Useful programs

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

SSH connections

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

• 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

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