Apple Releases New Security Update

maradong writes "Apple released a new Security Update today. The 3.7 MB Update fixes problems in CUPS Printing, libxml2, Mail, and OpenSSL."

Comments

So far, so good

[speechpoet]

Having thrown caution to the winds and installed the sucker the moment it appeared in Software Update, I'm pleased to say my G5 hasn't caught fire or gone careening out my 7th-storey window. Yet.

CUPS of crap

[ickna]

I wonder how "fixed" CUPS is now.. Out of the box, I had a biotch of a time setting up my new G5.. and I work in a print-production shop.. so CUPS and me are buddy-buddy. I had to add about eight printers in "advanced" mode, because we don't /get/ to use appletalk on the network. Kinda makes me miss Chooser..

Re:"optimizing"

[NaugaHunter]

Does anybody know what is happening when it says "Optimizing the volume [...]"?

Yes. Market Research has shown the switchers from Windows PCs don't trust software installations that proceed to quickly. The "Optimizing" loop will steadily decrease for as long as you own the machine to zero, at which point you will compare the time to a Windows machine and assume that Windows has steadily required more and more time and you are even more discouraged from switching back.

No problems here

[davester666]

It set my dog on fire and moved me into a trailer park. Other than that, it works great for me on a 17" AlPb...

Re:No problems here

[Bingo Foo]

it works great for me on a 17" AlPb...

Boy, the 17" Aluminum Apple Notebooks are heavy enough. I can't imagine what an Aluminum-Lead one would be like.

Working fine here..

[ItMustBeEsoteric]

iBook G3 900MHz

Also, if you're interested in running that update prebindings command sometime to get a better idea of what it does:

sudo -u root update_prebinding -verbose -root /
Password: ********

And watch it scroll away.

Re:WHAT???

[Anonymous Coward]

You sad retarded fucker. Too bad you are poor and your mommy and daddy can't afford to get you even a cheap 12 inch iBook. Maybe someday if you can get a really good job by getting straight A's in your redneck podunk highschool (make sure you can read when you graduate) you'll be able to afford a Powerbook G4 1Ghz with a gig of ram and a superdrive. Until then, you'll be slumming with windows, the OS of poor people.

That's how you troll kiddy. :)

G3 450iMacDV - Still Churns and Burns

[eroyce]

I am amazed after every update that my old iMac still runs like new. I have never had any problems updating, installing, or anything else. How many 1999 windows PC's can claim that every OS update just makes everything better? I'm not trying to provoke a response, I just wanted to share my joy of "it just works". Thanks Apple.

PowerMac 9500 - Still Churns and Burns

[narratorDan]

With the help of a bit of software called XPostFacto, I have Panther running on my PowerMac 9500. Rock solid and pretty fast. Just goes to show that a good OS doesn't need top of the line hardware.

NarratorDan