How to upgrade OpenSSL from 0.9.8w to 1.0.0i or 1.0.1a on Linux machine

[muzimi...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I want to upgrade OpenSSL from 0.9.8w to 1.0.0I or 1.0.1a.

Any pointers or links would be very helpful.

Thanks in Advance.
Muzimil

[muzimi...@gmail.com]

I am using

os.name Linux
os.version 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5

[Aragorn]

On Tuesday 26 February 2013 07:57, muzimi...@gmail.com conveyed the
following to comp.unix.questions...

> On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:23:44 PM UTC+5:30,
> muzimi...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I want to upgrade OpenSSL from 0.9.8w to 1.0.0I or 1.0.1a.
>>
>> Any pointers or links would be very helpful.
>

> I am using
>
> os.name Linux
> os.version 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5

That's RedHat Enterprise Linux, so what you should do is look for the
package in your distribution's on-line repositories, and install it
using your distribution-specific package manager, i.e. yum.

--
= Aragorn =
(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

[muzimi...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:09:43 PM UTC+5:30, Aragorn wrote:
> On Tuesday 26 February 2013 07:57, conveyed the

>
> following to comp.unix.questions...
>
>
>
> > On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:23:44 PM UTC+5:30,
>

> > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> I want to upgrade OpenSSL from 0.9.8w to 1.0.0I or 1.0.1a.
>
> >>
>
> >> Any pointers or links would be very helpful.
>
> >
>
> > I am using
>
> >
>
> > os.name Linux
>
> > os.version 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5
>
>
>
> That's RedHat Enterprise Linux, so what you should do is look for the
>
> package in your distribution's on-line repositories, and install it
>
> using your distribution-specific package manager, i.e. yum.
>
>
>
> --
>
> = Aragorn =
>
> (registered GNU/Linux user #223157)

Thanks for the response Aragorn .

Can we specifically run the yum update for open ssl.

yum update openssl

is the above command is valid.

Thanks,
Muzimil.

[Aragorn]

On Wednesday 27 February 2013 06:48, muzimi...@gmail.com conveyed the

following to comp.unix.questions...

> On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:09:43 PM UTC+5:30, Aragorn wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 26 February 2013 07:57, conveyed the following to
>> comp.unix.questions...
>>

>> >> I want to upgrade OpenSSL from 0.9.8w to 1.0.0I or 1.0.1a.
>> >> Any pointers or links would be very helpful.
>>
>> > I am using
>> > os.name Linux
>> > os.version 2.6.18-164.9.1.el5
>>
>> That's RedHat Enterprise Linux, so what you should do is look for the
>> package in your distribution's on-line repositories, and install it
>> using your distribution-specific package manager, i.e. yum.
>

> Thanks for the response Aragorn .
>
> Can we specifically run the yum update for open ssl.
>
> yum update openssl
>
> is the above command is valid.

It's been quite a while since I've last used RedHat - actually, it was
CentOS, but that's the same thing - so I don't remember the syntax,
but...

man yum

... will tell you the correct syntax.

It /is/ possible to update only a single package, yes, but you are
probably better off updating the entire system, if security is your
concern.


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