Latest Openssh version for centos 6

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Latest Openssh version for centos 6

Post by prince.pbk@gmail.com » 2017/12/20 13:53:02

Kindly let me know the latest openssh vesrion for centos 6, and to which version can it be upgraded from the mentioned URL.

URL: http://www.openssh.com/index.html

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Re: Latest Openssh version for centos 6

Post by avij » 2017/12/20 14:16:52

$ rpm -q openssh
openssh-5.3p1-123.el6_9.x86_64

The above is the latest openssh version as released by CentOS. I would recommend sticking to that version.

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Re: Latest Openssh version for centos 6

Post by TrevorH » 2017/12/20 14:42:40

Please also read the backports link to discover _why_ it is this way.

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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