Simply, just install yum repository file which is packaged in appropriate RPM below (choose the one which matches your distribution). After that install desired collection: $ sudo yum install autotools-latest You can try that it works: $ m4 --version | head -1 m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.16 $ scl enable autotools-latest bash $ m4 --version | head -1 m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.17 Typical usage for package maintainer: $ scl enable autotools-latest 'rpmbuild --rebuild *.src.rpm' Thats it, ping me when you find a problem.