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<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-syslogd \
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<para><screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-syslogd \
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--libexecdir=/usr/sbin --disable-logger \
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--libexecdir=/usr/sbin --disable-logger \
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- --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var
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+ --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \
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+ --disable-whois --disable-servers
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</userinput></screen></para>
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</userinput></screen></para>
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<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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<para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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@@ -25,6 +26,15 @@ because Util-linux installs a better version later.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para><userinput>--sysconfdir=/etc</userinput>: This option
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<listitem><para><userinput>--sysconfdir=/etc</userinput>: This option
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tells the binaries created by the package to look in /etc for their
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tells the binaries created by the package to look in /etc for their
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configuration files</para></listitem>
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configuration files</para></listitem>
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+
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+<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-whois</userinput>: This option disables
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+the building of the inetutils whois client, which is woefully out of date.
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+Instructions for a better whois client are in the BLFS book.</para></listitem>
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+
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+<listitem><para><userinput>--disable-servers</userinput>: This disables the
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+compilation of the various server utilities included as part of the Inetutils
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+package. Many of these have known security vulnerabilities, and for most there
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+are better replacements.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Compile the package:</para>
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<para>Compile the package:</para>
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