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''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> | ||
''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> | ||
''[http://packages.debian.org/ethtool ethtool]'' can change settings for ethernet cards, like speed and duplex<br> | ''[http://packages.debian.org/ethtool ethtool]'' can change settings for ethernet cards, like speed and duplex<br> | ||
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''[[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> | ''pciutils'' contains the ''lspci'' command, which can be useful to review your hardware<br> | ||
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''arj'' is a tool for the .arj file format<br> | |||
''bzip2'' is for .bz2 files<br> | |||
''p7zip'' is for .7z archives<br> | |||
''unzip'' is for the .zip file format<br> | |||
''xz-utils'' is a toolkit for LZ/M compression; adding it will make ''tar'' understand .xz files<br> | |||
''zoo'' is for the .zoo file format<br> | |||
Revision as of 11:48, 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