Description of problem: rkhunter is no longer available. Note that support for rkhunter has moved to SourceForge. Version 1.2.9 and maybe 1.3.0 are current.
1.2.9 is current. Has rkhunter been orphaned? - Gilboa
Yes, that's why this ticket is assigned to the "Orphan Owner" for a long time. rkhunter has never made it for FC-6 either. [...] Package has been without a maintainer for some time and has been removed from the Fedora Extras Development repository. It won't reappear unless somebody picks it up. For more information: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/OrphanedPackages If you have interest in this software, please consider becoming a Fedora Extras contributor: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Extras/Contributors
OK Thanks. I'll see if I can free the time required to maintain it. - Gilboa
It's worth noting that I mailed the former maintainer and asked if he would like to pick it up again, but I got no response. I was considering un-orphaning it... will see if I can find the time as well. ;)
The current maintainer can be reached at SourceForge. Specifically -- unspawn at users.sourceforge.net The current home page for this project is http://sourceforge.net/projects/rkhunter current release is 1.2.9 on 2006-10-02
To Max TenEyck Woodbury, "maintainer" here refers to the "package maintainer", the person that maintains the Fedora RPM package.
OK. Terminology missmatch. Restating: The dutch guy who did the original development and may have been (or may not have been) the person who put the .rpm's togeather had to give up the project for unspecified reasons not under his control. Maintenance and development ceased as a result. At least two people were interested enough in the project to move it to Sourceforge. One handles most of the technical work. The other (unspawn) handles most of the other aspects of the project. You might want to contact unspawn to see if he can handle or arrange for the handling of the .rpm packaging and other tasks associated with being a Fedora Extras package. I have dealt with unspawn and he seem a little 'touchy'. That is a third party like myself could very easily create problems that direct communications between the 'official' Fedora contacts and the Sourceforge project people could avoid. If it is not obvious, I am asking someone with authority in Fedora to check with the new rkhunter people.
Just FYI, I did hear back from the former maintainer. He is not insterested at this time in resuming maintainership of this package. I have been meaning to get everything building again and clean up the patches and bring this back, but I just haven't had to the time to do so.
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rkhunter was un-orphaned by me, and is now available.