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

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# Whois-5.4.3

## 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.

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

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://github.com/rfc1036/whois/archive/v5.4.3/whois-5.4.3.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 381dce8db7c6e38ef013b5d6527f494c

- Download size: 100 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 1.2 MB

- Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU

### Whois Dependencies

#### Optional

libidn-1.38 or libidn2-2.3.2

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/whois

## 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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