What are some cool/handy tools you've run across while using Linux?

mr_coffee · 01-08-2006, 07:14 PM

Hello everyone, i was curious if people could share some links or names of cool/handy tools for linux you've come across, weither it be GUI's to install tar balls or software that will monitor your system. Almost like a top 10 Software tools you can't go without! thanks guys! I won't have Linux till wednesday but i'm excited!

Tinkster · 01-08-2006, 07:48 PM

ls
top
cd
rm
mv
cp
grep
sed
awk
tar
cat
less
sort
cut
tail
head
wc
[edit]
date
bc
du
df
ssh
scp
ln
[/edit]
Those are things I use on a pretty much daily basis.

Cheers,
Tink

aneroid · 01-08-2006, 08:52 PM

this would actually save u some time and everyone else the effort of actually answering...since there is the "2004 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards".

i doubt there have been any massive changes in opinions since then, except maybe gnome/kde.

as far as "tools" are concerned, to add to Tinkster's list...
bzip2
gzip
mc - midnight commander - text (ncurses) based file browser aka file explorer.
mpg321 - command-line mp3 player
the various mixers - aumix, alsamixer, kmix/kmixer
cdparanioa - "ripper"

anirudh

mr_coffee · 01-08-2006, 10:05 PM

Oh thanks for the info aneroid, i hjad no idea it was out there

aneroid · 01-09-2006, 11:33 AM

the awards forum doesn't seem to be listed on the main page...at least not with the default setting for old threads (doesn't show threads older than a certain age). i searched for the link knowing it was around. so it wouldn't be known that it existed.

anirudh