Useful programs - network

Curl

Use curl to check some URLs

apt-get install curl

SSH manager

To manage SSH connections, PAC manager is an excellent tool. see http://sourceforge.net/projects/pacmanager/

• Install the required package

apt-get install libgtk2-appindicator-perl

• Download the latest version

• install the package:

sudo dpkg -i pac.deb

In case of error:

Errors were encountered while processing: pac

Just do:

sudo apt-get install -f && sudo dpkg -i pac.deb

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

Security scan

See Useful programs - security#Security audit