RHBA-2005:581 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated libwnck packages that fix various issues are now available.

Description

The Window Navigator Construction Kit (libwnck) is used to implement
pagers, tasklists, and other graphical elements. It allows applications to
monitor information about open windows, workspaces, their names/icons, and
more.

• The libwnck tasklist previously sorted opened tasks in a

counter-intuitive way.

• The libwnck tasklist previously did not work well with systems using

Xinerama.

All users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolves these
issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 161076 - [RHEL-4] libwnck tasklist doesn't work well with xinerama

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)