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All utilities listed below are command line utilities; install them using ''apt-get install'' or ''aptitude''.
All utilities listed below are command line utilities; install them using ''apt-get install'' or ''aptitude''.


''bzip2'' is a file compressor/decompressor<br>
 
''ccze'' can "colorize" output, e.g. ''tail -f /var/log/syslog | ccze''<br>
* ''apticron'' checks your system daily, and mails you when there are updates for packages
''ipcalc'' is an IP address/mask calculator<br>
* ''ccze'' can "colorize" output, e.g. ''tail -f /var/log/syslog | ccze''
''[[IProute | iproute]]'' helps viewing and setting the [http://lartc.org/ IP configuration]<br>
* ''[http://packages.debian.org/ethtool ethtool]'' can change settings for ethernet cards, like speed and duplex
''iptraf'' is an IP traffic monitor<br>
* ''ipcalc'' is an IP address/mask calculator
''less'' is a utility [http://blog.platinumsolutions.com/node/47 to view text files];<br>
* (''[[IProute | iproute]]'' helps viewing and setting the [http://lartc.org/ IP configuration] - under Lenny it's installed by default, under Etch you'll have to do it yourself)
''pwgen'' is a password generator
* ''iptraf'' is an IP traffic monitor
''[[Sudo | sudo]]'' enables you to execute commands with another user's credentials<br>
* ''less'' is a utility [http://blog.platinumsolutions.com/node/47 to view text files];
''[[TCPdump | tcpdump]] is a network sniffer<br>
* ''lsof'' can show all open files
''unarj'' is a file decompressor for the .arj file format<br>
* ''multitail'' can follow multiple (log)files in one terminal
''unzip'' is a file decompressor for the .zip file format<br>
* ''pwgen'' is a password generator
''unzoo'' is a file decompressor for the .zoo file format<br>
* ''[[Sudo | sudo]]'' enables you to execute commands with another user's credentials
* ''[[TCPdump | tcpdump]] is a network sniffer
* ''pciutils'' contains the ''lspci'' command, which can be useful to review your hardware
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The following are compression and archiving tools:
* ''arj'' is a tool for the .arj file format
* ''bzip2'' is for .bz2 files
* ''p7zip'' is for .7z archives
* ''unzip'' is for the .zip file format
* ''xz-utils'' is a toolkit for LZ/M compression; adding it will make ''tar'' understand .xz files
* ''zoo'' is for the .zoo file format

Latest revision as of 12:51, 17 June 2015

All utilities listed below are command line utilities; install them using apt-get install or aptitude.


  • apticron checks your system daily, and mails you when there are updates for packages
  • ccze can "colorize" output, e.g. tail -f /var/log/syslog | ccze
  • ethtool can change settings for ethernet cards, like speed and duplex
  • ipcalc is an IP address/mask calculator
  • ( iproute helps viewing and setting the IP configuration - under Lenny it's installed by default, under Etch you'll have to do it yourself)
  • iptraf is an IP traffic monitor
  • less is a utility to view text files;
  • lsof can show all open files
  • multitail can follow multiple (log)files in one terminal
  • pwgen is a password generator
  • sudo enables you to execute commands with another user's credentials
  • tcpdump is a network sniffer
  • pciutils contains the lspci command, which can be useful to review your hardware


The following are compression and archiving tools:

  • arj is a tool for the .arj file format
  • bzip2 is for .bz2 files
  • p7zip is for .7z archives
  • unzip is for the .zip file format
  • xz-utils is a toolkit for LZ/M compression; adding it will make tar understand .xz files
  • zoo is for the .zoo file format