Questions tagged [patch]

The tag has no usage guidance.

28 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
6 votes
3 answers
7k views

tool to display patch file

What tools exist to display patch files? A text editor is usually good enough. ColorDiff can add color. Ideally though the tool would also show intra-line differences like KDiff3.
Brian Harris's user avatar
3 votes
0 answers
629 views

debsecan Fix CVE on debian

I just installed debsecan on Debian 8.1 to view the vulnerabilities that I have, and there were quite a few. Searching the web I see that most of them have a fix but I don't manage to figure out how ...
El_Feto's user avatar
  • 31
3 votes
0 answers
974 views

Patching .iso files

sometimes I have only little bandwidth. Also I have access to a machine with high bandwidth via ssh over the low bandwidth line. So let's say, there's a new version of my favorite live system. The ...
davidbaumann's user avatar
  • 2,269
2 votes
0 answers
343 views

RPM spec patch application fails

I have a spec file, which compiles fine without the patch: build@SLES11SP4-185:~/rpmbuild/SPECS> cat testSoftware.spec # # This file and all modifications and additions to the pristine # package ...
RajSanpui's user avatar
  • 501
1 vote
0 answers
508 views

How to include added and removed files to a unified diff of a CL in perforce

I want to create a unified diff or patch using p4 describe -du or p4 diff2 -u, to apply later with patch utility. But the problem I encounter that these commands skip the content of added/removed ...
GameRaccoon's user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
844 views

How to save diff output between two directories?

I'm running diff -rq linux-4.15-rc9/ ubuntu-bionic/ > ubuntu.diff but the output is just a bunch of lines with: Files linux-4.15-rc9/tools/perf/util/metricgroup.c and ubuntu-bionic/tools/perf/...
guerlando's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
5k views

How to do offline update of Windows Embedded Standard 7 to Service Pack 1

I'm having a hard time figuring out the best way to install Service Pack 1 and update a Windows Embedded Standard 7 (WES7) machine that are not connected to any network. I haven't found much ...
Håkon K. Olafsen's user avatar
1 vote
0 answers
1k views

How to connect switch to a patch panel

I have a 24-port patch panel that connects Cat6 cables throughout my house. Out of these, only 12 ports are connected at the moment. I am in the process of setting up my home network and looking at ...
Thira's user avatar
  • 111
1 vote
0 answers
302 views

Is there any way to force windows updates to use the Temp folder instead of the root of C for installing updates?

I would like to prevent them from even coming up if possible. I don't know why Windows doesn't use the %system root%\temp folder for these. :( Looks like there have been a couple others asking about ...
Joel's user avatar
  • 11
1 vote
0 answers
3k views

How to only add lines using patch?

I'd like to be able to use diff & patch in order to write new lines to a file. To clarify what I mean a bit: Original file: test1.repo exclude=mongo* exclude=sqlite* exclude=postgresql* New file:...
Mono's user avatar
  • 834
1 vote
0 answers
285 views

Easiest way to install the Ubuntu Mysql Security Patch

I am looking for a quick and easy way to install the security fix for CVE-2012-2122 on my Ubuntu boxes. I don't want to risk installing any of the other updates and I just want to install the ...
Nolan Berry's user avatar
0 votes
3 answers
3k views

How to download and apply kernel patches

There are a number of websites sharing the same series of patches I want to apply this series of patches https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ What I would do is to ...
amera's user avatar
  • 1
0 votes
1 answer
732 views

How do I patch NTOSKrnl.exe (or DLL, whichever applies to AMD system) to change drive/volume of hiberfil.sys in PopCreateHiberFile?

As seen here: http://superuser.com/a/1082931/31491 NTOSKrnl.exe Version 6.1.7601.24545 AMD64 system Any other information needed? I am struggling to get the even the same view he had. All right, so ...
Mark C's user avatar
  • 253
0 votes
0 answers
31 views

How to roll-out bug workarounds in small organisations

Microsoft, as of writing this question, has published a workaround for the HiveNightmare bug CVE-2021-36934. The work-around consists of some commands which are to be run from privileged and non-...
Dohn Joe's user avatar
  • 111
0 votes
1 answer
128 views

Need to build older linux kernel (2.4) from source and reflect the same in existing grub config

I need help in setting up my machine as below in various partitions: (Dell precision, 64 bit laptop) 1)Centos 64 bit latest, this would be my main working partition and OS 2)Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS 32 ...
DevBee's user avatar
  • 1
0 votes
1 answer
71 views

Effective way to test for performance impacts of Spectre and Meltdown patches on Windows?

Much has been discussed about the potential performance impacts of patching systems for Spectre and Meltdown. What is an effective way to test for performance impacts of Spectre and Meltdown patches ...
End Anti-Semitic Hate's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
769 views

How to apply patch on Eclipse?

There is a bug in Eclipse which is already solved on on it's bug tracking web site. Here is the link How to apply this patch?
Kashyap Kansara's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
103 views

Does it work to install .NET rollup patches before .NET 4.7?

Recently, Microsoft issued multiple patches to .NET. The patches are in roll-ups and are applied to various popular versions of .NET as well as the new .NET 4.7. But what if: a system does not have ...
End Anti-Semitic Hate's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
172 views

Both updates (Windows and Office) are required?

Let's say I have a Windows 7 with Microsoft Office 2010. And I want to patch the vulnerability CVE-2017-0199. The following article from Microsoft says that you need to install these 2 KB in my case (...
user3139207's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
114 views

will a WAP work through a passive switch

I have a Comcast modem/router that currently provides internet to my house, but I want to upgrade and add a WAP and some ethernet drops around. I have set up networks before, but I have never done ...
Nicholas Hollander's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
398 views

Difference between Lync Basic and Lync Regular when upgraded to Skype for business

I have 10 workstations that had Lync Basic, and 10 workstations that had the full Lync client. Now that I deployed patches, they are both Skype For Business. Is there any difference between the ...
makerofthings7's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
383 views

VMware Workstation 10.0.3 on Debian Wheezy compile error

I am trying to run VMware Workstation 10.0.3 on Debian Wheezy with RHEL custom kernel 3.10.0-4. Installation went fine but when I try to: vmware-modconfig --console --install-all I get the following ...
user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
99 views

Thunder Bird attachments not in unicode

I am trying to solve tasks provided by eudyptula-challenge for which I have to send attachments in Unicode format. I am using THunderbird 31.0 version. I have tried everything but still i get a reply ...
KARTHIK BHAT's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
94 views

Windows Service stops on Server Patch

I'm a developer that has a Windows Service that runs on a production server that sends emails that are entered into a database on a database server. Although the service is set to start automatically, ...
Carel's user avatar
  • 135
0 votes
0 answers
44 views

How to upgrade patch commmand?

How do I upgrade the patch utility? I am facing problems when I apply patch as follows. patch -p6 < ../kernelpatchXXXX New directories and files are getting created instead of modifying the ...
New to Rails's user avatar
0 votes
1 answer
42 views

How do I get a good directory difffile I can use to patch/what to use for patch

I'd like to make a clean diff of a directory that allows me to later use a gui patch program for windows to apply the diffile. If possible I don't want to have to deal with hardcoded paths in the ...
Roman A. Taycher's user avatar
0 votes
2 answers
825 views

Binary diff file

I have installed an unofficial patch to an application I am using, which essentially uses unix's patch command to apply a binary diff file to a directory. It appears to me it modifies the object files ...
reseter's user avatar
  • 101
0 votes
1 answer
1k views

How to apply a kernel patch from lkml?

How do I patch the kernel from a patch from lkml? Specifically this link : https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/5/9/517 I am running Debian. I know how to roll a deb package, but I can't figure out how to do ...
RN_'s user avatar
  • 101