- Get the source from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/wget/wget-1.9.tar.gz
- Unpack the tarball:
tar xzf wget-1.9.tar.gz - This creates a folder named
wget-1.9. Change the working folder to it:cd wget-1.9/ - Configure the build:
./configure - Build:
make - Install:
sudo make install - The
wgetbinary should now be in your /usr/local/bin folder.
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