Difference between revisions of "Useful programs"

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apt-get install wine
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Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time
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apt-get install q4wine pptview
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Graphical features
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apt-get install libquicktime2
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apt-get install vlc
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Multimedia
 
# apt-get install w64codecs
 
# apt-get install libquicktime2
 
# apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc
 
VLC from the official website :
 
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
 
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-debian.html
 
  
VNC / RDP client
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Audio ALSO mixer
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=====Audio ALSO mixer====
# apt-get install alsamixer pavucontrol
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Windows emulator
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apt-get install alsamixergui pavucontrol
# apt-get install wine wine-doc
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Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time
 
# apt-get install q4wine pptviewSpotify
 
http://www.spotify.com/fr/download/previews/
 
Add Spotify repository
 
# vim /etc/apt/sources.list
 
##### Spotify ~ music streams
 
# apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
 
# alternate method to install key :
 
# http://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/Can-t-install-public-key/td-p/91153
 
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
 
Update packages list
 
# apt-get update
 
Install spotify
 
# apt-get install libavformat53 libavformat54
 
# apt-get install libsslcommon2
 
# apt-get install spotify-client-qt
 

Revision as of 20:37, 16 November 2013

This is the list of programs I advised you to install on your server / workstation.

Core programs

Archive managers

To handle compress files and folders

apt-get install flex libarchive-zip-perl libio-compress-perl m4 perl perl-modules unzip zip
apt-get install zoo bzip2 arj nomarch lzop cabextract
apt-get install lzip ncompress rzip sharutils unace unalz unrar p7zip-rar

Linux compilation tools

apt-get install make autoconf automake cpp gcc
apt-get install subversion build-essential

Security audit

apt-get install nmap

Core libraries extensions

apt-get install apt-listchanges libnet-ldap-perl libauthen-sasl-perl daemon libio-string-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl
apt-get install libnet-ident-perl libnet-dns-perl

Advanced APT manager

apt-get install python-software-properties

Processes

apt-get install htop

Python

Python is a scripting language often used in open-source software’s.

apt-get install python3 python3-doc

Startup manager

apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

Then launch:

sysv-rc-conf

Java

See JDK_setup

On Ubuntu:

add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java 
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
apt-get install oracle-java7-installer oracle-jdk7-installer


Utilities

Remmina

Remmina is an excellent tool to manage Windows Remote Desktop Connections. see http://remmina.sourceforge.net/

apt-get install rdesktop
apt-get install remmina remmina-plugin-vnc remmina-plugin-gnome remmina-plugin-rdp

Dos2unix converter and vice-versa

By default Linux cannot run script that are encoded in windows format. Those tools allow you to switch formats.

apt-get install dos2unix tofrodos

To use it just:

dos2unix myFile
tofrodos myFileOptional features

File manager “midnight commander”

apt-get install mc

Text internet browser

apt-get install lynx

Help pages

apt-get install manpages manpages-dev

Help pages (french)

apt-get install manpages-fr manpages-fr-dev manpages-fr-extra

Windows emulator

apt-get install wine

Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time

apt-get install q4wine pptview

Multimedia

apt-get install libquicktime2
apt-get install vlc


Drivers

=Audio ALSO mixer

apt-get install alsamixergui pavucontrol