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

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

Graphical features

Multimedia

1. apt-get install w64codecs
2. apt-get install libquicktime2
3. 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

Audio ALSO mixer

1. apt-get install alsamixer pavucontrol

Windows emulator

1. apt-get install wine wine-doc

Required libs, to be install in a 2nd time

1. apt-get install q4wine pptviewSpotify

http://www.spotify.com/fr/download/previews/ Add Spotify repository

1. vim /etc/apt/sources.list
   1. 1. 1. 1. Spotify ~ music streams
2. apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
3. alternate method to install key :
4. 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

1. apt-get update

Install spotify

1. apt-get install libavformat53 libavformat54
2. apt-get install libsslcommon2
3. apt-get install spotify-client-qt