[CentOS] upgrade my open ssl

Mon Jul 16 15:49:03 UTC 2007
Ray Leventhal <centos at swhi.net>

Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> Ray Leventhal schrieb:
>   
>> mailadmin at baladia.gov.kw wrote:
>>     
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I have centos 4.5 final and when i installed it there is a openssl version
>>>  openssl-0.9.7a-43.16 ..
>>>
>>> i need to upgrade it to openssl 0.9.8 ..
>>> also when i try to uninstall it it gives me a failed dependency errror
>>>       
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> ailman/listinfo/centos
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>>>   
>>>       
>> HI Simon,
>>
>> I'm no expert, but when I've run into this type of issue with an
>> installed component on CentOS 5, I've learned here that performing:
>>
>> yum clean
>> yum update
>>
>> often does the trick.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> ~Ray
>>     
>
> Ray, that will not change anything for him. The openssl version he named
> is the latest for CentOS 4.5. Period.
>
> The question is, why he thinks he "needs" openssl 0.9.8. The risk to
> break most of his system by exchanging openssl is very high.
>
> Alexander
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Hi Alexander,

Thanks for that...I didn't know that wouldn't help him, but I'm glad to
have read your post.

I did understand that there wasn't much of a *real* (define real here
<g>) to upgrade his openssl, but alas...clearly he feels he needs to.

Thanks again, Alexander.

Regards,
~Ray