MandrakeSoftAdvisory MDKA-2003:003-1 : e2fsprogs

April 3rd, 2003
Updated e2fsprogs packages provide updated support for ext2 partitions

The ext2/ext3 partition format in Mandrake Linux 9.1 is not compatible with older Mandrake Linux releases, so new packages are available for some older distributions so that, for example, a 9.0 system can mount a 9.1-formatted ext2 or ext3 partition.

Update:

The packages for Mandrake Linux 8.1 were not GPG-signed. This has been fixed and as a result the md5sums have changed. Thanks to Mark Lyda for pointing this out.


The released versions of Mandrake GNU/Linux affected are:[list]
Full information about this advisory, including the updated packages, is available at:
www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKA-2003:003-1

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