Unable to WHOIS new TLDs

[David Jones]

dwrjones87@Loki:~$ whois wru.wales
No whois server is known for this kind of object.

dwrjones87@Loki:~$ whois gov.wales
No whois server is known for this kind of object.

dwrjones87@Loki:~$ whois cynulliad.cymru
No whois server is known for this kind of object.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: whois 5.1.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.41-generic 3.16.7-ckt5
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sun Mar 1 20:30:08 2015
Dependencies:
 gcc-4.9-base 4.9.1-16ubuntu6
 libc6 2.19-10ubuntu2.3
 libgcc1 1:4.9.1-16ubuntu6
 libidn11 1.28-1ubuntu2
 multiarch-support 2.19-10ubuntu2.3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-19 (316 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: whois
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-23 (129 days ago)

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

@dwjr87 - Marking as affecting me too but for what it's worth those domains are resolvable in Vivid which has whois version 5.2.4

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

Because:
- This bug isn't candidate for a stable release update.
- It's already fixed in Vivid.

It won't get fixed.

[David Jones (dwrj87-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Figures...

[Clive Darra (osde8info)]

There is a WORKAROUND for Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS

add a /etc/whois.conf file as per
http://www.nux.ro/archive/2015/08/No_whois_server_is_known_for_this_kind_of_object.html
http://dl.nux.ro/utils/whois.conf