Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r12.3-684

Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

Whois-5.6.1

Introduction to Whois

Whois is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name. This package will install two programs by default: whois and mkpasswd. The mkpasswd command is also installed by the expect package in LFS.

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Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

Whois Dependencies

Optional

libidn-1.43 or libidn2-2.3.8

Installation of Whois

Build the application with: 

make

You can install the whois program, the mkpasswd program, and the locale files independently. Control your choice of what is installed with the following commands issued as the root user:

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Installing this version of mkpasswd will overwrite the same command installed in LFS. 

make prefix=/usr install-whois
make prefix=/usr install-mkpasswd
make prefix=/usr install-pos

Contents

Installed Programs: whois and mkpasswd
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

whois

is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name

mkpasswd

generates a new password, and optionally applies it to a user