2.1.5-x86_64-4.txz: Removed.
a/etc-15.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
/etc/passwd: Added postfix (UID 91), postdrop (UID 92), dovecot (UID 94),
and dovenull (UID 95).
/etc/group: Added postfix (GID 91), postdrop (GID 92), dovecot (GID 94),
and dovenull (GID 95).
a/hostname-3.18-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
This is the latest version of the hostname utility, broken out into a new
package to get rid of duplication between util-linux and net-tools.
a/kernel-firmware-20171109git-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/kernel-generic-4.14.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/kernel-huge-4.14.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/kernel-modules-4.14.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/lvm2-2.02.176-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/pkgtools-15.0-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
Added Postfix and Dovecot to the services setup menu.
a/smartmontools-6.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/sysvinit-scripts-2.0-noarch-39.txz: Rebuilt.
rc.M: Set the hostname returned by "hostname" with no arguments to be the
FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name). Technically, it should work either way
(and mostly does), but in practice there are a few things that either refuse
to work (mostly commercial software), or require additional configuration if
hostname returns the short hostname rather than the FQDN.
rc.M: If rc.sendmail is not present and executable, try rc.postfix.
rc.M: Run rc.dovecot if it is executable.
rc.*: Don't source any init scripts.
a/time-1.8-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
a/util-linux-2.31-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Don't add hostname, domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname, or ypdomainname
to the util-linux package. These are provided by the new hostname package.
Allow the eject utility to build.
ap/alsa-utils-1.1.5-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
ap/linuxdoc-tools-0.9.72-x86_64-4.txz: Rebuilt.
Upgraded to DocBook XSL Stylesheets 1.79.2. Thanks to Stuart Winter.
Applied patch to fix bus error with xsltproc. Thanks to ecd102 on LQ.
ap/soma-2.11.3-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
ap/sysstat-11.6.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/Cython-0.27.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/cmake-3.9.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/kernel-headers-4.14.0-x86-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/re2c-1.0.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/scons-3.0.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
d/strace-4.20-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
k/kernel-source-4.14.0-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
kde/kdelibs-4.14.38-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/SDL2_image-2.0.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/alsa-lib-1.1.5-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/alsa-plugins-1.1.5-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/at-spi2-atk-2.26.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/at-spi2-core-2.26.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/dconf-editor-3.26.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/glib-networking-2.54.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/glib2-2.54.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/gtk+2-2.24.31-x86_64-3.txz: Rebuilt.
Added more patches from upstream git. Thanks to Robby Workman.
l/gtk+3-3.22.26-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/harfbuzz-1.7.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/libplist-2.0.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes several security issues.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6440
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6439
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6438
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6437
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6436
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6435
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5836
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5835
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5834
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5545
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5209
(* Security fix *)
l/libsoup-2.60.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/mozilla-nss-3.34-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
Upgraded to nss-3.34 and nspr-4.17.
l/pango-1.40.14-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/pygobject3-3.26.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/sip-4.19.5-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/vte-0.50.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
n/NetworkManager-1.10.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
Use the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) for the hostname as reported by
"hostname" with no arguments.
n/cyrus-sasl-2.1.26-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Create /etc/sasl2 configuration directory.
n/dovecot-2.2.33.2-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
This will be the new IMAP/POP3 server in the next Slackware release.
Thanks to Alan Hicks, Mario Preksavec, and /dev/rob0 for assistance.
n/ethtool-4.13-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
n/gnupg2-2.2.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
n/imapd-2.21-x86_64-1.txz: Removed.
n/inetd-1.79s-x86_64-10.txz: Rebuilt.
Do not run inetd (rc.inetd is now shipped non-executable), or open any ports
in inetd.conf by default.
n/iproute2-4.14.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
n/libmilter-8.15.2-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
This is a compile-time dependency of Postfix.
n/net-tools-20170208_479bb4a-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
Don't include hostname, domainname, dnsdomainname, nisdomainname,
or ypdomainname. These are provided by the new hostname package.
n/network-scripts-15.0-noarch-1.txz: Upgraded.
Switch to using ip instead of ifconfig and route.
Supports create/destroy of virtual tun/tap interfaces and adding
them to bridges.
Supports additional IP addresses added to interfaces in a way
that's compatible with net-tools.
Thanks to Robby Workman.
n/postfix-3.2.4-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
This will be the default MTA in the next Slackware release. Thanks to
Alan Hicks, Mario Preksavec, and /dev/rob0 for assistance.
n/samba-4.6.10-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
n/sendmail-8.15.2-x86_64-2.txz: Removed.
Moved to /extra.
n/sendmail-cf-8.15.2-noarch-2.txz: Removed.
Moved to /extra.
n/stunnel-5.43-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
n/wireless-tools-29-x86_64-10.txz: Rebuilt.
Use ip instead of ifconfig. Thanks to Robby Workman.
t/texlive-2017.171108-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
Fixes, cleanups, and logging support in texmf_get.sh.
Support for many more languages.
More manpages and info files included.
TeX packages moved to texlive-extra (hosted on slackbuilds.org): cc-pl,
cmexb, cs, ghsystem, kerkis, pl, quran, tipa, and udesoftec.
Tex packages excluded as obsolete: aleph and its support files, and cslatex.
PDF files removed from koma-script docs.
Compiled with --disable-dump-share for better performance.
TeXLive fonts are now optionally available to other system applications
through a fontconfig file (/etc/fonts/conf.avail/09-texlive.conf).
Thanks to Johannes Schoepfer for all of these improvements.
x/bdftopcf-1.1-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/intel-gpu-tools-1.20-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/libXfont-1.5.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/libdrm-2.4.88-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/libpciaccess-0.14-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
x/mesa-17.2.5-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
xap/gnuplot-5.2.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
xap/gucharmap-10.0.3-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
xap/mozilla-firefox-57.0-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
This release contains security fixes and improvements.
For more information, see:
https://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html
(* Security fix *)
xap/network-manager-applet-1.8.6-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
xap/xpaint-2.10.2-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
extra/bash-completion/bash-completion-2.7-noarch-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Applied some patches from upstream git, including one that unclobbers the
rfkill completion from util-linux. Don't clobber mount and umount
completions from util-linux. Thanks to ill323 on LQ for the heads-up.
extra/sendmail/sendmail-8.15.2-x86_64-2.txz: Added.
Moved here from the N series. This is still a solid choice for an MTA, and
probably the most flexible (although it can be difficult to configure - it
has been said that the M4 macro language resembles line noise).
Thanks to Eric Allman and everyone at Sendmail for all the years of work.
extra/sendmail/sendmail-cf-8.15.2-noarch-2.txz: Added.
Moved here from the N series.
isolinux/initrd.img: Rebuilt.
kernels/*: Upgraded.
usb-and-pxe-installers/usbboot.img: Rebuilt.