SUSE-RU-2026:20140-1: moderate: Recommended update for man

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# Recommended update for man

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:20140-1  
Release Date: 2026-01-23T14:16:57Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1240874
  * jsc#PED-14862

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0

  
  
An update that contains one feature and has one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for man fixes the following issues:

  * Do not masked out the already existing %ghost file entry
  * Extend tmpfiles template man-db.conf (jsc#PED-14862)
    * Create cache directories with systemd tmpfiles service
  * Update to man-db 2.13.1:
    * Update various manual page translation
    * Fix various minor formatting issues in manual pages.
    * Tolerate additional spaces in preprocessor strings.
    * Fix check for generated source files in out-of-tree builds.
    * Fix building with the `musl` C library.
    * Recognize another Ukrainian translation of the `NAME` section.
    * Increase the maximum size of the `NAME` section from 8192 to 16384 bytes.
  * Port patches
  * Avoid latest gettextize as it breaks build now
  * If a section is specified do not show the list (bsc#1240874)
  * Wait 15 seconds instead of 7 instead for a choice
  * Explicit mention `export' instead of`set' for MAN_POSIXLY_CORRECT

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-186=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-186=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * man-debugsource-2.13.1-160000.1.1
    * man-debuginfo-2.13.1-160000.1.1
    * man-2.13.1-160000.1.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * man-debugsource-2.13.1-160000.1.1
    * man-debuginfo-2.13.1-160000.1.1
    * man-2.13.1-160000.1.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240874
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-14862

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