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Last Update: December 27, 1998

System Administration

FakeBO fakes BackOrifice server and logs every attempt to a log file or stdout
Linux-PAM a flexible mechanism for authenticating users
lsof list open files for running Unix processes
phalanx security daemon will only allow 'cleared' users from 'cleared' domains
Qps visual process manager, an X11 version of "top" or "ps"
radiusContext Remote Authentication Dial In User Services accounting log analysis package
Sawmill a powerful, hierarchical log analysis tool

Networking Tools

Angel Network Monitor tool to monitor the status of services on your network
Gxsnmp full featured snmp network management application for GNOME
IP NAT IP network address translation under Linux
ipsnat another Linux IP Network Address Translation implementation
ippfvs scalable and highly available virtual server built on cluster of real servers
Network Management Software a catalog of network management tools for Linux
snmpsniff a Linux SNMP sniffer (a tool for network management debugging)
TZO dynamic DNS solution for Linux users, creates domain names for PC's

Daemons and System Servers

am-utils the "next generation" of the popular BSD Automounter, Amd
dictd client/server software implementing the Dictionary Server Protocol

File Systems and Tools

ARLA a fully functional client with all capabilities of normal AFS
Reiserfs a file system using a variant on classical balanced tree algorithms

Device Drivers

DIXI allows UNIX machines to communicate through remote (X25) networks
Dune drivers to interface applications to packet-switching networks via X25
Symbios 53c416 driver driver for SCSI boards based on sym53c416 chip used in HP ScanJets

X Servers

NeoMagic laptop X server

Shell and System Utilities

AUMenu a command shell based menu generator
gmemusage a graphical memory usage viewer
GslpTool tool to facilitate building packages for the StampedeLinux distribution
hinv display the hardware configuration of a system
KFloppy a DOS and ext2fs floppy formatter for the KDE project
KFontManager a font manager and font previewer for the KDE project
KNotes sticky notes for the KDE project
lde a disk editor for Linux similar to the old Norton Disk Edit
lilo-colors patch enables lilo to display colorful bootmessages
McTools collection of tools with Macintosh like interface
Power Boot boot multiple operating systems on a PC
Purp an ncurses-based RPM manager useable from a terminal screen
rxvt a color vt102 terminal emulator intended as an xterm replacement
screen multiplexer runs multiple interactive sessions through any terminal
sprout utility to pipe output from a command to a sprout and recall the data later
Tkchooser a Macintosh Chooser-like network browser utility
TkWallpaper a Tcl/Tk screen background changer/rotator
WCD a Unix clone of the Norton Change Directory for MS-DOS and UNIX
xlockmore X Window System lock screen
Xrun utility mimics the Run... dialog box in MS Windows
xpr simple terminal for Amateur packet radio
XRPM an graphical RPM management tool, like GLINT, but more user friendly

Desktop and Window Managers

Blackbox X11 window manager written in C++ similar to WindowMaker
FreeDCE free Distributed Computing Environment port for Linux
FvwmConf an fvwm2 module to interactively configure the fvwm window manager
Xffm reads in the fvwm resource file and creates a file-cabinet-like menu

File and Disk Managers

F lightweight file browser for Gnome heavily influenced by the MacOS
fb File Browser a binary file viewer and editor and a lot more
gentoo highly configurable file manager written in C uses GTK+
Lanzadera a graphical file manager and applications launcher
VFU small, easy-to-use console-based file manager for UNIX/Linux
Workplace a file manager and program launcher, which uses gtk+

Backup and Rescue Utilities

Alexandria Backup and Archive Librarians backup files systems and databases
XTar a Motif program for viewing and manipulating Tape file ARchives

Printer Utilities

bscxlpr X11 application to allow the control of print queue jobs
KLJetManager a HP Laserjet control program for the KDE project
LPRng enhanced, extended, and portable implementation of the Berkeley LPR print spooler
PostShop Enables non-PS printers to print PostScript and any image file from lp command

Emulators and Simulators

FunzyTo7 Thomson TO-7 emulator for x11
VMac emulator for a Motorola 68000 based Apple Macintosh Plus
Xtel videotex and Minitel emulator

Database Managers

D3 ProPlus database with B-trees, compiled FlashBASIC language, AQL, more
jBase an application development and database independent management system
RISE/2 Paradox Engine for Unix with SQL support

Word Processors and Document Preparation

LiSP2TeX a utility program that inserts Lisp or Scheme code within TeX files

Groupware, OfficeSuites and Vertical Apps

Commander document automation/management system using the internet/web as a delivery engine
IntraStore Server 98 messaging and application platform includes Web and directory server
LoanPackager 2000 automate loan application process; includes MortgageAdvisor knowledgebase
MQSeries Client message delivery client works across unlike environments
Viewtouch touchscreen POS turnkey solution for the food and beverage industry
XLN a highly flexible, highly configurable, integrated ERP/MRP-II system

Engineering, Science and Math Apps

angela! a mouse-driven graph editor for X11
chemtool menu-driven program for drawing organic molecules as X-Bitmaps
Emacs Calc advanced desk calculator for Emacs
ESO-MIDAS program for analysing and manipulating astronomical images/data
GAMESS General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System quantum chemistry program
KCalc a scientific calculator for the KDE project
ksciplot a function plotter for the KDE project
LinuxCAD AutoCAD like computer aided design tool for UNIX and Linux
MOLDEN a pre- and post processing program of molecular and electronic structure
MOPAC7 molecular orbital package for the study of chemical structures and reactions
NCAR Graphics FORTRAN utils for scientific graphics with extensive mapping capabilities
pipewave signal processing software package also does auditory modelling
plotutils programs for plotting scientific data, and a vector function library
Projector accepts list of project sub-tasks and generates scheduling reports
quickplot interactive 2D plotter with infinite zooming, and unlimited plots
SART a guile library for raytracing and high-complexity 3d modelling
Scientific Linux Apps list of scientific software with much chemistry-related software
svLis geometric modeller and ray-tracer
Tecplot powerful GUI-based data visualization program
ThoughtTreasure natural language processing and commonsense reasoning platform
VariCAD professional CAD system for mechanical engineering
XelCAD a X-based application, designed to create electrical circuit layouts
XploRe an interactive statistical computing environment

Financial and Personal Productivity Apps

LifeLines genealogical software system for UNIX and related systems
PinfoMan Personal Information manager that will work under the console and X
qtremind a reminder program using the Qt toolkit and the gdbm library
RAPID graphing software for technical analysis of stocks and commodities
X-Accountant personal finance manager for X Window system

Web Browsers and Plug-In's

VRWave a VRML 97 browser written mainly in Java

WWW Tools and HTML Editors

CGIWrap wrapper to allow users to execute cgi on a unix web server
CheckURL for giving e-mail notification of changed URL's in an editable list
ht://Dig web indexing and searching system for a small domain or intranet
Linux Search Engine (LSE) a search engine using PostgreSQL and PHP
PHP a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language
Site-Search source code for a JavaScript based search-engine
WebMacro package that keeps HTML and presentational issues out of Java servlet code

Mail Programs and Agents

Ldap-post mail server that use account information from any ldap-compliant server
nmh new MH, a powerful electronic mail handling system
pgp4pine (PAPP) perl script to integrate pgp into the popular mail reader (MUA) Pine
Postfix fast, secure easy to configure alternative to sendmail
XCmail a X11 mail client capable of POP3, MIME, PGP and more

News Readers and Internet Applications

IsinGlass script makes the average user's PC more secure when connected to the Internet
KPPP a dialer/terminal and pppd front-end for the KDE project
NcFTP offers ease-of-use and performance enhancements over the stock ftp client
SMM a MUD-client with mapping functionality based on Tck/Tk
VME a sophisticated MUD server created by the original diku creators.
X-Chat a fully featured IRC client using the GTK+ toolkit
xIRC an easy to use X11 Irc client written in C++ using the QT GUI class library
XRN program for reading news via NNTP which supports the X Window System
XWalkie a real time chat system for networked X environments

Fax, Scanner and Communications Apps

cid TCP client/server program for distributing Caller-ID information
KFax a fax viewer/printer for the KDE project
OCR Shop acurate OCR technology for UNIX, using Caere Corpoation's engine
pageBOT enterprise wireless e-mail and text messaging software
QuickPage client/server software enables sending messages to an alphanumeric pager
SANE an API that provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware
ScanShop provides simple point-and-click interface for 70 scanners from 15 manufacturers
Spk Speakerphone/Answering Machine for USR and Rockwell Modems:
Zmodem highly reliable file transfer protocol

Web Servers, Web Admin and Firewalls

Apache-SSL secure webserver, based on Apache and SSLeay
Comanche a GUI configuration manager for the Apache web server
ipchains an update to the normal Linux Firewalling code for 2.0 and 2.1 kernels
IP Filter a TCP/IP packet filter, suitable for use in a firewall environment
SOCKS free proxy server and client from NEC using the SOCKS protocol
Webalizer fast web server log file analysis program produces HTML output
Webmin a web-based interface for system administration for Unix

Games and Amusements

altris altered versions of Tetris for X
BD4 networked version of the Boulder Dash game of Atari fame
blackjack a blackjack program for Linux using the Qt toolkit
Descent a port of the game Descent to Linux
Kugel perl/Tk based board game similar to Lines
netris developmental networked version of Tetris
Prometheus Project (pp) a realtime strategy game for X Windows
Qt Nethack graphical one-player roleplaying game using Qt interface
Quake2 blood and gore for Linux, round 2
rgXnetchess an X11 network chess program based on the Qt library.
Sabre Fighter Plane Simulator Korean War-era fighter flight simulator
xabacus X Window system abacus program
xmapmaker mapmaker for Battletech MUSE/MUSH and X11
xpuzzles puzzles for the X Window System
Xscreensaver screen saver and locker for the X Window System

Graphics and Image Processing Apps

gPhoto (GNU Photo) GUI app to get, organize, and manipulate pictures from digital cameras
grav multi-format graphic viewer for the Linux console
JCam a single software program for (almost) all OSes and (almost) all Digital Cameras
pbmplus image file format conversion package
PMR a simple 3D rendering/editing tool
Portable Network Graphics home of the PNG file format, libraries and docs
xpmbrowser browse collections of xpm files
xmrm a multi-resolution image morphing tool

Multimedia Applications

mmp (MultiMedia Panel) a text-based multimedia player and audio mixer for Linux consoles

Music and Audio Apps and CD Players

BurnIT JAVA front-end to cdrecord, mksiofs making a complete package for burning CD's
cdda2wav sampling utility for sending audio cd data in digital form to your host
cdman command line line interface to CD-ROM drive
DAP (Digital Audio Processor) an audio sample editor/processor that uses the xforms libraries
grip a GTK-based front-end for CD-rippers such as cdparanoia and cdda2wav
GNU LilyPond music typesetter can print beautiful sheet music
KMidi a midi player for the KDE project
KModPlayer a mod/s3m/stm/... file player for the KDE project
KSCD a CD player with CDDB support for the KDE project
Linux Sound Apps extensive listing of sound and MIDI tools for Linux
Mixer change volume of a soundcard and has support for use in scripts
qtmixer sound card mixer program using the Qt toolkit and the Open Sound System driver
rsynth simple British text-to-phonemes translation sw with medium quality sound
sox package for converting sound files to various formats and applying effects
Splay an X-based player for MPEG-1,2 layer 1,2,3 and wave files
Xamixer an ALSA based mixer, written with the gtk toolkit

Text Editors

Arpus/CE feature rich full screen editor and terminal emulation package for X
gEdit an X text editor which uses the GTK+ widget library.
KEdit a simple text editor for the KDE project
Xwb tool for editing source files of any programming language or text processor

Java and Java Tools

Instant Basic for Java IDE for creating Java(tm) based solutions.
J'Express lets you create multilingual Java installers and auto-updaters

Programming Languages

Caml Light a small, portable implementation of the ML language

Emerald an object oriented programming language
GNAT Professional Ada 95 GNU Ada compiler based on gcc technology
GNU Pascal the Pascal compiler from the GNU family
g77 GNU version of a Fortran 77 compiler
Icon high-level language for processing data structures and character strings
Irie Pascal a Standard (ISO/IEC 7185) Pascal compiler/interpreter
ISE Eiffel OO language also includes a comprehensive approach to software construction
ML Kit a compiler for the programming language Standard ML
Moscow ML a light-weight implementation of Standard ML
Object RExx free OO scripting language for Linux and other operating system
pForth public domain, portable ANS Forth based on a kernel written in ANSI 'C'
Standard ML (SML) a safe, modular, strict, functional, polymorphic programming language

Development Tools

3DFX glideSDK a rasterization development kit for game designers
fltk a C++ graphical user interface toolkit that supports OpenGL
GTK+ an Open Source Free Software GUI toolkit
GTK-- a C++ interface for the popular GUI library gtk+
HP Eloquence a well integrated applications development and runtime environment
RHIDE Integrated Develepment Environment for C, C++, Pascal, Fortran and Ada compilers
Visual Works for Linux free non-commercial version of a Smalltalk development environment
VXP an integrated Motif graphical user interface (GUI) builder
WinDriver device driver development toolkit for Linux and Windows

Development Libraries

Coral Tree Library Set library for applications development
GDChart a Linux/C library to create charts and graphs in GIF format
GLib C library used by GDK, GTK+ and others

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