.. _spkg_curl:

curl: Multiprotocol data transfer library and utility
=====================================================

Description
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Multiprotocols data transfer library (and utility).

License
-------

"MIT style license" : see file "COPYING" at the root of the source
tarball, explanations at https://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html.


Upstream Contact
----------------

According to the file README at the root of the tarball, contact is done
by mailing https://curl.haxx.se/mail/

Dependencies
------------

None listed.


Special Update/Build Instructions
---------------------------------

None.

Type
----

standard


Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    7.62.0.p0


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install curl libcurl-devel

cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install curl libcurl-devel

Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  curl libcurl-devel

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  curl libcurl-devel

freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install curl libcurl-devel

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install curl libcurl-devel

slackware:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo slackpkg install curl libcurl-devel

void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  curl libcurl-devel

See https://repology.org/project/curl/versions, https://repology.org/project/libcurl-devel/versions

If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.