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
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