--- title: Install IP Whois Inspector on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of IP Whois Inspector for on elementary OS - RFC 3912 WHOIS referral chaser and RFC 7480 RDAP IP ownership inspector url: https://snapcraft.io/install/ip-whois-inspector/elementary --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install IP Whois Inspector on **elementary OS** # IP Whois Inspector [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") * [TC Studio (thanhcong1902)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/thanhcong1902 "View all snaps from TC Studio (thanhcong1902)") [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/ip-whois-inspector/elementary#install) #### RFC 3912 WHOIS referral chaser and RFC 7480 RDAP IP ownership inspector An IPv4 and IPv6 network registration, ASN ownership, and Regional Internet Registry (RIR) lookup client for Linux. A lightweight Linux alternative to WhosIP for inspecting IP allocations, netblocks, autonomous systems, and abuse contacts directly from authoritative RIR servers. Key features: * Queries whois.iana.org over RFC 3912 TCP port 43 and automatically chases referrals to ARIN, RIPE NCC, APNIC, LACNIC, and AFRINIC with per-hop latency tracking. * Queries RFC 7480 and RFC 9083 HTTPS RDAP endpoints to parse structured CIDR prefixes, entity roles, vCard abuse email and phone contacts, and registration timestamps. * Extracts NetRange, CIDR, NetName, Organization, Origin ASN, Country, Abuse contacts, registration dates, and reverse DNS PTR hostnames. * Displays the complete hop-by-hop WHOIS referral transcript, RDAP entity hierarchy, and exports structured CSV and JSON network ownership reports. Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NirSoft, IANA, ARIN, RIPE NCC, APNIC, LACNIC, or AFRINIC. ### Package name * ip-whois-inspector --- ### License * MIT --- ### Last updated * Today - latest/stable --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/ip-whois-inspector/elementary#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about ip-whois-inspector ›](https://snapcraft.io/ip-whois-inspector) ## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install IP Whois Inspector Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install IP Whois Inspector To install IP Whois Inspector, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install ip-whois-inspector ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/ip-whois-inspector/elementary) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd. Powered by [Charmed Kubernetes](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes) [Join the forum](https://forum.snapcraft.io/), contribute to or report problems with, [snapd](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd), [Snapcraft](https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft), or [this site](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft.io/issues/new). * [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/snapcraftio) * [Share on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/snapcraftio) * [Terms of Service](https://ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/snap-store-terms) * [Data privacy](https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/data-privacy) * [Manage your tracker settings](https://snapcraft.io/install/ip-whois-inspector/elementary) * [Service status](https://status.snapcraft.io/) * [Other functions](https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/) * [Contact us](https://snapcraft.io/about/contact-us)