How to update bash

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I'm struggling to update bash, yum update bash doesn't find anything and a search displays:

bash.i386                                3.0-19.6               installed

on Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 6)

Any help would be great.

Same situation here and I really want to avoid a release upgrade, since a fresh install is recommended in this case. — Luis Fernando Alen, Apr 24, 2012 at 16:50

womble · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-03 09:55:46Z

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You need to upgrade to a newer release of RHEL -- you've got the latest version for your release.

answered Aug 3, 2011 at 9:55

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That's what I feared, is there no alternative as this is a production system that cannot be upgraded.
– Prisoner
Aug 3, 2011 at 9:57
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Well, if it can't be upgraded then by definition you can't upgrade bash. You could build it from source, but that's got it's own set of problems. It there's a business case for needing to upgrade bash, though, why would an upgrade not be possible? You just plan appropriately and go do it.
– womble ♦
Aug 3, 2011 at 10:01

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