Package: openssh-client Version: 1:5.1p1-5 Severity: wishlist The current short package descriptions refer to rsh, yet for some years, new users are unlikely to have used rsh, and experienced users are likely (like me!) not to have used rsh for years.
Also, it's a good idea to avoid indirection if possible! Hence, I suggest the following short package descriptions: openssh-client: ssh client, for secure access to remote machines openssh-server: ssh server, for secure access from remote machines Some comments: 1. I think it's important to mention "ssh", since there are other implementations. 2. I tried and failed to mention login, command execution and file copying. Even had I succeeded, I would have had to omit tunnelling, which is another important use of ssh. If you can think of a sufficiently brief way of mentioning all these, that would be great. I think you should also remove the mention of rsh &c. from the long package description: "is intended as a replacement for rlogin, rsh and rcp, and" so that the sentence starts "It can be used" and instead just add a short sentence at the end: "ssh replaces the obsolete and insecure rsh, rcp and rlogin programs." (You may consider that one or both of "obsolete" and "insecure" is unfair, in which case please feel free to find more just words.) -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages openssh-client depends on: ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.24 Debian configuration management sy ii dpkg 1.14.24 Debian package management system ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcomerr2 1.41.3-1 common error description library ii libedit2 2.11~20080614-1 BSD editline and history libraries ii libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-5 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries ii libncurses5 5.7+20081213-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-15 SSL shared libraries ii passwd 1:4.1.1-6 change and administer password and ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime Versions of packages openssh-client recommends: ii openssh-blacklist 0.4.1 list of default blacklisted OpenSS pn openssh-blacklist-extra <none> (no description available) ii xauth 1:1.0.3-2 X authentication utility Versions of packages openssh-client suggests: pn keychain <none> (no description available) pn libpam-ssh <none> (no description available) pn ssh-askpass <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
