SUSE-RU-2025:02750-1: moderate: Recommended update for icedtea-web

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# Recommended update for icedtea-web

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:02750-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-11T08:55:10Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

  
  
An update that can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for icedtea-web fixes the following issues:

icetea-web was updated from version 1.7.2 to 1.8.8:

  * Bug Fixes:

  * Resolved issues with URI-escaped characters in downloaded JARs

  * Fixed a NoClassDefFoundError related to JNLPRuntime
  * Improved handling of XML in JNLP files

  * Performance Improvements:

  * Reduced the number of threads used for resource downloads

  * New Features:

  * Added support for JavaFX-only applications.

  * Enhanced the --nosecurity option to allow skipping invalid signatures.
  * Enabled reading resources from j2se/java elements.
  * Added support for Windows desktop shortcuts.
  * Improved cache management with grouping, listing by IDs, and selective
    clearing. A GUI for cache management is now available in itweb-settings.
  * Shortened desktop shortcut names to the application title or filename.
  * Introduced shared native launchers.
  * Reworked scripted launchers, with improvements to Windows .bat files and
    making Linux shell launchers portable.
  * Deployment configuration now supports generic URLs instead of just file
    paths.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2750=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-2750=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-2750=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2025-2750=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2025-2750=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * icedtea-web-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * icedtea-web-javadoc-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * icedtea-web-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * icedtea-web-javadoc-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
    * icedtea-web-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (noarch)
    * icedtea-web-javadoc-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * icedtea-web-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64)
    * icedtea-web-1.8.8-150100.7.6.5

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