Linux-Tools

List of Linux Tools I put on almost every Linux / Debian host

Installed:

geany –> GUI editor/ notepad++ like
chkservice –> TUI Linux service review from the terminal
htop –> TUI supercharged top – shows processes and cpu info
nnn –> Terminal file explorer (! drops to the command prompt)
ncdu –> Terminal disk and folder space viewer
network-manager –> installs nmtui Terminal Network Manager app (set IPs, etc)
ne –> Terminal editor (like nano / code highlighting, “esc” or F1 for menus)
hping3 –> check if something is on the network, way more powerful than “ping”
nmap –> Network scanner
wireshark –> network packet reviewer
lynis –> Linux security auditing
apt-show-versions –> shows package versions / if needing upgrade (“$ apt-show-versions -u”)
vim –> VI editor with tons of extras
vimrc –> config script for vim (from Github amix/vimrc)
bat –> “cat” clone with colors and other features (sharkdp/bat on Github)
fish –> “friendly interactive shell” beats the pants off of bash, ()
tig –> TUI client for git
bmon –> TUI network bandwidth monitor
dnsutils –> installs “dig” for DNS troubleshooting
glances –> like “htop” or “top” but more graphical, lots of sys info in one “glance” –installs python
python3 –> Development language
code –> (sudo snap install –classic code) Visual Studio Code IDE for Linux
mtr –> traceroute and ping in one, great for network troubleshooting
ned –> a clone of “sed” (search and or replace) with an easier syntax (nevdelap/ned on Github)
miller –> Does about everything awk and sed do for json/csv/etc files (johnkerl/miller on Github) — more complex than ned
most –> Linux pager, better than “less” or “more”
guake –> GUI terminal client for linux, more options than the built in terminal