# Install whois with npm A WHOIS client for NodeJS. Version 2.16.2 via npm; verified 2026-07-02. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install whois. ## Install ```sh sudo av install npm:whois ``` Additional install commands: ### Portable and language managers - npm (100%): ```sh npm install -g whois ``` Evidence: local npm package metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** npm:whois - **Package manager:** npm - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.16.2 - **Source summary:** A WHOIS client for NodeJS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** FreeBSD - **Source archive:** - **Issue tracker:** - **Published:** 2026-07-02T09:10:37.733Z - **Last updated:** 2026-07-02T09:10:37.733Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - whois (cli) ## Dependencies - socks - underscore - yargs ## Build dependencies - coffeescript - mocha ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.16.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-02 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/hjr265/node-whois - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for whois. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** npm registry - **Dist Tags:** Latest: 2.16.2 - **Version Count:** 50 - **Maintainers:** weppos, hjr265 - **Author:** Mahmud Ridwan - **Publisher:** hjr265 - **Integrity:** sha512-8uR9ZhQurIkBPvineoZgxERF0zRNsOnhE7HkeM344KSER93aG5eDeSMR9RGHJooDaB/bt9qrwa2lCOwtMnXGLQ== - **Shasum:** d5df11d6486591a3bf9a01417b5f3a808ee87d05 - **Unpacked Size:** 43,042 - **File Count:** 0 - **Created At:** 2011-12-26T01:23:42.621Z - **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-02T09:10:37.733Z - **Modified At:** 2026-07-02T09:10:37.850Z ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - whois - 5.6.3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: whois from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | intelligent WHOIS client - Nix - whois: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/wh/whois/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - whois - 5.5.22: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: whois from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | intelligent WHOIS client - apk - mkpasswd - 5.6.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mkpasswd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | mkpasswd with configurable number of rounds | https://github.com/rfc1036/whois - apk - whois - 5.6.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: whois from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Intelligent WHOIS client by Marco d'Itri | https://github.com/rfc1036/whois - apk - whois-doc - 5.6.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: whois-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Intelligent WHOIS client by Marco d'Itri (documentation) | https://github.com/rfc1036/whois - dnf - mkpasswd - 5.6.6-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mkpasswd from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Encrypt a password with crypt(3) function using a salt | https://www.linux.it/~md/software/ - dnf - whois - 5.6.6-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: whois from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Improved WHOIS client | https://www.linux.it/~md/software/ - dnf - whois-nls - 5.6.6-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: whois-nls from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Gettext catalogs for whois tools | https://www.linux.it/~md/software/ - pacman - whois - 5.6.6-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: whois from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Intelligent WHOIS client | https://github.com/rfc1036/whois - zypper - whois - 5.6.6-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: whois from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Intelligent WHOIS client | https://github.com/rfc1036/whois - zypper - whois-bash-completion - 5.6.6-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: whois-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for whois | https://github.com/rfc1036/whois - MacPorts - whois: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/whois/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - whois: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: whois from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','westwindwebsurge' - winget - Microsoft.Sysinternals.Whois: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.Sysinternals.Whois from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [whois](https://pkg.so/brew/whois/) - Same normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, dns, domains, networking, whois. - [icann-rdap](https://pkg.so/brew/icann-rdap/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, dns, networking, whois. - [bittorrent-tracker](https://pkg.so/npm/bittorrent-tracker/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, networking, socks. - [whois](https://pkg.so/brew/whois/) - Same normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem. ## Sources - pkg.so package database - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph