Connecting Practice

Boot Manager

1. GNU GRUB - Multiboot boot loader derived from GRUB (GRand Unified Bootloader). The first software program that runs when the computer starts, it’s responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system kernel software… read more

2. Gujin - Gujin is a PC boot loader which can analyze your partitions and filesystems. It finds the Linux kernel images available, as well as other bootable partitions (for *BSD, MS-DOS, Windows, etc.), files (*.kgz) and bootable disk images (*.bdi)… read more

3. grubconfig - grubconfig is a script that helps you install the GRUB bootloader on your system. It requires bash and dialog. It supports GNU/Linux IDE and SCSI devices; it does not support RAID devices… read more

4. serel - serel is software that helps computers boot faster. It adds synchronisation and integrity-checking to the operating system “service startup” phase, allowing a computer’s services to start in parallel… read more

Version Manager

1. Ketchup - Ketchup is a tool for updating or switching between versions of the Linux kernel source. Some features are: It can find the latest versions of numerous kernel trees, and calculate which patches are needed to move to that version… read more

Track, Find, Grab, and Display Information

1. LCD4Linux - LCD4Linux is a small program that grabs information from the kernel and some subsystems and displays it on an external liquid crystal display… read more

2. NDir - NDir is a console-based utility to display the contents of directories, just like ‘ls’ or ‘dir’. It runs on various Unix systems, including Linux… read more | New

3. lcdtest - lcdtest is a utility to display monitor test patterns. It was originally written for use with LCD monitors, and may be useful in finding pixels that are stuck on or off as well as for adjustment (automatic or manual)… read more | New

4. pd - pd (print directory) - This program will read the current directory or the directories listed on the command line and display the contents showing the “files” first then the “directories”. This program can be used instead of “ls”.. read more | New

5. rpmstatus - rpmstatus is a Perl script that generates web-pages which shows which RPM packages are installed on client machines. It uses inetd/xinetd and rpm (Red Hat Package Manager) to generate the list… read more

6. viewglob - viewglob is a utility designed to complement the *nix shell in graphical environments. It consists of a tool that sits as a layer between the shell and X terminal, keeping track of the user’s current directory and command-line, and a GUI display… read more | New

Frontend

1. Feta - Feta is a frontend to the Debian package management system ‘dpkg’, the Debian configuration system ‘debconf’, and the Debian package distribution system ‘apt’… read more | New