Ubuntu 16.0.4 has Apache 2.4.18 in the cache but 2.4.29 is the latest release. Is it necessary to get latest...
Step 1) Checked the version of Ubuntu with lsb_release -a. My server has 16.04.3 LTS.
Step 2) Installed Apache with apt-get install apache2.
Step 3) Checked the version of Apache with apache2 -v. I have 2.4.18.
However according to the Apache website the latest version is 2.4.29.
Is it common practice or generally safe to upgrade to the latest version of Apache or other packages? If so how would I do that? Is there an obvious reason why I shouldn't update to the latest?
upgrade apache2
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Step 1) Checked the version of Ubuntu with lsb_release -a. My server has 16.04.3 LTS.
Step 2) Installed Apache with apt-get install apache2.
Step 3) Checked the version of Apache with apache2 -v. I have 2.4.18.
However according to the Apache website the latest version is 2.4.29.
Is it common practice or generally safe to upgrade to the latest version of Apache or other packages? If so how would I do that? Is there an obvious reason why I shouldn't update to the latest?
upgrade apache2
asked Nov 29 '17 at 17:23
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Step 1) Checked the version of Ubuntu with lsb_release -a. My server has 16.04.3 LTS.
Step 2) Installed Apache with apt-get install apache2.
Step 3) Checked the version of Apache with apache2 -v. I have 2.4.18.
However according to the Apache website the latest version is 2.4.29.
Is it common practice or generally safe to upgrade to the latest version of Apache or other packages? If so how would I do that? Is there an obvious reason why I shouldn't update to the latest?
upgrade apache2
asked Nov 29 '17 at 17:23
DR01DDR01D
11517
Step 1) Checked the version of Ubuntu with lsb_release -a. My server has 16.04.3 LTS.
Step 2) Installed Apache with apt-get install apache2.
Step 3) Checked the version of Apache with apache2 -v. I have 2.4.18.
However according to the Apache website the latest version is 2.4.29.
Is it common practice or generally safe to upgrade to the latest version of Apache or other packages? If so how would I do that? Is there an obvious reason why I shouldn't update to the latest?
upgrade apache2
upgrade apache2
asked Nov 29 '17 at 17:23
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asked Nov 29 '17 at 17:23
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asked Nov 29 '17 at 17:23
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asked Nov 29 '17 at 17:23
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You can use the ppa https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/apache2 to get the latest version.
There's always some risk involved in using a ppa but this one is popular; I myself have used it for a long time without issue.
Since you already have Apache installed, you can get the update by
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
answered Nov 29 '17 at 18:19
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Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
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You can use the ppa https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/apache2 to get the latest version.
There's always some risk involved in using a ppa but this one is popular; I myself have used it for a long time without issue.
Since you already have Apache installed, you can get the update by
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
answered Nov 29 '17 at 18:19
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Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
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You can use the ppa https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/apache2 to get the latest version.
There's always some risk involved in using a ppa but this one is popular; I myself have used it for a long time without issue.
Since you already have Apache installed, you can get the update by
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
answered Nov 29 '17 at 18:19
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
10.7k63358
Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
add a comment |
You can use the ppa https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/apache2 to get the latest version.
There's always some risk involved in using a ppa but this one is popular; I myself have used it for a long time without issue.
Since you already have Apache installed, you can get the update by
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
answered Nov 29 '17 at 18:19
Organic MarbleOrganic Marble
10.7k63358
You can use the ppa https://launchpad.net/~ondrej/+archive/ubuntu/apache2 to get the latest version.
There's always some risk involved in using a ppa but this one is popular; I myself have used it for a long time without issue.
Since you already have Apache installed, you can get the update by
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
answered Nov 29 '17 at 18:19
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Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
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Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
Thanks so much! I'll use the ondrej ppa. One question, how often does Ubuntu update it's repository? By that I mean if I use the PPA am I typically weeks, months or years ahead of when Ubuntu updates a package?
– DR01D
Nov 29 '17 at 18:32
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
I couldn't answer that without some research; when I first set up my website, I looked for the newest version as you are doing, found this ppa, and I've never paid any attention to what's in the official repos since then.
– Organic Marble
Nov 29 '17 at 18:51
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