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Installed Library:
libssh2.so
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libssh2-1.10.0
Introduction to libssh2
Libssh2 package is a client-side C library implementing the SSH2 protocol.
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Note
Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the book.
Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://www.libssh2.org/download/libssh2-1.10.0.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: f604ba083fad23bf715a9ecccc9f57f4
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Download size: 944 KB
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Estimated disk space required: 13 MB (with tests)
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Estimated build time: 0.2 SBU (with tests)
Additional Downloads
libssh2 Dependencies
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GnuPG-2.4.1, libgcrypt-1.10.2, and OpenSSH-9.3p1 (all three are required for the test suite)
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libssh2
Installation of libssh2
Apply a patch to fix incompatibility with recent OpenSSH releases:
patch -Np1 -i ../libssh2-1.10.0-upstream_fix-1.patch
Install libssh2 by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static && make
To test the results, issue: make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Command Explanations
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.