Questions tagged [tools]
other terms for tool[s]: software, application[s], program[s], utility, gadget[s].
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All-in-one web-administration tool, alternative to Webmin
Are there any good or possibly better alternatives for webmin ?. Basically I want to have one single application to monitor the entire Ubuntu system / network / ... , etc.
Webmin is a web-based ...
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Are there any hardware diagnostic tools?
I would like to perform a hardware check on my two desktops.
Are there any general-purpose hardware check tools for Ubuntu that will check:
the main board
IDE devices (hard disks and CD players)
One ...
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How do I install development tools for 12.10?
I have a source tarball: ap-kernelmodule-1.0.14-13.tar.gz
I have to compile a kernel module out of it and was instructed to install development tools for my Ubuntu version (which is 12.10).
The format ...
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What is "linux-tools" package? Is it needed for "average" desktop user?
What exactly is "linux-tools" set of packages?
It is released with every kernel version, but (from what I can see) it contains only a few diagnostic utilities (cpupower, pref, turbostat, ...
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Diffrence between two dirs?
I have two identical folders, but the are not identical(for example Java installation dir). One dir has one extra file and one file has been changed.
Is there any easy to use tool to check that or do ...
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how to install KeePassX 2.0 Alpha on ubuntu
On the KeePassX site there is only a Linux version 0.4.3 for download.
how can I install the latest version on Ubuntu?
The problem is, that
Version 0.4 is basically unmaintained.
see:
https://www....
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Is it dangerous to install hacking tools on my private linux machine?
I use my Ubuntu for private and business purposes. Can I also install tools on my computer that are actually there to perform penetration tests? Or is it harmless?
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Presentation Creation Tools
Other than LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org Impress what good presentation making tools are available for Ubuntu? I prefer a GUI tool which can export to PDF as I have to make presentation in Windows PC. ...
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How do I measure performance of a virtual server?
I've got a VPS running Ubuntu. Being a virtual server, I understand that it shares resources with unknown number of other servers, and I'm noticing that it's considerably slower than my desktop ...
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Does Ubuntu have any input tools for typing in Indian languages?
In Windows we have Microsoft Indic Tool and Google Input Tool for typing. In Ubuntu we can use Google input tool in browsers only. Does Ubuntu have any Ubuntu Indic or Input Tool for typing?
If yes, ...
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File System Usage Indicator
I am unable to find a suitable utility to just indicate the file system usage (% space free for partitions) on the panel.
And I am not looking forward to install any bad kinds of desktop management ...
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How do I audit an executable to make sure it is not malicious?
I was wondering if there is a tool or a technique to run an executable in an isolated environment, maybe in a virtual machine. While the program is running, I want to be able to audit the application,...
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How to sort audio files according to their cut-off frequency (real bitrate) in kHz?
I have some music collection and I want to sort/filter them easily according to their cut-off frequency (real bitrate, usually in kHz. I used to use Spek for showing me this information, but Spek ...
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How do I add a notification for process completions
How can I add a notification of some sort (like playing a .wav file or creating a pop-up on the status bar) when a process finishes. For example, I am compiling a program that takes a couple of hours ...
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update-initramfs: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/fixrtc failed with return 1
I'm using Kubuntu 13.04 x64. I found out about this problem after installing Nvidia drivers from jockey and seeing that nouveau was still loading instead.
I tried to manually reinstall nvidia-current ...
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Tool to convert PDF file into separate HTML files?
I'm looking for a tool that will convert the pages of a PDF file to HTML files. I just need the text and formatting - I don't care about images and other media.
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Tool to convert OGG files to WMA?
I have a bunch of OGG files that I would like to convert to WMA (v9) format.
Is there a native Ubuntu tool I can use for this? (Since WMA is a proprietary format, I'm guessing that there won't be a ...
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install apache with development tools
I'm trying to do this http://php.webtutor.pl/en/2011/04/25/mod_rewrite-and-hiphop-for-php-on-apache-web-server/
But the yum -y install httpd httpd-devel gives -bash: yum: command not found.
I'm on ...
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How to measure voice frequency range in Hz?
I want to measure the voice frequency in Hz. Is there any open source or tool available in Ubuntu?
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Is there a text based mind mapping tool for Ubuntu?
Do you know any text based mind mapping tools for Ubuntu?
I.E. I would like to edit a text file (e.g. using vim) using a certain markup and then be able to convert it to a mind map (e.g. in png oder ...
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What Reverse Engineering Tools Are Available for Ubuntu?
I would like to know ,what are different Reverse Engineering Tools , that work on linux. I was using OllyDebug on Windows.
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Is it possible to change default diff tool for apt (or maybe it is for shell)?
I'm not sure is it apt or shell setting or is it a setting at all but whenever there is a conflict on a configuration file while doing apt upgrade I'm presented with these options:
Y or I : install ...
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How to convert webp to grayscale png?
I have a bunch of webp images and need to convert them to png format. I know png supports different color modes like grayscale which I need.
Is there any Linux tool or online services to achieve this ...
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Which tool with a square icon that has "Performance" and "Powersave" is this?
I installed this while looking for a tool for powersaving, referencing an answer here. But it is not serving the purpose. Which tool is this, and how can I remove it?
My Ubuntu version:
Distributor ...
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mp3blaster ( commandline interface player) not playing files [duplicate]
I installed mp3blaster using apt-get but it didn't work (doesn't play specified files).
After that failed attempt, I removed and purged the player. I downloaded the player as a tarball. How do I ...
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Looking for an application for the start-up phase of romance writing
Apologice in advance for the maybe off topic question.
Is there any Ubuntu application that helps for the start-up phase of story writing?
I'm looking for such a tool that provides me the capability ...
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How to exit gpick color picker after picking from a keyboard shortcut?
I assigned a shortcut in Ubuntu 14.04 to gpick -p, which brings up the color picker instantly. GPick is configured to save the picked color to the clipboard.
However, once the color is picked, the ...
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Is it possible to install sketch and zeplin in Ubuntu?
Good to all I want to install sketch and zeplin in my Ubuntu 18.04 but I can not find the way to do it.
I've searched on Google, and only versions for Mac and Windows appear.
Is there a way to ...
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Is there a central configuration tool for ubuntu such as yast on opensuse?
In openSUSE there is a set up tool called YaST working on GUI and command line. Is there such tool for Ubuntu for instance on YaST one can configure samba and the services.
Here is a picture for ...
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How to take a screenshot with colors as they appear in night mode
I often find myself in situations where some images have nicer looking colors in the night-mode. I often want to screenshot them. Unfortunately, what I get is the original image.
Is there any way to ...
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What tools are available for determining a files type other than the file command?
I am trying to figure out how Football Manager reads its save games. The files have .fmc extension and if I run the file command it just returns data.
I suspect the save game file is a database of ...
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Add "run in terminal" option in Nautilus actions configuration tool
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and Nautilus Actions Configuration Tool 3.1.4. When ever I select the option 'run in terminal' in execution tab...it doesn't work. The comand i'm running shows a progress bar ...
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How do I install SRILM on ubuntu 14.04?
SRILM is a tool for Language Modelling in Natural Language Processing (NLP), http://www.speech.sri.com/projects/srilm/
There is no clear installation guide to install SRILM on ubuntu 14.04. There was ...
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Installing 12.04 Ubuntu Studio on VMware Workstation 7, won't install VMware Tools
I'm attempting to install Ubuntu Studio 12.04 on my laptop by using VMware Workstation 7.1.5, and I've encountered a problem. The install goes well until the installation of Ubuntu has completed and ...
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How to write cloud-specific application upon ubuntu cloud infrastructure?
Say there is a ready-to-use ubuntu private cloud infrastructure using MAAS, juju and OpenStack. The next step for a newbie developer is trying to write an application upon this infrastructure as a ...
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GUI for the diction tool
I just stumbled upon the excellent diction tool. It's great to check the writing style of my LaTeX files, the problem is, however, I can only use it through the command line. The output, while being ...
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Is there a utility similar to Better Touch Tool
Is there a linux utility similar to Better Touch Tool on macOS.
I want to customise keyboard shortcuts and mouse buttons to specific desktop/app interactions. Ideally it would work on Mate, but I'd ...
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How to add/modify toolbar icons on Thunar 1.6.11?
I currently switching from KDE to XFCE4 and starting to miss several useful toolbar buttons in Thunar, which I like in Dolphin.
Yes, I understand, that I can us Dolphin on xfce, but it runs much ...
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What User Space tools support Btrfs functionality (e.g. clone instead of copy)
I've recently been starting to work with Btrfs on Ubuntu, and have it setup as my root filesystem, as well as home filesystem. I have it configured the way apt-btrfs-tools expects, and that is working ...
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Find Kali Security tester tools after installation [duplicate]
I'm a 'beginner' with Ubuntu. I tried it already a few times. I also tried Kali, etc already. I think Ubuntu is very useful, and has many possiblities. But I missed one thing from Kali. The Security ...
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How to change kernel.perf_event_paranoid settings?
When trying to use the perf command, I get the following error message:
Access to performance monitoring and observability operations is limited.
Consider adjusting /proc/sys/kernel/...
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Hcxpcap tool missing?
I have Ubuntu 20.04 installed on my laptop.
I was using hcxdumptool to capture pmkids.
After i captured them. I wanted to filter the output using hcxpcaptool, but i found that "Command Not Found &...
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Create an application's shortcut to launch it from Terminal?
I need to launch an application created with ruby, python or perl from Terminal (without entering the directory), and keep it working.
This is an example :
When I go to the sqlnuke directory and ...
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What is "X Software Development" equivalent on ubuntu?
When I try to "groupinstall" this package:
sudo apt -y groupinstall "X Software Development"
I have 2 problems, first groupinstall doesn't exists on ubuntu, second, Ubuntu can't ...
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Is it possible to monitor network activity on Ubuntu Server using existing built-in tools?
There are many utilities that monitor network i/o (bandwidth utilization) such as iftop, etc. However none that I'm aware of come packaged in with Ubuntu Server 20.04 cloud image and they need to be ...
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Developer tools doesn't show-up in google-chrome on my Ubuntu machine
Google chrome browser on Ubuntu, doesn't show the Developer tools when I press F12.
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Check stability of the internet connection [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and want to find out if my system or the router or the provider is causing the problem, why I loose internet connection once or twice an hour.
The computer is connected via ...
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Photoshop Freezes and Crashes on Startup
I have Ubuntu 14.04 and Wine 1.7.51. I installed Adobe Photoshop CS and whenever I try to run Photoshop it gets to "initializing tools" and then freezes and I have to do the xkill command to close. ...
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Diff tool that supports zipped archives
I'm searching for a GUI diff application that supports zipped (gz, zip...) file archives, because I want to compare compressed logs. Diffuse, Kdiff3 or Meld don't support that files.
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