%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Lynx Lynx is a text based web browser. Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &lynx-md5sum; Download size: &lynx-size; Estimated disk space required: &lynx-buildsize; Estimated build time: &lynx-time; Lynx Dependencies Optional or GnuTLS (which needs libgpg-error then libgcrypt), an , , , and sharutils User Notes: Install Lynx by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/etc \ --with-zlib --with-bzlib && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make docdir=/usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/doc \ helpdir=/usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/help install-full && chgrp -v -R root /usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/doc --libdir=/etc: For some reason, the configure and make routine for Lynx uses libdir as the prefix for the configuration file. This is set to /etc so that the system wide configuration file is /etc/lynx.cfg. --with-zlib: This enables support for linking libz into Lynx. --with-bzlib: This enables support for linking libbz2 into Lynx. docdir=... helpdir=...: These variables are set to avoid getting the help and documentation files installed under /etc. install-full: In addition to the standard installation, this target installs the documentation and the help files. --with-ssl: This enables support for linking SSL into Lynx. --with-gnutls: This enables support for linking GnuTLS into Lynx. chgrp -v -R root /usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/doc: This command corrects the improper group ownership of installed documentation files caused if Lynx is built by any user other than root. There has been a security vulnerability identified if you enable support for CGI links by passing the --enable-cgi-links parameter to configure. See for details. /etc/lynx.cfg /etc/lynx.cfg Various settings such as proxies can be set in the system-wide lynx.cfg file found in /etc. Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directory lynx None /usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version; Short Descriptions lynx is a general purpose, text-based, distributed information browser for the World Wide Web. lynx