#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.0-491

### Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

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# Whois-5.6.6

## Introduction to Whois

Whois is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name. This package will install two programs by default: whois and mkpasswd. The mkpasswd command is also installed by the expect package in LFS.

### Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://github.com/rfc1036/whois/archive/v5.6.6/whois-5.6.6.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: a2a62d1184603d4f32e9934c7642b0ad

- Download size: 108 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 2.0 MB

- Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU

### Whois Dependencies

#### Optional

libidn-1.43 or libidn2-2.3.8

## Installation of Whois

Build the application with:

    make

You can install the whois program, the mkpasswd program, and the locale files independently. Control your choice of what is installed with the following commands issued as the `root` user:

### Note

Installing this version of mkpasswd will overwrite the same command installed in LFS.

    make prefix=/usr install-whois
    make prefix=/usr install-mkpasswd
    make prefix=/usr install-pos

## Contents

Installed Programs: whois and mkpasswd
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

whois | is a client-side application which queries the whois directory service for information pertaining to a particular domain name
mkpasswd | generates a new password, and optionally applies it to a user

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