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