#### Linux From Scratch - Version 7.9

### Chapter 6. Installing Basic System Software

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# 6.29. Iana-Etc-2.30

The Iana-Etc package provides data for network services and protocols.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 2.3 MB

## 6.29.1. Installation of Iana-Etc

The following command converts the raw data provided by IANA into the correct formats for the `/etc/protocols` and `/etc/services` data files:

    make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Install the package:

    make install

## 6.29.2. Contents of Iana-Etc

Installed files: /etc/protocols and /etc/services

### Short Descriptions

`/etc/protocols` | Describes the various DARPA Internet protocols that are available from the TCP/IP subsystem
`/etc/services` | Provides a mapping between friendly textual names for internet services, and their underlying assigned port numbers and protocol types

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