Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 15. Networking Programs

Wget-1.13.4

Introduction to Wget

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.1 platform.

Package Information

Wget Dependencies

Optional

OpenSSL-1.0.1a or GnuTLS-3.0.19, libidn-1.24, Perl Module HTTP::Server (for the test suite: see the standard Perl build and installation instructions) and Dante

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/wget

Installation of Wget

Install Wget by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr      \
            --sysconfdir=/etc  \
            --with-ssl=openssl &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.

--with-ssl=openssl: This allows the program to work with OpenSSL-1.0.1a. It can be omitted if GnuTLS-3.0.19 is found or the https protocol is not needed.

Configuring Wget

Config Files

/etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc

If you have installed the Certificate Authority Certificates and you want Wget to use them, as the root user: 

echo ca-directory=/etc/ssl/certs >> /etc/wgetrc

Contents

Installed Program: wget

Short Descriptions

wget

retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations.

Last updated on 2012-03-31 00:43:48 +0000