%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Lynx-&lynx-version; Introduction to <application>Lynx</application> Lynx is a text based web browser. Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &lynx-size; Estimated Disk space required: &lynx-buildsize; Estimated build time: &lynx-time; <application>Lynx</application> dependencies Optional or GnuTLS (which needs libgpg-error, libgcrypt and opencdk, in that order), MTA, and Installation of <application>Lynx</application> Install Lynx by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/etc \ --with-zlib --with-bzlib && make && make install && make docdir=/usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/lynx_doc \ helpdir=/usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/lynx_help install-doc && make docdir=/usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/lynx_doc \ helpdir=/usr/share/doc/lynx-&lynx-version;/lynx_help install-help && chgrp -R root /usr/share/doc/lynx/2.8.5/lynx_doc Command explanations --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. : This enables support for linking libz into Lynx. : 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. : This enables support for linking SSL into Lynx. : This enables support for linking GnuTLS into Lynx. chgrp -R root /usr/share/doc/lynx/2.8.5/lynx_doc: This command corrects the improper group ownership of installed documentation files caused if Lynx is built by any user other than root. Configuring <application>Lynx</application> Config files /etc/lynx.cfg Configuration Information Various settings such as proxies can be set in the system-wide lynx.cfg file found in /etc. Contents The Lynx package contains lynx. Description lynx lynx is a general purpose, text-based, distributed information browser for the World Wide Web.