[Openvpn-users] Request 2.4.2-openvpn .deb package that is compatible with Debian Stretch

[Javier Santos]

Hi Samuli

Debian Stretch has just been released and we would appreciate it if you could create compatible .deb packages for the OS.

I tried to install 2.4.2-jessie0.deb (amd64) on Debian Stretch a few minutes ago and below is the error message:

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Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
openvpn : Depends: libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1) but it is not installable
Depends: initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

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Thanks for your help.

Javier

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

Post by Javier Santos
Debian Stretch has just been released and we would appreciate it if you could create compatible .deb packages for the OS.

What does Stretch ship with? It *should* come with openvpn 2.4...

(Of course it makes sense to have Strech-compatible .deb for future
relases which are not going to be available out of the box right away)

gert

[Samuli Seppänen]

Post by Gert Doering
Hi,

Post by Javier Santos
Debian Stretch has just been released and we would appreciate it if you could create compatible .deb packages for the OS.

What does Stretch ship with? It *should* come with openvpn 2.4...
(Of course it makes sense to have Strech-compatible .deb for future
relases which are not going to be available out of the box right away)
gert

Hi,

We've actually had this problem with the latest Ubuntu non-LTS releases,
where initscripts have been completely replaced with systemd. However,
we only want to support LTS releases, as the non-LTS releases generally
have a fairly up-to-date OpenVPN anyways.

I will try to get Stretch support for the next OpenVPN releases. If
there are no surprised then that should be doable. What I'll do is
replace the "libssl1.0.0" dependency with "libssl1.0.2" and remove the
"initscripts" dependency altogether.

[Javier Santos]

Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 at 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Request 2.4.2-openvpn .deb package that is compatible with Debian Stretch
I will try to get Stretch support for the next OpenVPN releases. If
there are no surprised then that should be doable. What I'll do is
replace the "libssl1.0.0" dependency with "libssl1.0.2" and remove the
"initscripts" dependency altogether.

Thanks, Samuli, for your offer of help.

When is the next OpenVPN release coming out? Any dates?

Regards

Javier

[Samuli Seppänen]

Post by Javier Santos

Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 at 4:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Request 2.4.2-openvpn .deb package that is compatible with Debian Stretch
I will try to get Stretch support for the next OpenVPN releases. If
there are no surprised then that should be doable. What I'll do is
replace the "libssl1.0.0" dependency with "libssl1.0.2" and remove the
"initscripts" dependency altogether.

Thanks, Samuli, for your offer of help.
When is the next OpenVPN release coming out? Any dates?
Regards
Javier

Yes, we will make a release on Wednesday.

[Javier Santos]

Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 at 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Request 2.4.2-openvpn .deb package that is compatible with Debian Stretch
Hi,
What does Stretch ship with? It *should* come with openvpn 2.4...

OpenVPN version 2.4.0-6

Package details: https://packages.debian.org/stretch/openvpn
Changelog: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/o/openvpn/openvpn_2.4.0-6_changelog

I did write to the maintainer, Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta, a few weeks ago asking him to create a backport of version 2.4.2 for Debian Jessie. He felt there was no need to do it. Well.....

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

Post by Javier Santos
I did write to the maintainer, Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta, a few weeks ago asking him to create a backport of version 2.4.2 for Debian Jessie. He felt there was no need to do it. Well.....

I think he actually backported the relevant security fixes of 2.4.2, so
you should be good - unless you need new functionality.

gert

[Gert Doering]

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