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Installed Program:
wget
Installed Libraries:
None
Installed Directories:
None
Introduction to Wget
The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.
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Note
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Package Information
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Download (HTTP): https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.25.0.tar.gz
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Download MD5 sum: c70ba58b36f944e8ba1d655ace552881
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Download size: 5.0 MB
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Estimated disk space required: 38 MB (add 27 MB for tests)
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Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (add 0.4 SBU for tests)
Wget Dependencies
Recommended
Recommended at runtime
Optional
GnuTLS-3.8.10, HTTP-Daemon-6.16 (for the test suite), IO-Socket-SSL-2.095 (for the test suite), libidn2-2.3.8, libproxy-0.5.11, and Valgrind-3.26.0 (for the test suite)
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.
Some tests may fail when Valgrind tests are enabled.
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 use openssl instead of GnuTLS-3.8.10.
--enable-libproxy: This switch allows
wget to use libproxy for proxy configuration. Use it if you have
the libproxy-0.5.11 package installed and wish to
use a proxy server.
--enable-valgrind-tests: This allows
the tests to be run under valgrind.