%general-entities; ]> BIND Utilities-&bind-version; BIND Utilities Introduction to BIND Utilities BIND Utilities is not a separate package, it is a collection of the client side programs that are included with . The BIND package includes the client side programs nslookup, dig and host. If you install BIND server, these programs will be installed automatically. This section is for those users who don't need the complete BIND server, but need these client side applications. &lfs121_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &bind-md5sum; Download size: &bind-size; Estimated disk space required: &bind-utils-buildsize; Estimated build time: &bind-utils-time; BIND Utilities Dependencies Required Recommended and Optional , , and Installation of BIND Utilities Install BIND Utilities by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make -C lib/isc && make -C lib/dns && make -C lib/ns && make -C lib/isccfg && make -C lib/bind9 && make -C lib/irs && make -C bin/dig && make -C doc This portion of the package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make -C lib/isc install && make -C lib/dns install && make -C lib/ns install && make -C lib/isccfg install && make -C lib/bind9 install && make -C lib/irs install && make -C bin/dig install && cp -v doc/man/{dig.1,host.1,nslookup.1} /usr/share/man/man1 Command Explanations : Use this option if you have not installed and you don't need DNS over HTTPS support. make -C lib/...: These commands build the libraries that are needed for the client programs. make -C bin/dig: This command builds the client programs. make -C doc: This command builds the manual pages if the optional Python module is installed. Use cp -v doc/man/{dig.1,host.1,nslookup.1} /usr/share/man/man1 to install the manual pages if they have been built. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories dig, host, and nslookup None None Short Descriptions See the program descriptions in the section.