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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2015-16327
2015-10-03 17:32:22.233213
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Name        : icedtea-web
Product     : Fedora 23
Version     : 1.6.1
Release     : 2.fc23
URL         : Summary     : Additional Java components for OpenJDK - Java browser plug-in and Web Start implementation
Description :
The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plugin, an implementation
of Java Web Start (originally based on the Netx project) and a settings tool to
manage deployment settings for the aforementioned plugin and Web Start
implementations.

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Update Information:

Updated to securityupdate 1.6.1 https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html .  Improved gnome-software support.
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use
su -c 'yum update icedtea-web' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at .

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GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
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Fedora 23: icedtea-web Security Update

October 3, 2015
Updated to securityupdate 1.6.1 https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html

Summary

The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plugin, an implementation

of Java Web Start (originally based on the Netx project) and a settings tool to

manage deployment settings for the aforementioned plugin and Web Start

implementations.

Update Information:

Updated to securityupdate 1.6.1 https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html . Improved gnome-software support.

Change Log

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2015-16327 2015-10-03 17:32:22.233213 Name : icedtea-web Product : Fedora 23 Version : 1.6.1 Release : 2.fc23 URL : Summary : Additional Java components for OpenJDK - Java browser plug-in and Web Start implementation Description : The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plugin, an implementation of Java Web Start (originally based on the Netx project) and a settings tool to manage deployment settings for the aforementioned plugin and Web Start implementations.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update icedtea-web' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Severity
Name : icedtea-web
Product : Fedora 23
Version : 1.6.1
Release : 2.fc23
URL : Summary : Additional Java components for OpenJDK - Java browser plug-in and Web Start implementation

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