Recommended update for timezone, timezone-java

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:3741-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update provides the latest time zone definitions (2018g), including the following changes:

  • Morocco switched from +00/+01 to permanent +01 effective 2018-10-28 (bsc#1113554)
  • Volgograd moves from +03 to +04 on 2018-10-28.
  • Fiji ends DST 2019-01-13, not 2019-01-20.
  • Most of Chile changes DST dates, effective 2019-04-06 (bsc#1104700)
  • Corrections to past timestamps of DST transitions
  • Use "PST" and "PDT" for Philippine time
  • minor code changes to zic handling of the TZif format
  • documentation updates

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-timezone-13862=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-timezone-13862=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-timezone-13862=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-timezone-13862=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-timezone-13862=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • timezone-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (noarch)
    • timezone-java-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • timezone-java-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • timezone-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (noarch)
    • timezone-java-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • timezone-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • timezone-java-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • timezone-2018g-0.52.17.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (noarch)
    • timezone-java-2018g-0.52.17.1

References: