Installing Util-linux-2.11n

Estimated build time:           1 minute
Estimated required disk space:  9 MB

FHS compliance notes

The FHS recommends that we use /var/lib/hwclock as the location of the adjtime file, instead of the usual /etc. To make hwclock, which is part of the util-linux package, FHS-compliant, run the following.

cp hwclock/hwclock.c hwclock/hwclock.c.backup &&
sed 's%etc/adjtime%var/lib/hwclock/adjtime%' \
   hwclock/hwclock.c.backup > hwclock/hwclock.c &&
mkdir -p /var/lib/hwclock

Installation of Util-Linux

Install Util-Linux by running the following commands:

./configure &&
make HAVE_SLN=yes &&
make HAVE_SLN=yes install

Command explanations

HAVE_SLN=yes: We don't build this program because it already was installed by Glibc.

Contents of util-linux-2.11n

Program Files

agetty, arch, blockdev, cal, cfdisk, chkdupexe, col, colcrt, colrm, column, ctrlaltdel, cytune, ddate, dmesg, elvtune, fdformat, fdisk, fsck.minix, getopt, hexdump, hwclock, ipcrm, ipcs, isosize kill, line, logger, look, losetup, mcookie, mkfs, mkfs.bfs, mkfs.minix, mkswap, more, mount, namei, pivot_root, ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile, rename, renice, rev, rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm, sfdisk, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode, whereis and write

Descriptions

agetty

agetty opens a tty port, prompts for a login name and invokes the /bin/login command.

arch

arch prints the machine architecture.

blockdev

blockdev allows to call block device ioctls from the command line

cal

cal displays a simple calender.

cfdisk

cfdisk is an libncurses based disk partition table manipulator.

chkdupexe

chkdupexe finds duplicate executables.

col

col filters reverse line feeds from input.

colcrt

colcrt filters nroff output for CRT previewing.

colrm

colrm removes columns from a file.

column

column columnates lists.

ctrlaltdel

ctrlaltdel sets the function of the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination (hard or soft reset).

cytune

cytune queries and modifies the interruption threshold for the Cyclades driver.

ddate

ddate converts Gregorian dates to Discordian dates.

dmesg

dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer (boot messages from the kernel).

elvtune

elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis.

fdformat

fdformat low-level formats a floppy disk.

fdisk

fdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.

fsck.minix

fsck.minix performs a consistency check for the Linux MINIX filesystem.

getopt

getops parses command options the same way as the getopt C command.

hexdump

hexdump displays specified files, or standard input, in a user specified format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).

hwclock

hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS clock).

ipcrm

ipcrm removes a specified resource.

ipcs

ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.

isosize

isosize outputs the length of a iso9660 file system.

kill

kill sends a specified signal to the specified process.

line

line copies one line (up to a newline) from standard input and writes it to standard output.

logger

logger makes entries in the system log.

look

look displays lines beginning with a given string.

losetup

losetup sets up and controls loop devices.

mcookie

mcookie generates magic cookies for xauth.

mkfs

mkfs builds a Linux filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk partition.

mkfs.bfs

mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk partition.

mkfs.minix

mkfs.minix creates a Linux MINIX filesystem on a device, usually a harddisk partition.

mkswap

mkswap sets up a Linux swap area on a device or in a file.

more

more is a filter for paging through text one screen full at a time.

mount

mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount point).

namei

namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.

pivot_root

pivot_root moves the root file system of the current process.

ramsize

ramsize queries and sets RAM disk size.

raw

raw is used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block device.

rdev

rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or video mode.

readprofile

readprofile reads kernel profiling information.

rename

rename renames files.

renice

renice alters priority of running processes.

rev

rev reverses lines of a file.

rootflags

rootflags queries and sets extra information used when mounting root.

script

script makes typescript of terminal session.

setfdprm

setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.

setsid

setsid runs programs in a new session.

setterm

setterm sets terminal attributes.

sfdisk

sfdisk is a disk partition table manipulator.

swapoff

swapoff disables devices and files for paging and swapping.

swapon

swapon enables devices and files for paging and swapping.

tunelp

tunelp sets various parameters for the LP device.

ul

ul reads a file and translates occurrences of underscores to the sequence which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.

umount

umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.

vidmode

vidmode queries and sets the video mode.

whereis

whereis locates a binary, source and manual page for a command.

write

write sends a message to another user.

Dependencies

Util-linux-2.11n needs the following to be installed:


bash: sh
binutils: as, ld
diffutils: cmp
fileutils: chgrp, chmod, cp, install, ln, mv, rm
gettext: msgfmt, xgettext
gcc: cc, cc1, collect2, cpp, cpp0
glibc: rpcgen
grep: grep
make: make
sed: sed
sh-utils: uname, whoami
textutils: cat