Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd edition) - Version 7.6-systemd

Chapter 15. Networking Programs

Wget-1.15

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-7.6 systemd platform.

Package Information

Wget Dependencies

Recommended

OpenSSL-1.0.1i or GnuTLS-3.3.7

Optional

libidn-1.29, PCRE-8.35, libwww-perl-6.08 (required for the majority of the test suite), 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-1.0.1i. It can be omitted if GnuTLS-3.3.7 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
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

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 2014-08-22 10:31:13 -0700