SUSE-RU-2016:0039-1: moderate: Recommended update for os-prober

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for os-prober
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:0039-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #910654 #947487 #953987 #954225 #956337 #957018 
                    
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that has 6 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for os-prober fixes the following issues:

   - Detect Operating System on default sub-volume in btrfs snapshot.
     (bsc#954225)
   - Fix detection of Windows 8. (bsc#910654)
   - Detect Windows 10 installations. (bsc#947487)
   - Also skip legacy grub if /boot/grub2/grub.cfg is present. (bsc#956337)
   - Fix failure to detect operating system in btrfs root trees. (bsc#957018)
   - Optimize identification of Linux distributions, avoiding expensive file
     system traversal. (bsc#953987)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-30=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-30=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-30=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x):

      os-prober-1.61-21.1
      os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-21.1
      os-prober-debugsource-1.61-21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      os-prober-1.61-21.1
      os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-21.1
      os-prober-debugsource-1.61-21.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      os-prober-1.61-21.1
      os-prober-debuginfo-1.61-21.1
      os-prober-debugsource-1.61-21.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/910654
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/947487
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/953987
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/954225
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/956337
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/957018