Bug#39741: openssh_3.8.1p1-9_powerpc.changes is NEW

[ucko@debian.org (Aaron M. Ucko)]

Debian Installer <installer@ftp-master.debian.org> writes:

>   * Split the ssh binary package into openssh-client and openssh-server
>     (closes: #39741). openssh-server depends on openssh-client for some
>     common functionality; it didn't seem worth creating yet another package
>     for this. openssh-client is priority standard, openssh-server optional.

Cool!  I hope this is an unversioned dependency so that other packages
can satisfy it via Provides:, allowing for "mix-and-match" setups.
(Specifically, on one system I maintain, I want both a client and a
server, and I want the client to support krb5 authentication and
forwarding; however, I do not presently care whether the server
supports krb5, and would rather have a server with the latest fixes
than one with krb5 support.  I could just build my own ssh binary with
krb5 support, but I'd much rather work with official packages if
possible.)

If not, no big deal, though; I understand that most people's needs are
much simpler, and that the main point of this change is allowing
systems that don't need the server to dispense with it entirely.

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