- Issued:
- 2005-09-28
- Updated:
- 2005-09-28
RHEA-2005:189 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
emacs enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
Updated Emacs packages that add a subpackage without X support are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
Description
Emacs is a customizable, self-documenting, modeless text editor.
This update adds the emacs-nox subpackage for users who want to run emacs
remotely in a terminal without X support installed.
Users of emacs should upgrade to this update, which provides the new package.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 113001 - Where is emacs-nox ?
- BZ - 147884 - [RHEL3] emacs srpm doesn't build anymore (execshield)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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