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From Jacob Champion
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In response to Re: PG20 Minimum Dependency Thread  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 11:34 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> $ rpm -q python3
> python3-3.9.25-7.el9_8.x86_64
> $ rpm -q openssl
> openssl-3.5.5-4.el9_8.x86_64
>
> So in the Red Hat universe I think we could safely expect a minimum
> of OpenSSL 3.5.

Yeah (and I think their decision to upgrade to 3.5 caused major
ripples recently).

> But that doesn't matter much given that your list
> shows other LTS distros still on 3.0.

Right. I think 3.0 would be a reasonable floor for PG20, honestly. I'm
a little concerned about how long the Deb-alikes are going to end up
pinning it, but... one step at a time.

--Jacob

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