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Old 03-02-2009
Upgrading Apache

Hi I run FEDORA CORE 4 and I have been asked to upgrade the apache to the latest version--this machine is using 2.0.54 Apache which is really OLD. The problem is that upgrading the RPM fails because of all these dependencies. Those dependencies in turn have other dependencies. I am new to UNIX/Linux but wouldn't it be easier just to update the OS, install the new Apache (which I have done for a test) and restore the data?

I am asking the question to gather what others would do if they were forced to upgrade something old on an os which is old itself. Seems that a lot of file would need upgrading since they are just "old"
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Old 03-05-2009
There's a program called "yum" that will manage such dependencies and automatically upgrade for you.

There is also good-old-fashioned compilation from source. Just get the SRPM, install it, them go into your /usr/src/redhat/SPEC directory and do:
Code:
rpmbuild -ba httpd.spec

It will then create some RPMs that use your existing libraries and packages.

If it complains about dependencies, you'll have to install those, however, too. Usually these include -devel packages that contain header files and libraries.
 
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