Contributed RPMs for AlmaLinux 9/10: smbldap-tools, MySQL 5.7, PHP 5.4, and more

redadmin · June 11, 2025, 10:30pm

Hi all,

I’ve been building and maintaining some custom RPM packages for AlmaLinux 9 and 10, which are required for production use in Japanese government and public-sector systems where AlmaLinux is officially adopted. The motivation came from real deployment needs at work.

The following packages are now available and maintained:

smbldap-tools: GitHub - redadmin-k/smbldap-tools-almalinux9: Rebuild of smbldap-tools for AlmaLinux 9.5. Not available in base or EPEL.
perl-Crypt-SmbHash: GitHub - redadmin-k/perl-Crypt-SmbHash-almalinux9: RPM build of perl-Crypt-SmbHash for AlmaLinux 9.5. Not available in EPEL or base repositories. Required by smbldap-tools.
MySQL 5.7: GitHub - redadmin-k/mysql57-almalinux8: SPEC and SRPM for building MySQL 5.7 on AlmaLinux 8
PHP 5.4: GitHub - redadmin-k/php54-almalinux8: Rebuilt PHP 5.4.45 RPM for AlmaLinux 8 with support for php-fpm, mod_php, and CLI
xosview: GitHub - redadmin-k/xosview-almalinux9: Packaging of xosview for AlmaLinux 9 — part of architecture validation and legacy tool support for real-world use.
lbzip2: GitHub - redadmin-k/lbzip2-almalinux10-rpm: RPM packaging of lbzip2 for AlmaLinux 10. This package is not available in the official repositories and depends on gnulib-devel
gnulib: GitHub - redadmin-k/gnulib-almalinux10-rpm: Provides gnulib-devel RPM for AlmaLinux 10 (required by lbzip2 and similar packages).

I hope these can be useful for others facing similar legacy or compatibility needs.
Feedback or suggestions are very welcome!

Thanks again to the AlmaLinux community for your great work.

redadmin · June 12, 2025, 5:29am

Today’s addition:

I have published rebuilt RPMs for AlmaLinux 9:

gnulib-devel:
GitHub - redadmin-k/gnulib-almalinux9-rpm: RPM spec and build files for gnulib on AlmaLinux 9. Fedora SRPM rebuilt for AlmaLinux 9 compatibility. Use at your own risk; no support provided.
lbzip2:
GitHub - redadmin-k/lbzip2-almalinux9-rpm: RPM spec and build files for lbzip2 on AlmaLinux 9. Fedora SRPM rebuilt for AlmaLinux 9 compatibility. No support or warranty; use at your own risk.

Both are based on Fedora 42 SRPMs, rebuilt and tested for AlmaLinux 9.

Note:
lbzip2 requires gnulib-devel as a dependency.
Use at your own risk; no support or warranty is provided.

If anyone finds these useful, please feel free to use or review them.

redadmin · June 12, 2025, 10:23am

Hi all,

I’ve rebuilt two missing RPM packages for AlmaLinux 10 that were previously removed from Fedora and not available in EPEL:

perl-Crypt-SmbHash – required for Samba password hashes
GitHub - redadmin-k/perl-Crypt-SmbHash-almalinux10-rpm: RPM package of perl-Crypt-SmbHash for AlmaLinux 10, rebuilt from legacy Fedora sources and updated for Perl 5.40 compatibility.
smbldap-tools – LDAP + Samba user/group management tools
GitHub - redadmin-k/smbldap-tools-almalinux10-rpm: RPM package of smbldap-tools for AlmaLinux 10 with updated Perl compatibility.

These packages were originally based on old Fedora sources.
I first rebuilt them for AlmaLinux 9 to restore compatibility, and then updated the spec files and dependencies to work on AlmaLinux 10 (Perl 5.40, RPM 4.18, etc).

They are fully working RPMs with source and spec files included.
Let me know if there’s interest in pushing these into a more official channel, or if review is needed.

Thanks!
– redadmin-k

redadmin · June 12, 2025, 12:24pm

Rebuilt finger for AlmaLinux 10 is available here:

Use at your own risk — no warranty provided.