[Bug 1475021] Re: [MIR] gcab

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package appstream-glib - 0.5.8-1ubuntu6

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appstream-glib (0.5.8-1ubuntu6) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Re-enable firmware support. (LP: #1544376)
    - debian/rules
    - debian/control
    - debian/libappstream-glib8.symbols
  * Add back dependency on gcab (LP: #1475021)
    - drop no-gcab.patch

 -- Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello at dell.com>  Wed, 17 Feb 2016
16:49:13 -0600

** Changed in: appstream-glib (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  [MIR] gcab

Status in appstream-glib package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in gcab package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Availability: builds for all architectures

  Rationale: This package is a new build dependency for Appstream-glib
  to support parsing cab files.  Appstream-glib is a dependency for
  fwupd which provides an end user manager for Firmware updates
  distributed as UEFI capsules encapsulated in .CAB files.  Linux
  friendly vendors will start shipping BIOS updates in UEFI capsules and
  this effort is to support being able to use them in Ubuntu.

  QA:
  * No extra work is needed to configure the package after installation
  * No debconf questions are asked
  * Has a debian/watch file
  * All dependencies and build dependencies are in main

  Open bugs: 
  Debian: none (as of 7/15)
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?package=gcab;dist=unstable
  Ubuntu: none (as of 7/15)
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcab

  Security:
  * Has had 1 CVE in CVE tracker.  It was resolved within 2 days in Debian.  Upstream had no concerns with accepting the patch.
  https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774580

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