SUSE-RU-2016:1408-1: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:1408-1
Rating:             low
References:         #921618 #943236 #944615 #974504 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that has four recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update provides open-vm-tools 10.0.5, which brings several fixes and
   enhancements:

   - Fuse-based hgfs client, a user space way to share folder between host
     and guest without any kernel modification
   - Quiesced snapshots enhancements for Linux guests running IO workload
   - Shared Folders
   - ESXi Serviceability
   - GuestInfo Enhancements
   - Internationalization, with support for English, French, German, Spanish,
     Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
   - Compatibility with all supported versions of VMware vSphere, VMware
     Workstation 12.0 and VMware Fusion 8.0


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:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-844=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-844=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-10.0.5-2.1.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-10.0.5-2.1.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-10.0.5-2.1.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-10.0.5-2.1.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-10.0.5-2.1.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/921618
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/943236
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/944615
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/974504



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