openSUSE Optional Update: ncompress, a file compression utility ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-OU-2016:2870-1 Rating: moderate References: #1007750 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.2 openSUSE Leap 42.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that has one optional fix can now be installed. Description: This update provides ncompress, a file compression utility. The ncompress package contains the compress and uncompress file compression and decompression utilities, which are compatible with the original UNIX compress utility (.Z file extensions). These utilities can't handle gzipped (.gz file extensions) files, but gzip can handle compressed files. Install ncompress if you need compression/decompression utilities which are compatible with the original UNIX compress utility. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Optional Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.2: zypper in -t patch 1000=1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1: zypper in -t patch 1000=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.2 (i586 x86_64): ncompress-4.2.4.4-2.1 ncompress-debuginfo-4.2.4.4-2.1 ncompress-debugsource-4.2.4.4-2.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64): ncompress-4.2.4.4-2.1 ncompress-debuginfo-4.2.4.4-2.1 ncompress-debugsource-4.2.4.4-2.1 References: https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007750