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diff --git a/chapter06/inetutils.xml b/chapter06/inetutils.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c8fdd456f..000000000 --- a/chapter06/inetutils.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,249 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-system-inetutils" role="wrap"> - <?dbhtml filename="inetutils.html"?> - - <sect1info condition="script"> - <productname>inetutils</productname> - <productnumber>&inetutils-version;</productnumber> - <address>&inetutils-url;</address> - </sect1info> - - <title>Inetutils-&inetutils-version;</title> - - <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> - <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> - - <seglistitem> - <seg>&inetutils-ch6-sbu;</seg> - <seg>&inetutils-ch6-du;</seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 role="installation"> - <title>Installation of Inetutils</title> - - <para>Prepare Inetutils for compilation:</para> - -<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \ - --localstatedir=/var \ - --disable-logger \ - --disable-whois \ - --disable-rcp \ - --disable-rexec \ - --disable-rlogin \ - --disable-rsh \ - --disable-servers</userinput></screen> - - <variablelist> - <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> - - <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 more recent version.</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 client, which is out of date.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-r*</parameter></term> - <listitem> - <para>These parameters disable building obsolete programs that should not - be used due to security issues. The functions provided by these - programs can be provided by the <application>openssh</application> - package 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. Note that - better replacements are available for many of these servers.</para> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - <para>Compile the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> - - <para>To test the results, issue:</para> - -<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen> - - <note><para>One test, libls.sh, may fail in the initial chroot - environment but will pass if the test is rerun after the LFS system - is complete. One test, ping-localhost.sh, will fail if the host - system does not have ipv6 capability.</para></note> - - <para>Install the package:</para> - -<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen> - - <para>Move some programs so they are available if <filename - class='directory'>/usr</filename> is not accessible:</para> - -<screen><userinput remap="install">mv -v /usr/bin/{hostname,ping,ping6,traceroute} /bin -mv -v /usr/bin/ifconfig /sbin</userinput></screen> - - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="contents-inetutils" role="content"> - <title>Contents of Inetutils</title> - - <segmentedlist> - <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> - - <seglistitem> - <seg>dnsdomainname, ftp, ifconfig, hostname, ping, ping6, - talk, telnet, tftp, and traceroute</seg> - </seglistitem> - </segmentedlist> - - <variablelist> - <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> - <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> - <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> - - <varlistentry id="dnsdomainname"> - <term><command>dnsdomainname</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>Show the system's DNS domain name</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils dnsdomainname"> - <primary sortas="b-dnsdomainname">dnsdomainname</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <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="hostname"> - <term><command>hostname</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>Reports or sets the name of the host</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils hostname"> - <primary sortas="b-hostname">hostname</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry id="ifconfig"> - <term><command>ifconfig</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>Manages network interfaces</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ifconfig"> - <primary sortas="b-ifconfig">ifconfig</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="ping6"> - <term><command>ping6</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>A version of <command>ping</command> for IPv6 networks</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils ping6"> - <primary sortas="b-ping6">ping6</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> - - <varlistentry id="traceroute"> - <term><command>traceroute</command></term> - <listitem> - <para>Traces the route your packets take from the host you are - working on to another host on a network, showing all the intermediate - hops (gateways) along the way</para> - <indexterm zone="ch-system-inetutils traceroute"> - <primary sortas="b-traceroute">traceroute</primary> - </indexterm> - </listitem> - </varlistentry> - - </variablelist> - - </sect2> - -</sect1> |