telnet: on linux point users to inetutils

[hanthor]

brew gist-logs <formula> link OR brew config AND brew doctor output

brew install telnet
telnet: macOS is required for this software.
Error: telnet: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build.

brew install inetutils
...
which telnet
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/telnet

Verification

• My brew doctor output says Your system is ready to brew. and am still able to reproduce my issue.
• I ran brew update and am still able to reproduce my issue.
• I have resolved all warnings from brew doctor and that did not fix my problem.
• I searched for recent similar issues at https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues?q=is%3Aissue and found no duplicates.

What were you trying to do (and why)?

Trying to install telnet on Linux

What happened (include all command output)?

It told me that telnet is only for macOS

telnet: macOS is required for this software.
Error: telnet: An unsatisfied requirement failed this build.

What did you expect to happen?

It should isntall telnet or at least tell me where I can find it

Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew commands)

be on linux
run brew install telnet
lookup and find out it's in GNU inetutils