[WBEL-users] Last Opennssh version and how to create WBEL rpm from last sources.

[Johnny Hughes]

On Sat, 2004-11-06 at 09:54 +0100, Jean Lee wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I see that openssh is the ssh server for WBEL and, in the updates 
> mirror, the last version for WBEL is openssh 3.6.1. On the Openssh 
> website, it's the 3.9.1. How can I do to take their last sources (or 
> anything else) and then create my own rpm for WBEL?
> 
> What do I have to do then to give it (place it on an FTP server) to 
> other WBEL users?
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Jean Lee
> _______________________________________________

RedHat does something called "back porting", where they roll bug and
security fixes from newer versions back into older versions of installed
software.

Here is the info RedHat has concerning backporting:
https://www.redhat.com/advice/speaks_backport.html

Since SSH is also used by Apache and SendMail/Postfix (for TLS), and I'm
sure several other things, upgrading the version could effect other
parts of your system.

Unless you are going to check for updates to SSH everyday, and generate
new install RPMs whenever a security issue is fixed, and ensure
integration with all other RPMS installed on your system (upgrading
those as necessary as well) I would highly recommend that you stay with
the RHEL / WBEL rpms.

I do sometimes produce RPMS and put them on my server, but I would not
recommend them for use on a production server. 

Just my $0.02 ...

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Johnny Hughes
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