Just in case you've got the wrong end of the stick, I'm not suggesting that you shouldn't compile stuff yourself rather than use pre-packaged software. I'm simply saying that there may be more broken by forcibly removing packages that have dependencies than is at first realised. Personally I'd never forcibly install or remove packages without good reason.
The section of the FAQ I referred to has instructions of how to compile openssl without breaking the rest of your installation. And that's my last word on the subject. John > -----Original Message----- > From: David Tonhofer, m-plify S.A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 18 September 2002 12:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: RH 7.3 hosed up > > > Sigh > > No, I haven't read the FAQ recently (maybe 5y ago). And Yes, > RedHat will > complain if you remove the RPM. That's why I have been fumbling the > symlinks, > see? I have compiled SSH & Stunnel from the source tarball. > And dontcha > worry, everything works just dandy. > > I mean, I didn't power away from the Microsoft Deathstar to > get back to > being > forced to use prepacked things only. > > Further discussions of this will be off list. > > Best regards, > > -- David Tonhofer > m-plify.com > > --On Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:13 AM +0100 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > On my desktop, removing openssl would break these packages: > > > > openssl is needed by libpcap-0.6.2-11.7.2.0 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by bind-utils-9.2.1-1.7x.2 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by curl-7.8-1 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by libesmtp-0.8.4-2 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by wget-1.7-3 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by cyrus-sasl-md5-1.5.24-23 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by links-0.96-2 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by autofs-3.1.7-21 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by nss_ldap-189-2 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by pine-4.44-1.72.0 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by sendmail-8.11.6-3 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by fetchmail-5.9.0-11 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by mutt-1.2.5.1-1 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by stunnel-3.22-1 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by gq-0.4.0-3 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by openssh-3.1p1-6 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by openssh-clients-3.1p1-6 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by openssh-server-3.1p1-6 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by pidentd-3.0.14-1 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by xchat-1.8.9-1.72.0 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by licq-1.0.3-7 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by ucd-snmp-4.2.5-7.72.0 > > libcrypto.so.2 is needed by balsa-1.2.3-1 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by curl-7.8-1 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by wget-1.7-3 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by links-0.96-2 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by autofs-3.1.7-21 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by nss_ldap-189-2 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by pine-4.44-1.72.0 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by sendmail-8.11.6-3 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by fetchmail-5.9.0-11 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by mutt-1.2.5.1-1 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by stunnel-3.22-1 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by gq-0.4.0-3 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by xchat-1.8.9-1.72.0 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by licq-1.0.3-7 > > libssl.so.2 is needed by balsa-1.2.3-1 > > > > The last few are of course repeated. It might work now, but the sshd > > daemon won't restart. Neither will the auto-mounter or most > of the email > > clients for your system (elm being the one exception here). > > > > Have you read the FAQ? > > > > John > > > - 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]
