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| Source | Version | Date | Notes |
| Freshmeat | |||
| Grimoire of Spells. | List of applications, usefully grouped by type (Linux Sorcerer distribution) | ||
| LinuxApps | Good overviews |
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| Source | Version | Date | Notes |
| BitTorrent | See guide, TorrentSpy and TorrentLinks | ||
| btslave |
Speeds up bittorrent downloads, planned to allow networks of slave friends |
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| conspy | Remote control of Linux virtual consoles |
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| CVS | See local howto | ||
| File synchronization | rdist [google.com], rsync [google.com; guide], unison [upenn.edu], and of course NFS [google.com], AFS [google.com] | ||
| Firewall Builder | Part of Mandrake and Debian -- GTK frontend for iptables | ||
| gFTP | Supports secure ftp access. The trick for cyberspace was to enter /usr/lib/ssh in the Properties panel in the bookmark for the site in gFTP -- at that point, it all worked. (Make sure you don't enter it into the File | Options | SSH panel, as this kicks in for all connections.) | ||
| IRC -- try XIRC | Guide. kvirc, xchat, xIrc and zIrcon are all in SuSE; kvIrc is installed on Cyberspace under KDE and works fine (20 April 02) | ||
| kfptgrabber |
See ftp |
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| kio_fish | |||
| kio-mac | Access Mac drives through browser | ||
| knockd |
A port-knock server, increasing security even for ssh | ||
| Mosix | Clustering software for Linux | ||
| Nessus | Remote security scanner | ||
| Netatalk | AppleTalk for Linux -- file and print server | ||
| NetSaint | Network monitor -- cf. Big Brother at http://bb4.com/ and Google directory | ||
| Novell Netware | See separate page | ||
| NFS | See separate page | ||
| rsync | See external guide -- uses diff, compression, and ssh! Rotating backups guide. | ||
| Samba | See separate page (installed by default) | ||
| screen |
See "the beauty of screen" |
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sftp -- secure file transfer Use WebDAV instead of ftp? |
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| VNC | March 2002 | See
separate page |
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| weex | 2.6.1-5 | Fall 2002 | A non-interactive FTP client for updating web pages -- it's a Debian package. |
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| Source | Version | Date | Notes |
| alkaline |
indexing and search engine (not in Debian) -- installation |
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| clone a drive |
see instructions under boot-disk |
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| core fonts | MS core fonts and installer | ||
| e2fsprogs | 1.29 | 16 October 2002 | ext2 file system programs |
| file systems | Local file with more info | ||
| noflushd |
Daemon that sends idle disks to sleep |
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| kdirstat | Graphical disk usage display with cleanup facilities | ||
| Fontconfig | Llibrary
for configuring and customizing font access. Can discover new fonts
when installed automatically, removing a common source of
configuration problems, among other nifty functionalities. It comes
with Xft2, and there are patches for GTK, Mozilla, and QT3 being readied. (5 Sep 02). |
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| GKrellM | 1.2.11 | 12 May 2002 | Single process stack of system monitors; see plugins |
| GNU parted | A partition editor, for creating, destroying, resizing and copying partitions -- it's better to use LVM. See also parted. | ||
| gprename | Mass renaming GUI | ||
| LVM | Linux Volume Manager | ||
| KDE utilities | Good directory site. Check out kfstab. | ||
| memtime |
A resource measurement tool. | ||
| powertweak | 0.94 CVS | 24 May 02 | performance tweaker -- used for the CPU upgrade on cyberspace (CVS) |
| procps | 3.0.4 | 31 Oct 02 | gives you top and lots of other things |
| secure-delete |
Tools to wipe files, free disk space, swap and memory |
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| sinstall | script for building linux from scratch | ||
| Spamassassin | Installation instructions | ||
| WebGlimpse |
Indexing tool -- also works on harddrives (not in Debian) -- see also alkaline |
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| Source | Version | Date | Notes |
| AbiWord | 1.0? | Not installed -- I've not had much luck with Abiword and prefere oowriter | |
| OpenOffice | 1.0.2 | 1 Feb 03 | Works great |
| Amaya | 7.2 | 25 Mar 03 | See
details |
| NVU |
0.30 |
11 Jun 04 |
freestanding development of Mozilla Composer |
| Quanta+ | HTML
editor, wysiwyg in 3.2 |
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| Scribus |
Desktop publishing software |
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| SiteSeed | Web site system, wysiwyg composing, licence | ||
| StarOffice | Details -- use OpenOffice instead | ||
| LyX | LaTex with a graphical interface, for X-windows | ||
| Tidy | Cleans up Word200 html crossplatform | ||
| webcheck |
Link integrity, site structure, etc. |
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| Source | Version | Date | Notes |
| eudora2unix | Converts eudora mail |
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| Evolution | Ximian's mail and appoinment client and server | ||
| katapult |
Item launcher for kde |
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| KDE looks | Various styles and backgrounds | ||
| Linuxtrader |
17 July 03 | Curses-based real-time stock monitor |
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| Market Analysis System |
Not in Debian, but well-established |
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| OpenLogos | Machine translation, needs postgresql |
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| Richy's Site Map | Maps your web site? | ||
| Webtime | Web-based timesheet | ||
| JFreeChart | Java-based charting software | ||
| Linuxtrade xkra elog |
Stock
streamer, does charts Reads csv files, displays graphs? Stock market tool |
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| XPlanet | Screensaver. See QT version: http://www.cs.unc.edu/~scheuerm/xglobe/ | ||
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| Source | Version | Date | Notes |
| abcm2ps | A
music typesetter, based on the ABC language; now in Debian -- there's
also Skink, /vc/software/binary/Java/JavaApps/Skink |
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| Archos rockbox | Open source replacement for the Archos recorder software | ||
| Audacity | 0.98 | April 2002 | A fast multitrack audio editor for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. Play and record through a sound card, or read and write WAV, AIFF, Ogg, and MP3 files. Supports envelope editing, mixing, simple built-in effects, and plug-ins, all with unlimited undo. |
| Glame | Sound editor in the making; cf. home | ||
| GNUMP3d | A streaming server for MP3's, OGG vorbis files, or other audio formats | ||
| mp4-sa | MPEG-4 Structured Audio | ||
| NetJuke | Web-based MP3 and OGG audio streaming jukebox | ||
| LAME | mp3 encoder -- see background and comparisons. Cf. NotLAME. | ||
| RazorLAME | A GUI for LAME, with presets; see tutorial | ||
| OggVorbis | Encoder unencumered by any proprietary restrictions | ||
| mp32ogg | An MP3 to Ogg Vorbis converter | ||
| MPEG-4 Structured Audio | Specifies sound not as sampled data, but as a computer program that generates audio when run | ||
| GryPhon | A Linux CD- Player with extreme configurability | ||
| Quark |
Audio player daemon, uses xinelib, charm-quark is a CLI and strange-quark uses Gnome See /usr/share/doc/quark/README |
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| Screen readers: screader yasr kmouth ksayit gnopernicus |
Only kmouth works, but it has no pause button screader, ksyait, and gnopernicus crash yasr may be working but needs figuring out |
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| ViaVoice | Details | ||
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| Avidemux | A graphical tool to edit AVI. It allows you to multiplex and demultiplex audio to/ from video and to cut video. It requires divx4linux and GTK/GDK. See also home page and | ||
| Avifiles | 22 May 2002 | With aviplay, the best player for DV I've come across | |
| Cinelerra | Video editor | ||
| DVD Open source | List of sites | ||
| FreeGuide TV Guide | TV listings viewer that downloads information from the Internet | ||
| Justin's V4L | Tools and links | ||
| mpegdemux |
A mpeg1/2 system stream demultiplexer |
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| kino | 0.51 CVS | 22 May 2002 | |
| nVidia drivers | |||
| packet writing | CD and DVD packet writing mailing list | ||
| VirtualDub | Analog video capture, edit, convert | ||
| xine | 0.9.8 | April 2002 | Video player under active development |
r-cran-eco
Gnu r routines for bayesian ecological inference
r-cran-fmultivar Gnu r package for financial engineering -- fmultivar
r-cran-foptions Gnu r package for financial engineering -- foptions
r-cran-fportfolio Gnu r package for financial engineering -- fportfolio
r-cran-fseries Gnu r package for financial engineering -- fseries
r-cran-gtools
Gnu r package with r programming tools by greg warnes et al
r-cran-hmisc
Gnu r miscellaneous functions by frank harrell
r-cran-kernsmooth Gnu r package for kernel smoothing and density estimation
r-cran-lattice Gnu r package for 'trellis' graphics
r-cran-latticeextra Gnu r package of additional graphical displays based on lattice
r-cran-lmtest
Gnu r package for diagnostic checking in linear models
r-cran-mapdata
Gnu r support for producing geographic maps (supplemental data)
r-cran-maps
Gnu r support for producing geographic maps
r-cran-matrix
Gnu r package of classes for dense and sparse matrices
r-cran-mcmcpack
Gnu r routines for markov chain monte carlo model estimation
r-cran-mgcv
Gnu r package for multiple parameter smoothing estimation
r-cran-nlme
Gnu r package for (non-)linear mixed effects models
r-cran-rgl
Gnu r package for three-dimensional visualisation using opengl
r-cran-rpart
Gnu r package for recursive partitioning and regression trees
r-cran-rpvm
Gnu r package interfacing pvm libraries for distributed computing
r-cran-rsprng
Gnu r interface to sprng (scalable parallel rngs)
r-cran-survival Gnu r package for survival analysis
r-cran-tkrplot Gnu r embedded tk plotting device package
r-cran-vr
Gnu r package accompanying the venables and ripley book on s
r-cran-xml
Gnu r package for xml parsing and generation
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| The Gimp | See
instructions
and printer
drivers -- see also the gimp user group |
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| PixiePlus | 0.2.1 | 31 Jan 2002 | Fantastic image library manager, with a simple editor |
| freewrl |
1.07 |
20 Feb 2005 |
3D browser -- works great! Installed, in Debian See also openvrml, also in Debian |
| gCAD3D |
0.90 |
25 Jan 2005 |
3D graphics -- impressive, not installed, not in Debian See also Sourceforge's software map for 3D rendering |
| gPhoto | A free graphical application for retrieving, organizing and publishing images from supported digital cameras or existing images on your local harddrive (review) | ||
| Graphics apps | Lots of great graphics for illustrations: http://gug.sunsite.dk/gallery.php | ||
| Inkscape |
0.41-1 |
25 Jan 2005 | Excellent stuff, in Debian, user friendly, great instructions |
| openvrml |
0.14.3 |
20 Feb 2005 | Virtual landscapes software, in Debian |
| Sane | Various drivers available; see guide and Snapscan backend | ||
| Transformer | online morphing tool | ||
| White Dune |
Virtual Reality (3D) modeler, not installed, not in Debian but package available for i386 |
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| Dev-C++ | A full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Win32 and Linux | ||
| gazpacho | Gtk+ user interface designer | ||
| gonzui | A source code search engine Cf. koders.com and scripts.com |
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| Achilles | Artificial life | ||
| Apache | 1.3.20 | December 2001 | See guide -- and get the mod-dav module to allow DAV |
| Evolution | E-mail, scheduler, planner -- see review -- you should switch e-mail over to this system. Consider getting it here. | ||
| GeekLog | web content management system suitable for running full-featured community sites | ||
| GNUMP3d | Streaming MP3/Ogg server; cf. NetJuke | ||
| Mailman | Listserver, better than Majordomo and the one SSC uses | ||
| Samba | 2.2.1a | March 2002 | |
| SpamAssassin | |||
| tinyproxy | May be a good idea -- "very easy to modify to your custom needs" | ||
| vsFTPd | 1.0.1 | 5 May 2002 | Very Secure FTP Daemon; see installation details |
| Add educational software packages here | |||
| OneBook Education Technology | Alpha April 2002 | OneBook is an information sharing tool for students and instructors. Professors are interested in distributing assignments, announcements, and grades. Students can turn in assignments using the OneBook system, and store their work digitally (and securely) | |
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