openSUSE Optional Update: Optional update for fwts ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-OU-2016:1845-1 Rating: low References: Affected Products: SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that has 0 optional fixes can now be installed. Description: This update adds fwts to the SLE-12 Package Hub Project. The FirmWare Test Suite (fwts) is a tool to do automatic testing of a PC's firmware. There can be a lot of subtle or vexing Linux Kernel/firmware issues caused when firmware is buggy, so it's useful to have a tool that can automatically check for common BIOS and ACPI errors. Where possible the tool will give some form of advice on how to fix issues or workaround firmware issues. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Optional Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-888=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): fwts-16.06.00-2.1 References: