Big Bag'o'utilities
All utilities listed below are command line utilities; install them using apt-get install or aptitude.
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
iptraf is an IP traffic monitor
less is a utility to view text files;
pwgen is a password generator
sudo enables you to execute commands with another user's credentials
tcpdump is a network sniffer
unarj is a file decompressor for the .arj file format
unzip is a file decompressor for the .zip file format
unzoo is a file decompressor for the .zoo file format