#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.1

### Chapter 16. Networking Utilities

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# BIND Utilities-9.18.0

## Introduction to BIND Utilities

BIND Utilities is not a separate package, it is a collection of the client side programs that are included with BIND-9.18.0. 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.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-11.1 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.0/bind-9.18.0.tar.xz

- Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/bind9/9.18.0/bind-9.18.0.tar.xz

- Download MD5 sum: 0e6fe85e3f2d252f5cec9cb98e82bc15

- Download size: 5.1 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 100 MB

- Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU

### BIND Utilities Dependencies

#### Required

libuv-1.43.0

#### Recommended

JSON-C-0.15 and nghttp2-1.46.0

#### Optional

libcap-2.63 with PAM, libxml2-2.9.13, and Sphinx

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/bind-utils

## 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

`--disable-doh`: Use this option if you have not installed nghttp2-1.46.0 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.

cp -v ... /usr/share/man/man1: This command installs the manual pages.

## Contents

Installed Programs: dig, host, and nslookup
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

See the program descriptions in the BIND-9.18.0 section.

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