source: basicnet/netprogs/inetutils.xml@ 5cd0959d

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<sect1 id="inetutils" xreflabel="Inetutils-&inetutils-version;">
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
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<title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Inetutils</application></title>

<para>The <application>Inetutils</application> package contains network clients 
and servers.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&inetutils-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&inetutils-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &inetutils-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &inetutils-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &inetutils-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Required Patch (If compiled using 
<application>Linux</application>-2.6.x): <ulink 
url="&patch-root;/inetutils-&inetutils-version;-kernel_headers-1.patch"/></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Inetutils</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>, <xref linkend="tcpwrappers"/> and 
<xref linkend="heimdal"/> or <xref linkend="mitkrb"/></para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Inetutils</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Inetutils</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../inetutils-&inetutils-version;-kernel_headers-1.patch &amp;&amp;
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-syslogd \
    --libexecdir=/usr/sbin --infodir=/usr/share/info \
    --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
    --mandir=/usr/share/man &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install &amp;&amp;
mv /usr/bin/ping /bin</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter>: This switch prevents
<application>Inetutils</application> installing a System Log Daemon, which is 
installed in the <acronym>LFS</acronym> Book.</para>

<para><option>--with-wrap</option>: This switch makes 
<application>Inetutils</application> compile against 
<application>tcp-wrappers</application>. Add this option if you want to 
utilize <application>tcp-wrappers</application>.
</para>

<para><option>--disable-whois</option>: This switch will prevent
<application>Inetutils</application> installing a whois client, since the
included whois client is out of date. Add this option if you plan on installing
<xref linkend="whois"/>.</para>

<para><option>--with-pam</option>: This switch makes 
<application>Inetutils</application> link against 
<application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application> libraries.
Add this option if you want to utilize <acronym>PAM</acronym>.
</para>

<para><option>--disable-servers</option>: Some of the servers included with
<application>Inetutils</application> 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.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Inetutils</application> package contains network clients 
and servers.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>ftp</title>
<para><command>ftp</command> is an ARPANET file transfer client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>logger</title>
<para><command>logger</command> make entries in the system log.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ping</title>
<para><command>ping</command> sends <acronym>ICMP</acronym> ECHO_REQUEST 
packets to network hosts.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rcp</title>
<para><command>rcp</command> is a remote file copy client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rlogin</title>
<para><command>rlogin</command> is a remote login client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rsh</title>
<para><command>rsh</command> is a remote shell client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>syslogd</title>
<para><command>syslogd</command> logs systems messages.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>talk</title>
<para><command>talk</command> allows communication between users.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>telnet</title>
<para><command>telnet</command> is a user interface to the TELNET 
protocol.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>tftp</title>
<para><command>tftp</command> is an Internet Trivial File Transfer
Protocol client.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>whois</title>
<para><command>whois</command> is a client for the whois directory 
service.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>ftpd</title>
<para><command>ftpd</command> is a <acronym>DARPA</acronym> Internet File 
Transfer Protocol server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>inetd</title>
<para><command>inetd</command> is an Internet super-server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rexecd</title>
<para><command>rexcd</command> is a remote execution server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rlogind</title>
<para><command>rlogind</command> is a remote login server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>rshd</title>
<para><command>rshd</command> is a remote shell server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>talkd</title>
<para><command>talkd</command> is a remote user communication 
server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>telnetd</title>
<para><command>telnetd</command> is a <acronym>DARPA</acronym> TELNET protocol 
server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>tftpd</title>
<para><command>tftpd</command> is an Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol 
server.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>uucpd</title>
<para><command>uucpd</command> is the server for supporting
<acronym>UUCP</acronym> connections over networks.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>