Dpkg

dpkg-changes is a simple script which will report on the packages which have been installed and uninstalled, since the script was last run. It does this by building up a list of all the packages installed upon your system the first time it is run, then comparing that list against what the... Platforms: *nix

DPKG::Make is a Perl module for cleanly generate an Debian package (.dpkg). SYNOPSIS use DPKG::Make; # The "Manifest": list of files that will comprise the software package. my @filelist=(tmproot/file1.txt, tmproot/file2.txt, tmproot/file3.txt, tmproot/file4.txt); my %doc; my %conf;... Platforms: *nix

W-Packager is a packager similar to dpkg that can be used by anyone to create and maintain Debian packages under Linux or other Unix systems. The aim of the project is primarily to have a workable version of a packager that can be compiled on many systems, including those that do not support... Platforms: *nix

rpmrebuild project is a tool to build an RPM file from a package that has already been installed in a basic use, rpmrebuild use do not require any rpm building knowledge (On debian, the equivalent product is dpkg-repack). Whats New in This Release: - remove commented tags (PAYLOAD*,... Platforms: *nix

Fink is a package manager that downloads source tarballs from mirror sites, builds them and installs them into a separate directory hierarchy managed using dpkg. It is a project that wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. As a result, we have two main... Platforms: *nix

Pdbv output a HTML view of a RPM or dpkg database. Its modular design allows easy addition of others package management database and export format (as xml). The 1.x.x series are in Bash, the 2.x.x series are in Perl. Obviously, the output generation with 1.x.x is a lot slower than with the... Platforms: *nix

SmoothSlideSaver is a KDE screensaver which shows images from a directory as an OpenGL slideshow. SmoothSlideSaver screensaver uses the famous Ken Burns effect and smoothly fades from one image to the next. You dont need to worry about complicated configuration options, everything should run... Platforms: *nix

SBackup is a simple backup solution intended for desktop use. SBackup can back up any subset of files and directories. Exclusions can be defined by regular expressions. A maximum individual file size limit can be defined. Backups may be saved to any local and remote directories that are supported... Platforms: *nix

Conky is a light-weight system monitor. Conky is a system monitor for X originally based on the torsmo code. Since its original conception, Conky has changed a fair bit from its predecessor. Conky can display just about anything, either on your root desktop or in its own window. Conky has... Platforms: *nix

Paco project is a source code package organizer for Unix/Linux systems, originally written to aid package management when installing an LFS system. When installing a package from sources, paco wraps the "make install" command (or whatever is needed to install the files into the system), and... Platforms: *nix

Debian Operating System is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short. Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software... Platforms: *nix

pam_usbauth is a module for PAM allowing end-users to locally authenticate via USB storage devices. USBAuth currently supports user-dependent authentication via password-hashing as well as one-time-password mechanisms, which make the verification process via USB-dongles much more secure. In... Platforms: *nix

Postal suite currently consists of two programs, Postal and Rabid. Postal (the mad postman) is a program that will deliver mail as fast as possible via the SMTP protocol to test mail server performance. Rabid (the mad Biff) will eat mail via the POP protocol as fast as possible and measure POP... Platforms: *nix

Deb creator is a GTK wizard tool to build deb packages easily. This software is based upon debhelper, dpkg-buildpackage, and other well tested tools. You can try to build simple package from source archive with some GNU-packaged software containing at least a Makefile and a configure script.... Platforms: *nix

AVG File Server offers virus protection for Linux and FreeBSD file servers. Security protection against viruses, worms and trojans for Linux and FreeBSD file servers, regardless of workloads. Installation and Launch AVG 7.5 for Linux/FreeBSD installation packages are provided as RPM or deb... Platforms: *nix

The Smart Package Manager project has the ambitious objective of creating smart and portable algorithms for solving adequately the problem of managing software upgrading and installation. This tool works in all major distributions, and will bring notable advantages over native tools currently... Platforms: *nix

CheckInstall project keeps track of all files installed by a "make install" or equivalent, creates a Slackware, RPM, or Debian package with those files, and adds it to the installed packages database, allowing for easy package removal or distribution. When make install is done, CheckInstall... Platforms: *nix

serialsnoop is a command-line tool for Linux that echoes bytes to and from any two serial ports, PTYs, or network sockets , and prints all traffic to stdout in hex and ASCII. to install (binary, debian): get the latest x86 .deb file and dpkg -i the thing. to install (from source): youll... Platforms: *nix

kapt-get is a graphical frontend to apt-get, specifically for RPM-based systems. kapt-get is not a direct drop-in replacement for the apt-get command, but it provides a good way to add a GUI to an otherwise command-line operation (in scripts, etc). So, rather than typing "apt-get install... Platforms: *nix

wmweather project provides a monitor on a 64x64 mini window that displays the current weather. The weather reports are received from NOAAs National Weather Service, that is the same source that pilots use. INSTALLATION On Debian systems, install the Debian package: type # dpkg -i... Platforms: *nix