Re: libxml, libxml2; Debian Security Advisory DSA 455-1
Incoming from Martin Schulze:
> s. keeling wrote:
> > Incoming from Martin Schulze:
> > > Debian Security Advisory DSA 455-1 security@debian.org
> > >
> > > Package : libxml, libxml2
> > >
> > > libxml2 is a library for manipulating XML files.
> > > [snip]
> > > For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
> > > version 1.8.17-2woody1 of libxml and version 2.4.19-4woody1 of libxml2.
> > .............................^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> > (0) root /root_ apt-get install libxml libxml2
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > Building Dependency Tree... Done
> > E: Couldn't find package libxml
> > (100) root /root_ dpkg -l | grep libxml
> > [snip]
> > ii libxml1 1.8.17-2 GNOME XML library
> > ii libxml2 2.5.7-1woody1 GNOME XML library
> >
> > So, is that "libxml" above a typo? Should I instead have done
> > "apt-get install libxml1 libxml2"? Suggestions? I'm using:
> >
> > deb ftp://ftp.rfc822.org/debian-security/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
>
> Please see the output of apt-cache show {libxml,libxml1,libxml2}.
That says libxml doesn't exist (W: Unable to locate package libxml),
so am I to take that as a hint that I only need update libxml2, since
the advisory doesn't mention "libxml1"?
[Sorry for the mis-post to debian-security-private. Think, then post.]
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