Debian Installer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > * Split the ssh binary package into openssh-client and openssh-server > (closes: #39741). openssh-server depends on openssh-client for some > common functionality; it didn't seem worth creating yet another package > for this. openssh-client is priority standard, openssh-server optional.
Cool! I hope this is an unversioned dependency so that other packages can satisfy it via Provides:, allowing for "mix-and-match" setups. (Specifically, on one system I maintain, I want both a client and a server, and I want the client to support krb5 authentication and forwarding; however, I do not presently care whether the server supports krb5, and would rather have a server with the latest fixes than one with krb5 support. I could just build my own ssh binary with krb5 support, but I'd much rather work with official packages if possible.) If not, no big deal, though; I understand that most people's needs are much simpler, and that the main point of this change is allowing systems that don't need the server to dispense with it entirely. -- Aaron M. Ucko, KB1CJC (amu at alum.mit.edu, ucko at debian.org) Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT a valid e-mail address) for more info.
