Big Bag'o'utilities: Difference between revisions
m (iproute is in lenny by default) |
m (lsof and pciutils added) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
''apticron'' checks your system daily, and mails you when there are updates for packages<br> | ''apticron'' checks your system daily, and mails you when there are updates for packages<br> | ||
''arj'' is a file compressor/decompressor for the .arj file format<br> | |||
''bzip2'' is a file compressor/decompressor<br> | ''bzip2'' is a file compressor/decompressor<br> | ||
''ccze'' can "colorize" output, e.g. ''tail -f /var/log/syslog | ccze''<br> | ''ccze'' can "colorize" output, e.g. ''tail -f /var/log/syslog | ccze''<br> | ||
| Line 9: | Line 10: | ||
''iptraf'' is an IP traffic monitor<br> | ''iptraf'' is an IP traffic monitor<br> | ||
''less'' is a utility [http://blog.platinumsolutions.com/node/47 to view text files];<br> | ''less'' is a utility [http://blog.platinumsolutions.com/node/47 to view text files];<br> | ||
''lsof'' can show all open files<br> | |||
''pwgen'' is a password generator | ''pwgen'' is a password generator | ||
''[[Sudo | sudo]]'' enables you to execute commands with another user's credentials<br> | ''[[Sudo | sudo]]'' enables you to execute commands with another user's credentials<br> | ||
''[[TCPdump | tcpdump]] is a network sniffer<br> | ''[[TCPdump | tcpdump]] is a network sniffer<br> | ||
'' | ''pciutils'' contains the ''lspci'' command, which can be useful to review your hardware<br> | ||
''unzip'' is a file decompressor for the .zip file format<br> | ''unzip'' is a file decompressor for the .zip file format<br> | ||
''unzoo'' is a file decompressor for the .zoo file format<br> | ''unzoo'' is a file decompressor for the .zoo file format<br> | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 28 August 2008
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
arj is a file compressor/decompressor for the .arj file format
bzip2 is a file compressor/decompressor
ccze can "colorize" output, e.g. tail -f /var/log/syslog | ccze
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
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
unzip is a file decompressor for the .zip file format
unzoo is a file decompressor for the .zoo file format