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    <h1>Recommended update for python-kiwi</h1>

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            <th>Announcement ID:</th>
            <td>SUSE-RU-2023:1770-1</td>
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            <th>Rating:</th>
            <td>moderate</td>
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            <th>References:</th>
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                <ul>
                    
                        <li style="display: inline;">
                            <a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179562">#1179562</a>
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                        <li style="display: inline;">
                            <a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207128">#1207128</a>
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            <th>Affected Products:</th>
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                        <li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5</li>
                    
                        <li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5</li>
                    
                        <li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5</li>
                    
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    <p>An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.</p>

    <h2>Description:</h2>
    <p>This update for python-kiwi fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>Constraint development requirements as unit tests were set according to latest versions at a time. Unit tests would require a refactor to make them functional with latest pytest and mock versions.</li>
<li>Support hardlinks in builtin boot images it makes use of the same rsync flags that are being used to sync the root-tree into a filesystem image/device. (bsc#1207128)</li>
<li>Fixed validation of bool value in dracut module</li>
<li>This commit adds a reference to Issue SUSE-Enceladus/azure-li-services#255 and the report in bugzilla. (bsc#1179562)</li>
<li>Omit multipath module by default</li>
<li>Fixed multipath disk device assignment in kiwi lib</li>
<li>Increase overall allowed flake8 complexity level and delete the extra exceptions from code as much as possible</li>
<li>Fixed TestContainerImageOCI unit tests</li>
</ul>

    

    <h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
    <p>
        To install this SUSE Moderate update use the SUSE recommended
        installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>

        Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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                SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
                
                    
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                        <code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP5-2023-1770=1 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-1770=1</code>
                    
                    
                
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                SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
                
                    
                        <br/>
                        <code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-1770=1</code>
                    
                    
                
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                SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
                
                    
                        <br/>
                        <code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-1770=1</code>
                    
                    
                
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    <h2>Package List:</h2>
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                <li>
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (x86_64)
                    <ul>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-pxeboot-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                    </ul>
                </li>
            
                <li>
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
                    <ul>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-oem-repart-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-lib-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-tools-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-overlay-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-live-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>python-kiwi-debugsource-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>python3-kiwi-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-man-pages-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-tools-debuginfo-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-oem-dump-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
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                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
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                            <li>dracut-kiwi-oem-repart-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-lib-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-tools-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-overlay-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-live-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>python-kiwi-debugsource-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>python3-kiwi-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-man-pages-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-tools-debuginfo-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-oem-dump-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                    </ul>
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                <li>
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
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                            <li>dracut-kiwi-oem-repart-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-lib-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-tools-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-overlay-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-live-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>python-kiwi-debugsource-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>python3-kiwi-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-man-pages-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>kiwi-tools-debuginfo-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
                            <li>dracut-kiwi-oem-dump-9.20.6-3.28.1</li>
                        
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        <h2>References:</h2>
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                    <li>
                        <a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179562">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179562</a>
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                        <a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207128">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207128</a>
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