Enhancement Advisory new package nspluginwrapper

Advisory: RHEA-2008:0477-2
Type: Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2008-05-21
Last updated on: 2008-05-21
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL: N/A

Details

A new utility, nspluginwrapper, is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

nspluginwrapper is a utility which allows 32-bit plug-ins (like Flash) to
run in a 64-bit browser environment. It includes the plugin viewer and a
tool for managing plugin installations and updates.

This package is a new addition to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2.

Users of 64-bit Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 wanting access to 32-bit
browser plug-ins should install this new package.


Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188


Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    6c2c37687bd5263c7a718265cfcb1e29
 
IA-32:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    45ee593e57dfda9c3fd4c6f2b2499d35
 
PPC:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    e373b6b72de93863721a0d1259f70c53
 
x86_64:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    45ee593e57dfda9c3fd4c6f2b2499d35
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    e8cee6d91246a36e734d0e42c66f1c96
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    6c2c37687bd5263c7a718265cfcb1e29
 
IA-32:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    45ee593e57dfda9c3fd4c6f2b2499d35
 
x86_64:
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    45ee593e57dfda9c3fd4c6f2b2499d35
nspluginwrapper-0.9.91.5-21.el5.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHSA-2008:0597
    e8cee6d91246a36e734d0e42c66f1c96
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

434930 - gcjwebplugin error: Failed to run /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/../../bin/pluginappletviewer.



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