whois

When operating in the vast world of the internet, occasionally you need to gather information about a domain name. The whois protocol becomes crucial in such cases, providing administrative info about domains, including the owner, registrar, and contact information, depending on privacy settings. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to install and use the whois tool on various Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE. Whois is a widely used Internet record listing that identifies who owns a domain and how to get in contact with them directly. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) regulates domain name registration and ownership.