%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ inetutils-&inetutils-version;.tar inetutils Inetutils The Inetutils package contains network clients and servers. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &inetutils-md5sum; Download size: &inetutils-size; Estimated disk space required: &inetutils-buildsize; Estimated build time: &inetutils-time; Additional Downloads Required Patch: Required Patch: Inetutils Dependencies Optional , , krb4, and or User Notes: Install Inetutils by running the following commands: patch -Np1 -i ../inetutils-&inetutils-version;-gcc4_fixes-3.patch && patch -Np1 -i ../inetutils-&inetutils-version;-daemon_fixes-1.patch && ./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \ --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \ --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info \ --disable-logger --disable-syslogd && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install && mv -v /usr/bin/ping /bin --disable-logger: This switch prevents Inetutils installing a logger program, which is installed in the LFS book. --disable-syslogd: This switch prevents Inetutils installing a system log daemon, which is installed in the LFS book. --with-wrap: This switch makes Inetutils compile against tcp-wrappers. Add this option if you want to utilize tcp-wrappers. --disable-whois: This switch will prevent Inetutils installing an outdated whois client. Add this option if you plan on installing . --with-pam: This switch makes Inetutils link against Linux-PAM libraries. Add this option if you want to utilize PAM. --disable-servers: Some of the servers included with Inetutils are insecure in nature and in some cases better alternatives exist. You can choose this switch to enable only the servers you need, avoiding the installation of unneeded servers. A list of the installed programs not included here, along with their short descriptions can be found at . Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories ftpd, inetd, rexecd, rlogind, rshd, talkd, telnetd, tftpd, uucpd and whois None None Short Descriptions ftpd is a DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol Server. ftpd inetd is an Internet super-server. Note that the package provides a much better server that does the same thing. inetd rexecd is a remote execution server. rexecd rlogind is a remote login server. rlogind rshd is a remote shell server. rshd talkd is a remote user communication server. talkd telnetd is a DARPA TELNET protocol server. telnetd tftpd is an Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server. tftpd uucpd is a server for supporting UUCP connections over networks. uucpd whois is a client for the whois directory service. Note that the package provides a much better client. whois