Re: OpenSSH RPM

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 11:11:22AM -0600, Tim Tacker wrote:
> Hello.  Sorry to bother you with this question.  I am a newbie, so please 
> let me know if this is not the correct email address.  I am running 
> openssh-3.9p1-8.RHEL4.9 on CentOS release 4.2 (Final) and am having some 
> trouble with large files.  I suspect that the problem may be related to 
> OpenSSH, and I may need to upgrade to a more recent version of OpenSSH.  I 
> am trying to locate an RPM for the most recent portable version at one the 
> mirrors at following location:
> 
> http://www.openssh.com/portable.html
> 
> I see that the most recent portable version is openssh-4.5p1; however, the 
> most recent RPM that I am able to locate is openssh-3.9p1-1.src.rpm.  Am I 
> looking in the wrong location, or am I doing something wrong?  Perhaps the 
> RHEL4.9 refers to some type of Redhat specific release of OpenSSH?  Any 
> advice that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you for 
> your time.
> 
> Tim W. Tacker
>

OpenSSH does not provide rpm packages. These are made by your GNU/Linux
distribution vendor. CentOS is the right place to ask, file bugs and
get updates. Note that CentOS is a clone of RHEL and that they might use
the same rpms.

Tobias