find the REAL version of the CentOS httpd

Installing, Configuring, Troubleshooting server daemons such as Web and Mail
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bizna
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find the REAL version of the CentOS httpd

Post by bizna » 2011/12/13 10:05:59

The current updated version of the official httpd is: 2.2.21

The updated CentOS 5.4 httpd version is: 2.2.3-45

I understand that it is it being kept up-to-date with the official version.

[b]My question is[/b]: if the CentOS version is an equivalent of a more advanced httpd version, then what is the way to know the 'real' version?

Thanks!

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Re: find the REAL version of the CentOS httpd

Post by TrevorH » 2011/12/13 10:29:11

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rpm -q --changelog httpd
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Will show you a list of all the fixes that have been made. In general, only security fixes are backported from the mainline release to the Redhat version although sometimes enhancements are also made - usually if a particular customer is willing to pay for it!

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Re: find the REAL version of the CentOS httpd

Post by bizna » 2011/12/13 13:25:21

Thanks Trevor.

So it actually means that the current httpd version in a CentOS installation can't be compared to a version number from the main tree.

I guess that this goes for other packages as well, such as MySQL and php...

Good to know.

Again, thanks!

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find the REAL version of the CentOS httpd

Post by pschaff » 2011/12/14 19:08:52

Yes. The upstream explanation of [url=https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting/?sc_cid=3093]backporting[/url] may help you understand.

See also [url=http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/General?highlight=%28backport%29#head-472ce8446ebcfc82ca1800f775ba0e629ac835c7]FAQ #20[/url].

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