Download location (HTTP): http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz Download location (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz Version used: 1.8.2 Package size: 1.1 MB Estimated Disk space required: 5.4 MB |
The wget package contains wget. This is utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.
wget will utilize: openssl-0.9.7a |
Install wget by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && make && make install |
--prefix=/usr " : This compiles and installs wget into the /usr hierarchy instead of /usr/local.
--sysconfigdir=/etc : This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.
The wget package contains wget.
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.