source: final-system/common/inetutils.xml @ b71fa50

Last change on this file since b71fa50 was b71fa50, checked in by Chris Staub <chris@…>, 18 years ago

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[bf8c11f]1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
9  <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
10
11  <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
12
13  <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils">
14    <primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</primary>
15  </indexterm>
16
17  <sect2 role="package">
18    <title/>
19
20    <para>The Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
21
22  </sect2>
23
24  <sect2 role="installation">
25    <title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
26
[155e089]27    <para os="p1">Not all programs that come with Inetutils will be installed.
[bf8c11f]28    However, the Inetutils build system will insist on installing all the
29    man pages anyway. The following patch will correct this
30    situation:</para>
31
[e6423a01]32<screen os="p2"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-man_pages-patch;</userinput></screen>
[bf8c11f]33
[6eb4900]34    <para os="p3">This patch addresses build issues with GCC &gcc-version;:</para>
[bf8c11f]35
[e6423a01]36<screen os="p4"><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&inetutils-gcc4_fixes-patch;</userinput></screen>
[bf8c11f]37
[e6423a01]38    <para os="a">Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
[bf8c11f]39
[e6423a01]40<screen os="b"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
[bf8c11f]41    --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
42    --disable-logger --disable-syslogd \
43    --disable-whois --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
44
[e6423a01]45    <variablelist os="c">
[bf8c11f]46      <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
47
48      <varlistentry>
49        <term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
50        <listitem>
51          <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the
52          <command>logger</command> program, which is used by scripts to
53          pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it because
54          Util-linux installs a better version later.</para>
55        </listitem>
56      </varlistentry>
57
58      <varlistentry>
59        <term><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter></term>
60        <listitem>
61          <para>This option prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log
62          Daemon, which is installed with the Sysklogd package.</para>
63        </listitem>
64      </varlistentry>
65
66      <varlistentry>
67        <term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
68        <listitem>
69          <para>This option disables the building of the Inetutils
70          <command>whois</command> client, which is out of date.
71          Instructions for a better <command>whois</command> client are
72          in the BLFS book.</para>
73        </listitem>
74      </varlistentry>
75
76      <varlistentry>
77        <term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
78        <listitem>
79          <para>This disables the installation of the various network
80          servers included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are
[b71fa50]81          deemed not appropriate in a basic CLFS system. Some are insecure by
[bf8c11f]82          nature and are only considered safe on trusted networks. More
83          information can be found at <ulink
84          url="&blfs-root;view/svn/basicnet/inetutils.html"/>. Note that
85          better replacements are available for many of these
86          servers.</para>
87        </listitem>
88      </varlistentry>
89    </variablelist>
90
[e6423a01]91    <para os="d">Compile the package:</para>
[bf8c11f]92
[e6423a01]93<screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
[bf8c11f]94
[b6f2a61]95    <para os="f">This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
[bf8c11f]96
[b6f2a61]97    <para os="g">Install the package:</para>
[bf8c11f]98
[b6f2a61]99<screen os="h"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
100
101    <para os="i">Move the <command>ping</command> program to its FHS-compliant
[bf8c11f]102    place:</para>
103
[b6f2a61]104<screen os="j"><userinput>mv -v /usr/bin/ping /bin</userinput></screen>
[bf8c11f]105
106  </sect2>
107
108  <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content">
109    <title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
110
111    <segmentedlist>
112      <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
113
114      <seglistitem>
115        <seg>ftp, ping, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet, and tftp</seg>
116      </seglistitem>
117    </segmentedlist>
118
119    <variablelist>
120      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
121      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
122      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
123
124      <varlistentry id="ftp">
125        <term><command>ftp</command></term>
126        <listitem>
127          <para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
128          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp">
129            <primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary>
130          </indexterm>
131        </listitem>
132      </varlistentry>
133
134      <varlistentry id="ping">
135        <term><command>ping</command></term>
136        <listitem>
137          <para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies
138          take</para>
139          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping">
140            <primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary>
141          </indexterm>
142        </listitem>
143      </varlistentry>
144
145      <varlistentry id="rcp">
146        <term><command>rcp</command></term>
147        <listitem>
148          <para>Performs remote file copy</para>
149          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rcp">
150            <primary sortas="b-rcp">rcp</primary>
151          </indexterm>
152        </listitem>
153      </varlistentry>
154
155      <varlistentry id="rlogin">
156        <term><command>rlogin</command></term>
157        <listitem>
158          <para>Performs remote login</para>
159          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rlogin">
160            <primary sortas="b-rlogin">rlogin</primary>
161          </indexterm>
162        </listitem>
163      </varlistentry>
164
165      <varlistentry id="rsh">
166        <term><command>rsh</command></term>
167        <listitem>
168          <para>Runs a remote shell</para>
169          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rsh">
170            <primary sortas="b-rsh">rsh</primary>
171          </indexterm>
172        </listitem>
173      </varlistentry>
174
175      <varlistentry id="talk">
176        <term><command>talk</command></term>
177        <listitem>
178          <para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
179          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk">
180            <primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary>
181          </indexterm>
182        </listitem>
183      </varlistentry>
184
185      <varlistentry id="telnet">
186        <term><command>telnet</command></term>
187        <listitem>
188          <para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
189          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet">
190            <primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary>
191          </indexterm>
192        </listitem>
193      </varlistentry>
194
195      <varlistentry id="tftp">
196        <term><command>tftp</command></term>
197        <listitem>
198          <para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
199          <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp">
200            <primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary>
201          </indexterm>
202        </listitem>
203      </varlistentry>
204
205    </variablelist>
206
207  </sect2>
208
209</sect1>
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