1 files changed, 129 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/chapter06/inetutils.xml b/chapter06/inetutils.xml
index 41571c3b5..e489dfc06 100644
--- a/chapter06/inetutils.xml
+++ b/chapter06/inetutils.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
   <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
   %general-entities;
 ]>
-<sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" xreflabel="Inetutils" role="wrap">
+<sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap">
 <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title>
 <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?>
 
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils"><primary sortas="a-Inetutils">Inetutils</primary></indexterm>
 
 <sect2 role="package"><title/>
+<para>The Inetutils package contains programs for basic networking.</para>
 
 <segmentedlist>
 <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
@@ -17,35 +18,84 @@
 <seglistitem><seg>0.2 SBU</seg><seg>11 MB</seg></seglistitem>
 </segmentedlist>
 
+<segmentedlist>
+<segtitle>Inetutils installation depends on</segtitle>
+<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils,
+Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
+</segmentedlist>
 </sect2>
 
 <sect2 role="installation">
 <title>Installation of Inetutils</title>
 
-<para>Apply a patch patch:</para>
+<para>Inetutils has issues with the Linux 2.6 kernel series. Fix these
+issues by applying the following patch:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../inetutils-&inetutils-version;-kernel_headers-1.patch</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Apply another patch:</para>
+<para>All programs that come with Inetutils will not be installed.
+However, the Inetutils build system will insist on installing all the
+man pages anyway. The following patch will correct this
+situation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../inetutils-&inetutils-version;-no_server_man_pages-1.patch</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Now prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
+<para>Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin \
     --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
     --disable-logger --disable-syslogd \
     --disable-whois --disable-servers</userinput></screen>
 
+<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+<varlistentry>
+<term><parameter>--disable-logger</parameter></term>
+<listitem><para>This option
+prevents Inetutils from installing the <command>logger</command> program, which is used by
+scripts to pass messages to the System Log Daemon. Do not install it
+because Util-linux installs a better version later.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><parameter>--disable-syslogd</parameter></term>
+<listitem><para>This option
+prevents Inetutils from installing the System Log Daemon, which is
+installed with the Sysklogd package.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><parameter>--disable-whois</parameter></term>
+<listitem><para>This option disables
+the building of the Inetutils <command>whois</command> client, which is out of date.
+Instructions for a better <command>whois</command> client are in the BLFS book.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry>
+<term><parameter>--disable-servers</parameter></term>
+<listitem><para>This disables the installation of the various network
+servers included as part of the Inetutils package. These servers are
+deemed not appropriate in a basic LFS system. Some are insecure by
+nature and are only considered safe on trusted networks. More
+information can be found at <phrase condition="html"><ulink
+url="&blfs-root;view/svn/basicnet/inetutils.html"/></phrase><phrase
+condition="pdf"><ulink url="&blfs-root;view/svn/ basicnet/inetutils.html"/></phrase>. Note that
+better replacements are available for many of these
+servers.</para></listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
 <para>Compile the package:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Install it:</para>
+<para>Install the package:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
 
-<para>Move the <command>ping</command> program:</para>
+<para>Move the <command>ping</command> program to its FHS-compliant
+place:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput>mv /usr/bin/ping /bin</userinput></screen>
 
@@ -54,8 +104,80 @@
 
 <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content"><title>Contents of Inetutils</title>
 
-<para>See testing</para>
+<segmentedlist>
+<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
+<seglistitem><seg>ftp, ping, rcp, rlogin, rsh, talk, telnet, and tftp</seg></seglistitem>
+</segmentedlist>
+
+<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
+<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
+
+<varlistentry id="ftp">
+<term><command>ftp</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Is the file transfer protocol program</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ftp"><primary sortas="b-ftp">ftp</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="ping">
+<term><command>ping</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Sends echo-request packets and reports how long the replies take</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping"><primary sortas="b-ping">ping</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="rcp">
+<term><command>rcp</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Performs remote file copy</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rcp"><primary sortas="b-rcp">rcp</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="rlogin">
+<term><command>rlogin</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Performs remote login</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rlogin"><primary sortas="b-rlogin">rlogin</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="rsh">
+<term><command>rsh</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Runs a remote shell</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils rsh"><primary sortas="b-rsh">rsh</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="talk">
+<term><command>talk</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>Is used to chat with another user</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils talk"><primary sortas="b-talk">talk</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="telnet">
+<term><command>telnet</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>An interface to the TELNET protocol</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils telnet"><primary sortas="b-telnet">telnet</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+
+<varlistentry id="tftp">
+<term><command>tftp</command></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>A trivial file transfer program</para>
+<indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils tftp"><primary sortas="b-tftp">tftp</primary></indexterm>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
 
 </sect2>
 
 </sect1>
+