Anyone knows how to install Redhat 7.2 RPM version of openssl over the
Redhat 7.1 RPM version openssl?
It seems that even if I do this

rpm -Fvh --nodeps openssl-0.9.6b-8.i386.rpm

there will be some ssl library files missing when I launch KDE or some
other apps.

Thanks

Joe Orton wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 03:40:32PM +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Hi Sirs,
> >
> > I'm running RedHat 7.1 with kernel 2.4.3-12 on my Intel P3 866 system.
> > Recently, I just removed the openssl package that came with RedHat 7.1
> > and I installed the source package from the openssl website. After
> > this I was not able to use most of my apps(like ssh, dig, nslookup,
> > KDE)
> > There is always an error saying libcrypto.so.1 not found. I really
> > need the source code version cause sendmail STARTTLS requires it.
>
> In general it is not a good idea to replace packaged system libraries
> with ones you have compiled yourself, this is a recipe for disaster.
>
> > Can both type of openssl package work happily on the same machine? If
> > its not possible, is there any way for me to use the source code
> > version without affecting my other apps?
>
> I would reinstalling the RPM, and installing your compiled OpenSSL
> somewhere other than /usr, e.g. using
>   ./Configure --prefix=/opt/myopenssl
>
> (and then make sendmail pick up your compiled OpenSSL rather than the
> system one)
>
> Regards,
>
> joe

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