I got an answer from the packager about how to solve the problem:
You need a NEWER version of the RPM installer. To make everything work,
first install the latest versions of bzip2 and rpm (from Cooker).
After you have done this, you can install the latest openssh.
Jeff
At 11:19 PM 8/7/00 -0700, Jeffrey Twu wrote:
>Hi folks,
>
> I'd just like to repeat Jeff Groves' problem below. Installing
>OpenSSH is one of the first things I do when bringing up a UNIX box.
>
>Jeffrey Twu
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>
>--
>
>I just tried to install the latest version of OpenSSH
>(openssh-2.1.1p3-2mdk.rpm) and it gives me the following error:
>
> rpmlib(VersionDependencies) <= 3.0.3-1 is needed by openssh-2.1.1p3-2mdk
>
>Why would this require an older version of the RPM installer? The version
>that comes with Mandrake 7.1 is 3.0.4-0.
>
>I have not had any problems installing any other programs and until OpenSSH
>was updated recently, I didn't have any problems installing it either.
>
>Any solutions besides reinstalling an old version of the RPM installer?
>
>Jeff Groves
