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Fedora: High 2006-231 Xscreensaver Memory Leak Patch Released Today

fedora
Calendar Grey April 6, 2006
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Effectively managing zombie processes with an xscreensaver update enhances screen efficiency and system performance for Fedora users, optimizing the overall user experience
Don't leak zombie processes with the GL SlideShow ScreenSaver

Summary

A modular screen saver and locker for the X Window System.

More than 200 display modes are included in this package.

Don't leak zombie processes with the GL SlideShow ScreenSaver

- add patch from jwz to reap zombie processes (bug 185833)

9a88f1d29bba56c8fc38e81e960343115efa5f07 SRPMS/xscreensaver-4.24-2.src.rpm

4ff99541a595476fe1c867d114f14549de6bcbb7 ppc/xscreensaver-base-4.24-2.ppc.rpm

bf297a1ab6a6654f63210a24a632e6a5cefa78c7 ppc/xscreensaver-extras-4.24-2.ppc.rpm

ac0257e445677d6aa8c773a6aecca3d6c93590f2 ppc/xscreensaver-gl-extras-4.24-2.ppc.rpm

decbf45a0c5708aa6b27b9f4e4d510643c36e11f

ppc/debug/xscreensaver-debuginfo-4.24-2.ppc.rpm

9308a2dead76f458288acd123b72334b552722f9 x86_64/xscreensaver-base-4.24-2.x86_64.rpm

224e2976dda2c6f462b5f6fcb98c49db7f320b51

x86_64/xscreensaver-extras-4.24-2.x86_64.rpm

72e0cb1f92e3d774b21ec7102478fbd9695d7c56

x86_64/xscreensaver-gl-extras-4.24-2.x86_64.rpm

50cc3509ac19edf55f3e19100cef219396ee1feb

x86_64/debug/xscreensaver-debuginfo-4.24-2.x86_64.rpm

cbb848d158e6fa8333182c48bab48eddf835d47c i386/xscreensaver-base-4.24-2.i386.rpm

f3cc8919dbcdf23072e08bb3ccaa495bfc577e72 i386/xscreensaver-extras-4.24-2.i386.rpm

05bafd4f3536a4a6f89b8100da04555880a80df0

i386/xscreensaver-gl-extras-4.24-2.i386.rpm

0309aa4f9ac159a484d599f941305df4e83f0bb9

i386/debug/xscreensaver-debuginfo-4.24-2.i386.rpm

This update can be installed with the 'yum' update program. Use 'yum update

package-name' at the command line. For more information, refer to 'Managing

Software with yum,' available at .

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Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Name: xscreensaver
Version: 4.24
Release: 2
Summary: X screen saver and locker

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