inetutils-1.4.2

Introduction to inetutils

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Download location (FTP):        ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/inetutils/inetutils-1.4.2.tar.gz
Version used:                   1.4.2
Package size:                   1018 KB
Estimated Disk space required:  2.3 MB

The inetutils package contains network client's and server's.

inetutils will utilize:
Linux_PAM-0.77

Installation of inetutils

Install inetutils by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-syslogd \
	--libexecdir=/usr/sbin --infodir=/usr/share/info \
	--mandir=/usr/share/man --with-wrap &&
make &&
make install 

Command explanations

--disable-dependancy-tracking : This option speeds up one time builds.

--disable-syslogd : This option prevents inetutils installing the System Log Daemon, which is installed in the LFS Book.

--with-wrap : This option makes inetutils compile against tcp-wrappers. Omit this option if you didn't install tcp-wrappers.

--with-pam : This option makes inetutils compile against for Linux-PAM. Add this option if you want to utilize PAM.

Contents

The inetutils package contains network clients and servers.

Description

ftp

ARPANET file transfer program.

logger

make entries in the system log.

ping

send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.

rcp

remote file copy.

rlogin

remote login.

rsh

remote shell.

syslogd

log systems messages.

talk

talk to another user.

telnet

user interface to the TELNET protocol.

tftp

trivial file transfer program.

whois

client for whois directory service.

ftpd

DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server.

inetd

internet super-server.

rexecd

remote execution server.

rlogind

remote login server.

rshd

remote shell server.

talkd

remote user communication server.

telnetd

DARPA TELNET protocol server.

tftpd

Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server.

uucpd

No description available.