[El-errata] ELBA-2020-4862 Oracle Linux 8 anaconda bug fix and enhancement update

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Fri Nov 13 21:08:54 PST 2020


Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2020-4862

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2020-4862.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the 
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
anaconda-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-core-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-dracut-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-gui-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-install-env-deps-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-tui-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
anaconda-widgets-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.i686.rpm
anaconda-widgets-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.x86_64.rpm

aarch64:
anaconda-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
anaconda-core-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
anaconda-dracut-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
anaconda-gui-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
anaconda-install-env-deps-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
anaconda-tui-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm
anaconda-widgets-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.aarch64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/anaconda-33.16.3.26-2.0.1.el8_3.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[33.16.3.26-2.0.1]
- Fix the path to the rescue image in the BLS config file [Orabug: 31988381]
- When BTRFS autopartitioning type is used, make sure /boot is on BTRFS 
[Orabug: 31839671]
- Enable grub2 BLS for XEN guests [Orabug: 31857289]
- Fix syntax error in bug21957916-use-bls-set-default-kernel.patch 
[Orabug: 31877077]
- Remove CDN from install source screen [Orabug: 31839682]
- Fix work-around-filesystem-full-error-on-btrfs.patch to work around
filesystem out of space error when installing to BTRFS [Orabug: 31845104]
- Update add-oracle-linux-product.d-conf.patch to fix [Orabug: 31863588]
- Updated bug18177078-install-UEK-and-set-as-default.patch due to code 
change
- Fix oracle efi dir in add-oracle-linux-product.d-conf.patch
- Fix crash when re-creating rescue image.
- Disable rhsm and syspurpose kickstart commands
- Add product.d config file for Oracle Linux [Orabug: 31863588]
- Use UEK for the rescue image on x86_64
[Orabug: 31587690]
- Don't create separate mount point for /home when autopartitioning with 
btrfs
[Orabug: 31192722]
- Work around filesystem full error when / is on btrfs.
- Enable support of /boot on btrfs and make it the default option.
- Make sure both BaseOS and Appstream repo are initialized when supplied 
by user.
[Orabug: 31298070]
- Display quit message properly [Orabug: 31075436]
- Fix crash when writing bootloader
- Remove integration with CDN [Orabug: 30902364]
- Remove additional non-Oracle installclass to prevent installer failure 
[Orabug: 30530690]
- Update reference to URL with info about SMT [Orabug: 30390135]
- Don't automatically insert UEK into package set if it exists in repo.
Changes to comps file should take care of addition [Orabug: 30284307]
- Alter search for packages that provide 'kernel' to also find kernel-uek
[Orabug: 30284307]
- Increase the buffer added to the download space required when determining
the dnf download cache location to avoid hangs on Virtual Box
[Orabug: 29889830]
- iscsid service should not be running when transition to 
anaconda.target [Orabug: 29446153]
(fred.herard at oracle.com)
- Use OL8 for the kickstart version [Orabug: 29373077]
- Remove python3-syspurpose requirement. [Orabug 29443881]
- Prevent rescue bootloader entry from becoming the default [Orabug: 
29439753]
- Use /etc/os-release first when finding the product name [Orabug: 29373100]
- Remove UI components related to system purpose and RHN subscription. 
[Orabug: 29373275]
- Add patch to use bls config file to setup default kernel instead of 
index [Orabug: 21957916]
- liveinst was not built since IS_LIVEINST_ARCH in configure.ac wasn't 
tweaked
it should now build for armv5,6,7* and aarch64 (philip.copeland at oracle.com)
- Provide the liveinst binary [bug 27116016]

[33.16.3.26-2]
- network: do not crash on infiniband devices activated in initramfs
(rvykydal)
Resolves: rhbz#1890261





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