glibc is basic library used for lot of software. It is updated with Ubuntu LTS and Debian release every two years and RHEL release every three years. With Leap 15.6 is going to be 3 years old.
I don't need newer version for any software right now. But SLE/Leap 15.6 is marked as a feature update and it is good version for introducing that change.
Failing to update it in past in timely manner caused issues for RHEL 7 with Chrome/Chromium or with VLC in Leap 15.3, when Leap was forced to do major glibc update in "conservative" minor release.
I think it would be beneficial start updating it now, when it is time, before critical software will break compatibility and Leap will end with issue like in past.
Issues from past: https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173761 https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1173734 https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/131661786/google-chrome-stable-95-0-4638-54-1-update-on-centos-7-x-fails-due-to-glibc-2-18-dependency?hl=en
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Custom field SUSE Jira - SUSE Linux Enterprise adjusted to https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5186 - Issue tagged with: SLE-Accept-Pending
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Custom field SUSE Jira - SUSE Linux Enterprise adjusted to https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-1435 (was: https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5186)
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Issue untagged with: SLE-Accept-Pending - Issue tagged with: SLE-Accepted
Closing all features were marked as resolved.
Metadata Update from @lkocman: - Issue close_status updated to: Completed - Issue status updated to: Closed (was: Open)
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