Red Hat Linux 5.0 (Hurricane) General Errata
(Updated: 17-Dec-1997 )
See also:
* Red Hat Linux/Intel 5.0 Errata
* Red Hat Linux/Alpha 5.0 Errata
The following are known problems with Red Hat Linux 5.0 on multiple
platforms. Updates are available for FTP from:
* Intel: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.0/i386/
* Alpha: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.0/alpha/
Please note that newer versions of some of these packages may be
available in the same location; any new versions which are made
available will fix all of the bugs older versions did, so you can use
the latest version with no problems.
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Overview
* 03-Dec-1997: transfig
* 05-Dec-1997: perl-5.004-2
* 05-Dec-1997: tcp_wrappers-7.6-2
* 05-Dec-1997: util-linux-2.7-13
* 08-Dec-1997: window manager failure
* 08-Dec-1997: upgrade failure
* 10-Dec-1997: gtk
* 10-Dec-1997: mouseconfig
* 10-Dec-1997: initscripts
* 10-Dec-1997: ncurses
* 12-Dec-1997: imap
* 12-Dec-1997: joe
* 12-Dec-1997: pine
* 12-Dec-1997: vixie-cron
* 12-Dec-1997: wu-ftpd
* 15-Dec-1997: traceroute
* 17-Dec-1997: glibc
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Detailed Errata
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Package: transfig
Updated: 03-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (03-Dec-1997) XFig cannot export PostScript.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to transfig-3.2-3.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to transfig-3.2-3.alpha.rpm
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Package: perl-5.004-2
Updated: 05-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (05-Dec-1997) Various /var/tmp paths remain in Config.pm, breaking
installs of 3rd party modules.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to perl-5.004-2.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to perl-5.004-2.alpha.rpm
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Package: tcp_wrappers-7.6-2
Updated: 05-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (05-Dec-1997) setenv in /etc/hosts.allow doesn't work.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to tcp_wrappers-7.6-2.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to tcp_wrappers-7.6-2.alpha.rpm
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Package: util-linux-2.7-13
Updated: 05-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (05-Dec-1997) vipw seg faults. This causes /etc/ptmp around, which
breaks both chfn and chsh. Remove this file if is exists
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to util-linux-2.7-13.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to util-linux-2.7-13.alpha.rpm
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Package: window manager failure
Updated: 08-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (08-Dec-1997) The window manager will not start after upgrading to
Red Hat 5.0
Solution:
* Due to a bug in previous releases of RedHat Linux, the problem
most likely is the .Xclients file in the user's home directory.
This file was installed in every user's home directory when a user
was added to the system.
You will need to delete the .Xclients file:
rm -f ~/.Xclients
If you want to use the fvwm2 window manager with a different
configuration, please note that fvwm2 will not read a
configuration from the command line if you invoke it with
fvwm2 -f "command"
You will need to edit the ~/.Xclients file and change that to
fvwm2 -cmd "command"
If you use (or want to use) a totally different window
manager, you will need to exec it from your .Xclients file.
Customized .Xclients files which don't rely on fvwm2 or fvwm95
window managers are not affected by this compatibility problem.
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Package: upgrade failure
Updated: 08-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (08-Dec-1997) Upgrading of systems fail in the "Updating Packages"
stage. Users that have a working 4.x system will sometimes get a
strange error in which the install fails and exits.
Solution:
* The first thing to do is login as root and mount the Red Hat Linux
5.0 CD-ROM on the current system. For most users this is done
simply by typing:
mount /mnt/cdrom
If this doesn't work, you may want to view the /etc/fstab for
more information on where your CD-ROM is mounted. The next thing
to do is enter the RPM directory on the Red Hat Linux 5.0 CD:
cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS
Then run the RPM upgrade command like so:
rpm -Uvh rpm-2.4.10-1glibc.i386.rpm
If it won't let you upgrade RPM make sure to use the force
flag ( --force) like so:
rpm -Uvh --force rpm-2.4.10-1glibc.i386.rpm
After doing this there should only be one step left before you
reboot and start the upgrade process. This is to rebuild the rpm
database which is done by:
rpm --rebuilddb
This should be the last step and should allow you to upgrade
normally.
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Package: gtk
Updated: 10-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (10-Dec-1997) Various gtk applications dump core when no DISPLAY
is set.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to:
gtk-0.99.970925-3.i386.rpm
gtk-devel-0.99.970925-3.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to:
gtk-0.99.970925-3.i386.rpm
gtk-devel-0.99.970925-3.i386.rpm
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Package: mouseconfig
Updated: 10-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (10-Dec-1997) Serial mouse autorpobing remembers proper port
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to mouseconfig-2.22-1.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to mouseconfig-2.22-1.alpha.rpm
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Package: initscripts
Updated: 10-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (10-Dec-1997) /proc gets mounted properly with this package. The
package initscripts-3.25 had a bug that caused problems with some
clone network device configurations. This also fixes the extremely
slow tar extractions (a specific case of general user and group
lookname broknness)
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to initscripts-3.29-1.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to initscripts-3.29-1.alpha.rpm
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Package: ncurses
Updated: 10-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (10-Dec-1997) This fixes the screen size problems seen in ncftp
(among others).
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to ncurses-1.9.9e-7.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to ncurses-1.9.9e-7.alpha.rpm
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Package: imap
Updated: 12-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (12-Dec-1997) Some users reported imapd segfaulting on some
inboxes. The latest versioni of imap sources fix this problem for
the the test cases we have access to.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to imap-4.1.BETA-9.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to imap-4.1.BETA-9.alpha.rpm
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Package: joe
Updated: 12-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (12-Dec-1997) A resize problem when run in terminals which weren't
80x25 in size (either xterm or non-standard Linux consoles)
affected joe.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to joe-2.8-10.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to joe-2.8-10.alpha.rpm
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Package: pine
Updated: 12-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (12-Dec-1997) pine locks when sending out a message after you
invoke the alternate editor to compose a message.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to pine-3.96-4.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to pine-3.96-4.alpha.rpm
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Package: vixie-cron
Updated: 12-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (12-Dec-1997) A patch was added to prevent exploits of the code,
disposing unsafe code portions from the sources.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to vixie-cron-3.0.1-20.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to vixie-cron-3.0.1-20.alpha.rpm
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Package: wu-ftpd
Updated: 12-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (12-Dec-1997) Security Fix: A patch applying preventive measures
against a not yet published possible exploit of the FTP server
when operating in passive mode. This fix was provided by Olaf
Kirch.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to wu-ftpd-2.4.2b15-6.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to wu-ftpd-2.4.2b15-6.alpha.rpm
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Package: traceroute
Updated: 15-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (15-Dec-1997) Security Fix: Fixes buffer overruns in traceroute.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to traceroute-1.4a5-5.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to traceroute-1.4a5-5.alpha.rpm
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Package: glibc
Updated: 17-Dec-1997
Problem:
* (17-Dec-1997) Security Fix: Some security problems have been found
in glibc's resolver and portmap code.
Solution:
* Intel: Upgrade to glibc-2.0.5c-10.i386.rpm
* Alpha: Upgrade to glibc-2.0.5c-10.alpha.rpm
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