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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# go somewhere safe
+cd /tmp
+
+# get the source to base APR 1.4.5
+curl -L -O http://download.nextag.com/apache/apr/apr-1.4.5.tar.gz
+
+# extract it and go into the source
+tar -xzvf apr-1.4.5.tar.gz
+cd apr-1.4.5
+
+# configure, make, make install
+./configure
+make
+sudo make install
+
+# reset and cleanup
+cd /tmp
+rm -rf apr-1.4.5 apr-1.4.5.tar.gz
+
+# do the same with apr-util
+curl -L -O http://download.nextag.com/apache/apr/apr-util-1.3.12.tar.gz
+
+# extract
+tar -xzvf apr-util-1.3.12.tar.gz
+cd apr-util-1.3.12
+
+# configure, make, make install
+./configure --with-apr=/usr/local/apr
+# you need that extra parameter to configure because
+# apr-util can't really find it because... who knows.
+
+make
+sudo make install
+
+# cleanup
+cd /tmp
+rm -rf apr-util-1.3.12* apr-1.4.5*