%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Wget The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web. &lfs73_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &wget-md5sum; Download size: &wget-size; Estimated disk space required: &wget-buildsize; Estimated build time: &wget-time; Wget Dependencies Recommended or Optional , , (required for the majority of the test suite), and Dante User Notes: Install Wget by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-ssl=openssl && make make will fail if you have installed Perl version 5.18.0 or later as the pod2man script was changed. This is actually only a warning, and not a fatal error. Running make a second time will terminate correctly. To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install --sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc. --with-ssl=openssl: This allows the program to work with . It can be omitted if is found or the HTTPS protocol is not needed. /etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc ~/.wgetrc /etc/wgetrc If you have installed the and you want Wget to use them, as the root user: echo ca-directory=/etc/ssl/certs >> /etc/wgetrc Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories wget None None Short Descriptions wget retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations. wget