RHEA-2009:1208 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated java-1.5.0-ibm packages that comprise IBM's Java 1.5.0 SR10 release
are now available.

Description

The following packages comprise IBM's 1.5.0 SR10 Java release:

java-1.5.0-ibm
java-1.5.0-ibm-demo
java-1.5.0-ibm-devel
java-1.5.0-ibm-javacomm
java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc
java-1.5.0-ibm-plugin
java-1.5.0-ibm-src

These packages include the IBM Java 5 Runtime Environment and the IBM Java
5 Software Development Kit.

The Java 5 Runtime Environment (JRE) consists of the Java virtual machine,
the Java platform core classes and supporting files, and includes a Web
browser plug-in for running Java applets. It is the runtime section of the
Java 5 SDK, but without the development tools such as compilers and
debuggers.

The Java 5 Software Development Kit (SDK) is a development environment for
building applications, applets, and components that can be deployed on the
Java platform. The Java 5 SDK software includes tools useful for developing
and testing programs written in the Java programming language. The Java 5
SDK software also includes a JDBC/ODBC bridge for Java applications that
need to communicate with a database.

These updated packages comprise the IBM Java 5 SR10 release.

Users of java-1.4.2-ibm may install these new 1.5.0 packages in parallel
and switch between the new and old Java environments using the alternatives
tool.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 515558 - [LTC 5.5 FEAT] Update Java 1.5 to SR10 [201951]

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)