Bug Fix Advisory java-1.4.2-bea bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0925-2
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-09-27
Last updated on: 2007-09-30
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 3)
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated java-1.4.2-bea package which removes support for WebStart and
the Java plugin as well as updating daylight savings information for New
Zealand is now available.

The BEA WebLogic JRockit 1.4.2_12 JRE and SDK contain BEA WebLogic JRockit
Virtual Machine 1.4.2_12 and are certified for the Java 2 Platform,
Standard Edition, v1.4.2.

The Java 2 Runtime Environment consists of the Java virtual machine, the
Java platform core classes, and supporting files, including a Web browser
plugin for running Java applets. This is the runtime part of the Java 2
SDK without the development tools such as compilers and debuggers.

The Java 2 Software Development Kit (SDK) is a development environment for
building applications, applets, and components that can be deployed on the
Java platform. The Java 2 SDK software includes tools useful for
developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language.
The Java 2 SDK software also includes a JDBC/ODBC bridge for Java
applications that needs to communicate with a database.

The following packages comprise BEA's JRockit 1.4.2_12:

java-1.4.2-bea
java-1.4.2-bea-console
java-1.4.2-bea-demo
java-1.4.2-bea-devel
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc
java-1.4.2-bea-src

BEA has discontinued support for the Java plugin and WebStart. There is no
java-1.4.2-bea-plugin sub-package included in this release, and installing
these packages will remove any java-1.4.2-bea-plugin package you have
installed. Likewise, this release does not include the
java-1.4.2-bea-console sub-package and installing these packages will
remove any java-1.4.2-bea-console package you have installed.

This release also includes updates to zoneinfo accounting for the extension
of New Zealand Daylight Savings Time to 27 weeks per year.

All users of the JRockit 1.4.2 release series should upgrade to these
updated packages, which resolve these issues.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extras (v. 3)

IA-32:
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f27086e2bcebbd3aa8830eebbf84a359
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f27086e2bcebbd3aa8830eebbf84a359
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f27086e2bcebbd3aa8830eebbf84a359
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f27086e2bcebbd3aa8830eebbf84a359
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    d5bb330741b01a497acf824bb6a1f914
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    d5bb330741b01a497acf824bb6a1f914
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    d5bb330741b01a497acf824bb6a1f914
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    d5bb330741b01a497acf824bb6a1f914
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    01361d840019a57856467537211743b7
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    01361d840019a57856467537211743b7
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    01361d840019a57856467537211743b7
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    01361d840019a57856467537211743b7
 
IA-64:
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f42e8f81c92a9d1cdd6ec393939bb1e8
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f42e8f81c92a9d1cdd6ec393939bb1e8
java-1.4.2-bea-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    f42e8f81c92a9d1cdd6ec393939bb1e8
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    20091194f74a1fb148ab4241f6933a80
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    20091194f74a1fb148ab4241f6933a80
java-1.4.2-bea-devel-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    20091194f74a1fb148ab4241f6933a80
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    9978ac27ed0ca68ef76ed2444b813354
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    9978ac27ed0ca68ef76ed2444b813354
java-1.4.2-bea-jdbc-1.4.2.12-1jpp.5.el3.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0243
    9978ac27ed0ca68ef76ed2444b813354
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

250521 - RHEL-3: BEA Java 1.4.2: Update NZ zoneinfo



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