Portage Linux From Scratch - Version 1.0

Chapter 4. Entering Chroot and Building Additional Temporary Tools

4.30. Wget-1.25.0

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

Package Information

4.30.1. Installation of Wget

Prepare Wget for compilation:

Now Configure the Package, issue: 

./configure --prefix=/usr \
            --sysconfdir=/etc \
            --without-libpsl \
            --without-libunistring-prefix \
            --without-libgnutls-prefix \
            --with-ssl=openssl \
            --disable-dependency-tracking

To Compile the Package, issue: 

make

Now Install the Package, issue: 

make install

4.30.2. Configuration of Wget

Download the certification bundle, issue: 

mkdir -pv /etc/ssl/certs
wget --no-check-certificate -P /etc/ssl/certs https://curl.se/ca/cacert-2026-03-19.pem

cat > /etc/wgetrc << "EOF"
no-clobber = on
ca-certificate = "/etc/ssl/certs/cacert-2026-03-19.pem"
EOF

4.30.3. Contents of Wget

Installed programs: PROGRAMS
Installed libraries: LIBRARIES
Installed directories: DIRECTORIES