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  • 1.  Install Curl package on AIX 7.2

    Posted Mon November 27, 2023 08:16 AM

    Unable to install curl package on aix 7.2. got the following error. Please help resolve.

    [16:49] Amit Kumar

    error: Failed dependencies:
            openssl >= 1.0.2m-1 is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            libidn >= 1.33-1 is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            pkg-config is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            libssh2 >= 1.8.0-1 is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            zlib >= 1.2.3-7 is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.1.0.2) is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            liblber.a(liblber-2.4.so.2) is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            libldap.a(libldap-2.4.so.2) is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            libssh2.a(libssh2.so.1) is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc
            libssl.a(libssl.so.1.0.2) is needed by curl-7.57.0-1.ppc



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  • 2.  RE: Install Curl package on AIX 7.2

    Posted Tue November 28, 2023 05:48 AM

    Manual installation will be difficult because of all the dependencies. Please try using dnf. 
    https://community.ibm.com/community/user/power/blogs/sangamesh-mallayya1/2021/05/28/dnf-is-now-available-on-aix-toolbox?CommunityKey=10c1d831-47ee-4d92-a138-b03f7896f7c9



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  • 3.  RE: Install Curl package on AIX 7.2

    Posted Tue November 28, 2023 09:31 AM

    A couple of tips.

    1. Make sure you have new version of openssl.  ( install openssh and openssl).  Looking at your error. You might have a third-party openssl.  openssl from IBM is a rte not an rpm package. IBM's Openssl package is V3.x which includes the older library files.
    2.  use DNF to install


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