Useful programs
This is the list of programs I advised you to install on your server / workstation.
Contents
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 && upgrade
apt-get install oracle-java7-installer oracle-jdk7-installer
Utilities
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
- 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 Gedit
- apt-get install gedit
VNC / RDP client Reminna project http://remmina.sourceforge.net/
- apt-get install reminna remmina-plugin-vnc remmina-plugin-gnome remmina-plugin-rdp
Audio ALSO mixer
- apt-get install alsamixer pavucontrol
Windows emulator
- apt-get install wine wine-doc
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