I have a need to experiment with the latest OpenSSL (3.3.1). RasPiOS of course comes with Debians v3.0.11 of OpenSSL so I'll have to build from source, which isn't a problem. The problem is I know it's not a good idea to have more than one version of a piece of software on a machine at the same time (unless the software is written with that in mind, which OpenSSL is not) but if I uninstall the system installed v3.0.11 it'll take out (uninstall) a bunch of other stuff with it.
I'm guessing the correct course of action is to uninstall the existing system installed OpenSSL, build and install the latest version and then re-install all the other packages uninstalling OpenSSL uninstalled at the same time? I imagine this could be difficult as it's a SSH accessed Pi.
I have also read on installing a newer version locally and updating the environment to use that copy but have also read that's not a great idea either.
Any advice? At least when I played with LibreSSL, QuicTLS and BoringSSL all four could co-exist happily at the same time!
I'm guessing the correct course of action is to uninstall the existing system installed OpenSSL, build and install the latest version and then re-install all the other packages uninstalling OpenSSL uninstalled at the same time? I imagine this could be difficult as it's a SSH accessed Pi.
I have also read on installing a newer version locally and updating the environment to use that copy but have also read that's not a great idea either.
Any advice? At least when I played with LibreSSL, QuicTLS and BoringSSL all four could co-exist happily at the same time!
Statistics: Posted by jarpf — Sat Jun 22, 2024 11:59 am