>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: 20 November 2001 15:41 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RPM & Source code version > > >Hi Sirs, > >I'm running RedHat 7.1 with kernel 2.4.3-12 on my Intel P3 866 >system. Recently, I just removed the openssl package that came >with RedHat 7.1 and I installed the source package from the >openssl website. After this I was not able to use most of my >apps(like ssh, dig, nslookup, KDE) >There is always an error saying libcrypto.so.1 not found. I >really need the source code version cause sendmail STARTTLS >requires it. > >Can both type of openssl package work happily on the same >machine? If its not possible, is there any way for me to use >the source code version without affecting my other apps? > >sincerely Thanks for your help >ddl
This gets asked so often it should be in the FAQ! Basically, it's best with RedHat 7.x to stick with what you get. If you need some of the stuff that doesn't come with the RedHat 7.x (certain US patented code that can be used anywhere outside of the US), drop me a line off the list. I can then give you instructions on how to rebuild the RPM to include these. I've counted up over 20 packages that break if you remove openssl on RedHat 7.x. Some people have said that they have installed the latest from source over the RPM, but what they've actually succeeded in doing is corrupting their RPM database. Any updates released by RedHat cannot now be guaranteed to work, since it may depend on the version of a file that isn't there any more. At the risk of starting a flame war, I prefer managing servers with RPMs. It's easy enough to find out what is in them, and one RPM install on one machine is the same on another. (I know that you can create a custom configuration file and use that to compile and install on every machine, but frankly all that compiling and copying is a lot more work for multiple servers. If I build an RPM I do it from source on one machine and install the same one everywhere). - John Airey Internet systems support officer, ITCSD, Royal National Institute for the Blind, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, Tel.: +44 (0) 1733 375299 Fax: +44 (0) 1733 370848 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this email's content. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the email and any attachments from your system. RNIB has made strenuous efforts to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any viruses which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]
