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  1. #1
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    Uninstall mod_ssl & OpenSSL

    Hi all,

    I have a dedicated server for hosting my personal sites, not for business.

    I would like to get ride of the mod_ssl, and OpenSSL on Apache 2.0, since I don't use them, and wont use them in the future, and wants to make the server clean and light as most as I can.

    Should I remove the "mod_ssl" files from apache source and recompile it or what? what about OpenSSL? how can I get rid of it too?

    I run CentOS 3.0 with Apache 2.0.54, using DirectAdmin control panel.

    Any help would be appreciated

    Thank you.

  2. #2
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    You can uninstall openssl easily since it is a rpm package installed in the centos servers. You may need to recompile apache without mod_ssl and thats the only way to uninstall that.
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    You cannot uninstall openssl. You need it for things like openssh and wget, etc.

    To remove mod_ssl you can tell the directadmin installer not to compile mod_ssl by modifying the configuration file.
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  4. #4
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    hi,

    If you need to uninstall your Red Hat Linux Secure Web Server, use these commands (as root): rpm -e mod_ssl, rpm -e openssl.
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  5. #5
    As thelinuxguy pointed out, you need openssl for other programs such as openssh, wget, etc. So I would suggest just removing mod_ssl.
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  6. #6
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    Thanks guys, I'll keep everythig in place in its place in the moment. I don't want to mess with the server soi much!

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