[sles-beta] Missing Software packages on SLES12 but available on SLES11

[Marcus Meissner]

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 09:28:34AM -0500, Tony Ernst wrote:
> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Matthias G. Eckermann wrote:
> > Hello Klaus and all,
> > 
> > On 2014-05-12 T 16:07 +0200 Klaus Gmeinwieser wrote:
> > 
> > > while looking for packages we used with our SLES11
> > > Builds I encountered that some packages being part of
> > > SLES11 DVD will not be part of SLES12.
> > > 
> > > Missing is at least for my first check:
> > > 
> > > - a2ps
> > 
> > removed on purpose; our recommendation is enscript.
> > 
> > > - xrdp
> > 
> > This seems to be missing, but should be there
> > (FATE#317086).  Please open an SR, and we'll take
> > it from there.
> > 
> > > - ulimit
> > 
> > This is not necessary anymore, as "ulimit" like
> > limitations should be defined via systemd.
> > 
> > > - jpeg
> 
> I'm not sure if this is the same issue, but it may be related:
> Bug 876595 - SLES12: nothing provides libjpeg

No, it is not.

 
> > The shared libraries are there. Do you mean the
> > commandline tools?  If yes, please open an SR, and
> > we'll discuss internally.
> > 
> > > - mozilla-xulrunner
> > 
> > If I remember, the Mozilla people stopped xulrunner
> > to be packaged separately, but I might be wrong.
> >  
> > > Is this correct that these packages/functionality
> > > disappear? Has the packaging of the RPMs changed?
> > > 
> > > Or is the package list of SLES12 not yet final?
> > 
> > Hope, my comments help.
> > 
> > so long -
> > 	MgE
> > 
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