Synopsis

xkeyboard-config bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated xkeyboard-config packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The xkeyboard-config packages contain configuration data used by the X keyboard
Extension (XKB), which allows selection of keyboard layouts when using a
graphical interface.

This update fixes the following bugs:

• With the previous upgrade to upstream version 2.11, the
  /usr/share/X11/xkb/keymap.dir file was removed from the xkeyboard-config
  packages. Consequently, X11 keyboard configuration stopped working for NX
  connections. This update includes the missing file again, and as a result, the
  broken functionality is restored. (BZ#923160)
  
• The previous upgrade to upstream version 2.11 also remapped three keys in the
  Russian phonetic keyboard layout: the "x" key was mapped to "ha", "h" to "che",
  and "=" to the soft sign. This change caused problems to users who expected the
  usual layout of the phonetic keyboard. Now, the layout has been fixed, and these
  keys are correctly mapped to the soft sign, "ha", and "che" respectively.
  (BZ#1164507)
  

Users of xkeyboard-config are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which fix these bugs.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 923160 - Removal of /usr/share/X11/xkb/keymap.dir breaks NX
• BZ - 1164507 - Broken ru-phonetic layout since 2.11 -- update to 2.12

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
x86_64
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01
i386
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
x86_64
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01
i386
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
x86_64
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01
i386
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
s390x
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
ppc64
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
x86_64
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 8868c016cf812d13f962a8bff9a4d990c8049b9334688447cffffaf72d7e15a1
x86_64
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01
i386
xkeyboard-config-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 292921f56d745ee91e7a7493d8053fb4d21a5c672102498adb75f6db97167f94
xkeyboard-config-devel-2.11-3.el6.noarch.rpm	SHA-256: 33f8533cf03f03a73dded343892aa2e0a3f11a7d133c5b9d5026fd5f4c93bb01