InterestingLinuxPackages < Main

These are packages that looked cool when installing RedHat 7.2.

Name	Comments	Experiences
`expect`	makes interactive programs scriptable
`ttfm`	true type font manager
`freetype_utils`	true type manipulation and viewing
`up2date`	network RedHat package updater (like Symantec Smartupdate?)
`rdist`	useful for mirroring
`mcserver, mc`	midnight commander
`tux`	kernel based http server
`indent`	c-code beautifier
`pspell`	spell checker interface
`lslk`	list locks on files
`sysreport`	system h/w and config report
`hwbrowser`	see h/w config
`strace`	dumps system calls from a process when it dies
`memprof`	memory profiler, leak finder
`ltrace, lsof`	development tool
`rpmfind`	helps figure out what to install
`rpm2HTML`	makes HTML decription of RPM's
`samba-swat`	configure samba from web
`screen`	let's you do > 1 logins per terminal	Cool! See ScreenUtilityTips
`open`	sends opened process to a virtual console
`serviceconf`	configures services
`sysctlconfig`	tunes system parameters ( `/etc/sysctl.conf` )
`tripwire`	security thing - detects file changes
`dos2unix, unix2dos`	converts files from unix <-> dos ( `CRLF` ?)
`logwatch`	log monitoring tool
`psacct`	monitoring process activities
`stunnel`	SSL support to ordinary apps
`tcp dump`
`cdp`	plays CD audio from console
`dia`	like visio
`kdepim_pilot`	pilot syncing
`Pilot_link`	pilot syncing
`Xdialog`	replaces `cdialog`, terminal programs become X-ified
`diskcheck`	monitors and alerts when disk space low
`ethtool`	ethernet card settings probing
`fbset`	framebuffer set - changes resolutions
`iptraf`	console TCP/IP monitor
`junkbuster`	like Adsubtract
`gnuplot`	makes graphs
`stat_file`	file status
`tree`	like DOS tree
`htdig, htdig_web`	local search engine
`links`	same idea as `lynx`	`links` doesn't do color but tables look better and keys are more intuitive
`mailman`	web based mail list admin tool
`mrtg`	network traffic load manager
`mutt`	text based email tool
`nc (netcat)`	way to write data over TCP/IP or UDP
`rsync`	sync files over remote connections

-- MattWalsh - 16 Jan 2002

Topic revision: r1 - 17 Jan 2002 - MattWalsh