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List:       ubuntu-devel-discuss
Subject:    Re: libssl or libssl-dev metapackage?
From:       Dan Kegel <dank () kegel ! com>
Date:       2019-12-11 19:40:03
Message-ID: CAPF-yObe7M2PcVj+3_iYZeQcYtP3cgv1+pq7_E1R7v9BPDDnmg () mail ! gmail ! com
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As far as I know, libssl-dev is stable.
The -dev suffix just means it provides development files, e.g. .h and .pc
files.
On any particular Ubuntu version, it only gets micro updates, and no
experimental ones.
- Dan


On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:02 AM Brylie Christopher Oxley <brylie@amble.fi>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am contributing to an install script that relies on libssl. The script
> is currently hard-coding for libssl release numbers and adding
> conditional checks for each published version. I have suggested that we
> instead use the libssl-dev or openssl metapackage. The concern with
> libssl-dev is that there might be experimental releases under that alias.
>
> Is there a libssl alias or some other way to get only stable libssl
> releases?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Brylie
>
>
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<div dir="ltr">As far as I know, libssl-dev is stable.<div>The -dev suffix just means \
it provides development files, e.g. .h and .pc files.<div>On any particular Ubuntu \
version, it only gets micro updates, and no experimental ones.</div><div>- \
Dan<br><div><br></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" \
class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 11:02 AM Brylie Christopher Oxley &lt;<a \
href="mailto:brylie@amble.fi">brylie@amble.fi</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid \
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br> <br>
I am contributing to an install script that relies on libssl. The script <br>
is currently hard-coding for libssl release numbers and adding <br>
conditional checks for each published version. I have suggested that we <br>
instead use the libssl-dev or openssl metapackage. The concern with <br>
libssl-dev is that there might be experimental releases under that alias.<br>
<br>
Is there a libssl alias or some other way to get only stable libssl <br>
releases?<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Brylie<br>
<br>
<br>
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