0install

32bit_chroot

915resolution

9mount

abi-wrapper

accountsservice

ack

ack is a tool like grep, aimed at programmers with large trees of heterogeneous source code

acl

access control list utilities, libraries and headers

adjtime

A perl script to adjust the clock tick of the hardware clock on the system board (should work on most platforms).

afulnx

agedu

aix-miscutils

Miscellaneous helpers for AIX (currently just ldd)

AMDOverdriveCtrl

anything-sync-daemon

apmd

Advanced Power Management Daemon

apparmor

apparmor-utils

apply-default-acl

apt

arch-iuse-test

arrayprobe

CLI utility that reports the status of a HP (Compaq) array controller (both IDA & CCISS supported).

ataidle

attr

Extended attributes tools

audio-entropyd

baobab

bar

Console Progress Bar

baselayout

Filesystem baselayout and init scripts

baselayout-java

baselayout-prefix

baselayout-systemd

bd

become

binfind

biosdevname

biosdisk

A script that creates floppy boot images to flash Dell BIOSes

bleachbit

bootutils

Collection of utilities to facilitate booting of modern Kernel 2.6 based systems using initramfs.

bpkg

bubba-install

bubblewrap

busybox

Utilities for rescue and embedded systems

byld

build a Linux distribution on a single floppy

calculate-lib

calculate-server

calculate-toolkit

calculate-utils

can-utils

cantools

cciss_vol_status

Shows status of logical drives attached to HP SmartArray controllers.

ccs-tools

TOMOYO Linux tools

cfnrename

A simple utility that allows you to easily rename multiple files

cgroup-helper

checkpolicy

SELinux policy compiler

checkservice

Check the status of services running on local/remote machines

chname

Run a command with a new system hostname.

cinit

a fast, small and simple init with support for profiles

ckbcomp

clib

clrngd

Clock randomness gathering daemon

cobalt-panel-utils

LCD and LED panel utilities for the Sun Cobalts

collectl

light-weight performance monitoring tool capable of reporting interactively as well as logging to disk

conspy

Remote control for virtual consoles

cookbug

coreutils

Standard GNU file utilities (chmod, cp, dd, dir, ls...), text utilities (sort, tr, head, wc..), and shell utilities (whoami, who,...)

cpi

cpint

Linux/390 Interface to z/VM's Control Program

cpu-x

cpuid

cracklib-words

large set of crack/cracklib dictionaries

daemonize

Runs a command as a Unix daemon

daisydog

darwin-miscutils

Miscellaneous commands used on Darwin/Mac OS X systems, Tiger

data-science-toolbox

dbus

A message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to each other

dcfldd

enhanced dd with features for forensics and security

dchroot

Utility for managing chroots for non-root users

ddcxinfo-knoppix

ddcxinfo-knoppix-bin

debianutils

A selection of tools from Debian

diffutils

Tools to make diffs and compare files

dkms-gentoo

dmapi

XFS data management API library

dmd

dmidecode

DMI (Desktop Management Interface) table related utilities

dnotify

Execute a command when the contents of a directory change

dog

Dog is better than cat

dstat

Dstat is a versatile replacement for vmstat, iostat and ifstat

dtc

Utility to pre-compile Open Firmware device-trees for otherwise device-tree-less devices such as the PS3

duc

dvorak-br

e4rat

earlyoom

ec2-shim

ed

Your basic line editor

edac-utils

Userspace helper for Linux kernel EDAC drivers

elfix

entropy

Official Sabayon Linux Package Manager library

entropy-server

Official Sabayon Linux Package Manager Server Interface (tagged release)

entropybroker

epoch

etckeeper

Etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a git, mercurial, or bzr repository.

ethtool

Utility for examining and tuning ethernet-based network interfaces

evrouter

fakechroot

Provide a faked chroot environment without requiring root privileges

fakeroot

Run commands in an environment faking root privileges

fakeroot-ng

A utility to run commands with fake root privileges

fbset

A utility to set the framebuffer videomode

file

identify a file's format by scanning binary data for patterns

findpat

findutils

GNU utilities for finding files

firejail

firejail-lts

firetools

fix-gnustack

fkill-cli

flashbench

flashrom

Utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips

flock

fm-system

fr-bepo-keymap

Bépo keymap for the Linux Console

frandom

fsearch

fstrimDaemon

fwcrv

FireWire CSR Config ROM Viewer

fwts

fwup

fwupd

fwupdate

fxload

USB firmware uploader

gawk

GNU awk pattern-matching language

gcp

gentoo-functions

gentoo-systemd-integration

getpir

gnome-disk-utility

Disk Utility for GNOME using devicekit-disks

gpet

gpio

gprename

gptfdisk

gpu-switch

gradm

Administrative interface for the grsecurity Role Based Access Control system

grep

GNU regular expression matcher

grepcidr

groff

Text formatter used for man pages

groff-utf8

gscanbus

a little bus scanning, testing, and topology visualizing tool for the Linux IEEE1394 subsystem

gsmartcontrol

gtop

guix

guix-bin

habitat

hardened-shadow

hasp

haveged

hbaapi

The Host Bus Adapter API for managing Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters

hd-idle

hdparm

Utility to change hard drive performance parameters

heirloom-tools

help2man

GNU utility to convert program --help output to a man page

hexdump-esr

Eric Raymond's hex dumper

hidesvn

highway

hotplug2stdout

hponcfg

hprofile

Utility to manage hardware, network, power or other profiles

hw-probe

hwdata-gentoo

Data for the hwsetup program

hwdata-redhat

Hardware identification and configuration data

hwids

hwinfo

hwinfo is the hardware detection tool used in SuSE Linux.

hwloc

hwsetup

Hardware setup program from Knoppix - used only on LiveCD

hxdump

i2c-tools

I2C tools for bus probing, chip dumping, register-level access helpers, EEPROM decoding scripts, and more

ibm-powerpc-utils

This package provides utilities for the maintainance of the IBM and Apple powerpc platforms.

ibm-powerpc-utils-papr

This package provides the utilities which are intended for the maintenance of IBM powerpc platforms.

idle3-tools

ifd-gempc

GemCore based PC/SC reader drivers for pcsc-lite

ifd-okrfid

ifplugd

Brings up/down ethernet ports automatically with cable detection

illum

initscripts-fedora

input-utils

Small collection of linux input layer utils

install-xattr

intel-performance-counter-monitor

intel-sa-00075-tools

inxi

iostat

iotools

ipmitool

Utility for controlling IPMI enabled devices.

ipmiutil

IPMI Management Utilities

ipmiview

iproute2

kernel routing and traffic control utilities

irqbalance

Distribute hardware interrupts across processors on a multiprocessor system

irqd

isapnptools

Tools for configuring ISA PnP devices

it87

iucode_tool

jchroot

jsonpipe

kbd

Keyboard and console utilities

kcheck

kernelat

kernelconfig

kexec-tools

Load another kernel from the currently executing Linux kernel

keyboard-configuration-helpers

keyexec

keyutils

Linux Key Management Utilities

klogripper

kmod

kmscon

kpatch

ksmtuned

ksm_preload

laptasus

lcdsplash

splash Gentoo boot information on LCD's

lcdtest

Displays test patterns to spot dead/hot pixels on LCD screens

lcdutils

Cobalt RaQ/Qube LCD Writing and Button reading utilities

less

Excellent text file viewer

lfsb

libfind

libhbalinux

libtsm

likwid

linux-ftools

linux-misc-apps

lkcdutils

Linux Kernel Crash Dumps (LKCD) Utilities

lmctfy

lm_sensors

Hardware Monitoring user-space utilities

lnxhc

logwatch

Analyzes and Reports on system logs

lomoco

Lomoco can configure vendor-specific options on Logitech USB mice.

lsadb

Prints out information on all devices attached to the ADB bus

lsb-release

LSB version query program

lshw

Hardware Lister

lssbus

Small utility for Linux/SPARC that list devices on SBUS

lsusb-apple

maemo-flasher35

magic-pax

magneto-core

Official Sabayon Linux Entropy Notification Applet Core library

makedev

program used for creating device files in /dev

makedev-gentoo

makedumpfile

man

Standard commands to read man pages

man-db

man-db, the on-line manual database

man-pages

A somewhat comprehensive collection of Linux man pages

man-pages-fortran

man-pages-linux-kernel-api

man-pages-posix

POSIX man-pages (0p, 1p, 3p)

man2html

manfind

mawk

an (often faster than gawk) awk-interpreter

mcstrans

mdp

memtest86

A stand alone memory test for x86 computers

memtest86+

Memory tester based on memtest86

memtester

userspace utility for testing the memory subsystem for faults

metastore

microcode-ctl

Intel processor microcode update utility

miller

minised

a smaller, cheaper, faster SED implementation

miscfiles

Miscellaneous files

mlocate

Merging locate is an utility to index and quickly search for files

mmc-utils

modutils

Standard kernel module utilities for linux-2.4 and older

more

Primitive text file viewer

moreutils

a growing collection of the unix tools that nobody thought to write thirty years ago

most

a paging program that displays, one windowful at a time, the contents of a file.

mount-gtk

mouseemu

Emulates scrollwheel, right- & left-click for one-button mice/touchpads

msr-tools

mtree

check the permissions of a file system against a spec file

nawk

nca

Network Console on Acid

net-tools

Standard Linux networking tools

netboot-base

Baselayout for netboot systems

netkit-base

Old-style inetd

netloc

netplug

Brings up/down ethernet ports automatically with cable detection

newrelic-sysmond

nix

A purely functional package manager

noexec

a package for preventing processes from using exec system calls

nse

nvme-cli

nvramtool

omnikey-pcsc-syncapi

oneshot

oolite

openrc

OpenRC manages the services, startup and shutdown of a host

openrc-runhooks-plugin

openrc-wrapper

opentmpfiles

openwsman

osinfo-db

osinfo-db-tools

package-query

pacman

paludis

paludis, the other package mangler

paxctl

Manages various PaX related program header flags for Elf32, Elf64, binaries.

paxctld

paxopen

pciutils

Various utilities dealing with the PCI bus

pcmciautils

PCMCIA userspace utilities for Linux kernel 2.6.13 and beyond

pcsc-lite

PC/SC Architecture smartcard middleware library

pcsc-slb-rf72-drv

Schlumberger Reflex 72 Serial Smartcard Reader

pcsc-tools

PC/SC Architecture smartcard tools

petty

pkgcore

pkgcore package manager

pmount

Policy based mounter that gives the ability to mount removable devices as a user

pmount-gui

policycoreutils

SELinux core utilities

portage

Portage is the package management and distribution system for Gentoo

powermated

powerpc-utils

PowerPC utilities including nvsetenv, and additional OldWorld apps

prctl

Tool to query and modify process behavior

prefix-chain-utils

preload

Adaptive readahead daemon.

procd

progress

proot

pv

Pipe Viewer: a tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipe

pyrenamer

Mass rename files

qcontrol

Allows to send commands to some microcontrollers, for example to change leds or sound a buzzer

qdirstat

qdiskusage

Qt4 Graphical Disk Usage Analyzer

qingy

a DirectFB getty replacement

raidutils

Utilities to manage i2o/dtp RAID controllers.

ranwhen

rasdaemon

raspberrypi-utilities-armv6

razercfg

rcopy

readahead-list

Preloads files into the page cache to accelerate program loading.

readahead-royale

remendeko

remote-login-service

rename

tool for easily renaming files

renameutils

Use your favorite text editor to rename files

rescan-scsi-bus

Script to rescan the SCSI bus without rebooting

restartd

A daemon for checking your running and not running processes

restorecond

rhash

rigo-daemon

rindeal-base-system-settings

ripgrep

rkflashkit

rkflashtool

rm-protection

rng-tools

Daemon to use hardware random number generators.

roccat-tools

s390-tools

A set of user space utilities that should be used together with the zSeries (s390) Linux kernel and device drivers

s6

s6-linux-init

s6-linux-utils

s6-portable-utils

s6-rc

salinfo

samefile

sandbox

sandbox'd LD_PRELOAD hack

sblim-cmpi-base

sblim-cmpi-fsvol

sblim-gather

sc-controller

schedule

sdparm

Utility to output and modify parameters on a SCSI device, like hdparm

secilc

sed

Super-useful stream editor

seeker

selinux-python

semodule-utils

sensei-raw-ctl

servicelog

Provides utilities for logging service-related events

setserial

Configure your serial ports with it

sg3_utils

Apps for querying the sg SCSI interface

shadow

Utilities to deal with user accounts

sift

simso

skiller-ctl

slocate

smartmontools

control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.)

sparc-utils

Various sparc utilities from Debian GNU/Linux

spu-tools

CELL spu ps and top alike utilities

starter

strerror

stroke

superiotool

Utility for detection of SuperIO chips

syscriptor

Program that displays information about your hardware

sysd

syslog-notify

Notifications for syslog entries via libnotify

systemd

systemd-amavisd-milter

systemd-custom-timer

systemd-dovecot-timer

systemd-opendmarc

systemd-pure-ftpd

systemd-readahead

systemd-rmilter

systemd-shim

systemd-swap

systemd-sysv-utils

systemd-user-units

sysvinit

/sbin/init - parent of all processes

tcp-wrappers

TCP Wrappers

temerge

texinfo

the_silver_searcher

timelimit

timer_entropyd

A timer-based entropy generator

tmpfs

tog-pegasus

tomoyo-tools

TOMOYO Linux tools

toybox

tuned

tuxonice-userui

User Interface for TuxOnIce

uam

Simple udev-based automounter for removable USB media

ubox

ubuntu-keyring

ubus

ucg

uci

ucspi-proxy

A proxy program for two connections set up by a UCSPI server and a UCSPI client.

ucspi-ssl

Command-line tools for building SSL client-server applications.

ucspi-tcp

Collection of tools for managing UNIX services

ucspi-unix

A ucspi implementation for unix sockets

udevil

uksmstat

uksmtools

ultracopier

Advanced file copying tool

unscd

simple & stable nscd replacement

upstart

Event-based replacement for the /sbin/init daemon.

ureadahead

usb-modeswitch

usb-modeswitch-data

usbguard

usbmon

Userland for USB monitoring framework

usbredir

usbutils

USB enumeration utilities

usb_modeswitch

USB_ModeSwitch is a tool for controlling 'flip flop' (multiple devices) USB gear like UMTS sticks.

user-session-units

userchroot

usermode

usermode-utilities

Tools for use with Usermode Linux virtual machines

utempter

App that allows non-privileged apps to write utmp (login) info

util-linux

Various useful Linux utilities

v86d

A daemon to run x86 code in an emulated environment.

vbetool

Run real-mode video BIOS code to alter hardware state (i.e. reinitialize video card)

vbtracetool

watchdog

A software watchdog

which

Prints out location of specified executables that are in your path

wsmancli

x86info

Dave Jones' handy, informative x86 CPU diagnostic utility

xinetd

powerful replacement for inetd

xlightframe

xlogin

xmbmon

Mother Board Monitor Program for X Window System

xorg-gtest

yaourt

yarn

yum

automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems

zidrav4unix

zorroutils

Zorro bus utility for Amigas running 2.1 and later kernels

zram-utils

0install

hbaapi

pmount

32bit_chroot

hd-idle

pmount-gui

915resolution

hdparm

policycoreutils

9mount

heirloom-tools

portage

abi-wrapper

help2man

powermated

accountsservice

hexdump-esr

powerpc-utils

ack

hidesvn

prctl

acl

highway

prefix-chain-utils

adjtime

hotplug2stdout

preload

afulnx

hponcfg

procd

agedu

hprofile

progress

aix-miscutils

hw-probe

proot

AMDOverdriveCtrl

hwdata-gentoo

pv

anything-sync-daemon

hwdata-redhat

pyrenamer

apmd

hwids

qcontrol

apparmor

hwinfo

qdirstat

apparmor-utils

hwloc

qdiskusage

apply-default-acl

hwsetup

qingy

apt

hxdump

raidutils

arch-iuse-test

i2c-tools

ranwhen

arrayprobe

ibm-powerpc-utils

rasdaemon

ataidle

ibm-powerpc-utils-papr

raspberrypi-utilities-armv6

attr

idle3-tools

razercfg

audio-entropyd

ifd-gempc

rcopy

baobab

ifd-okrfid

readahead-list

bar

ifplugd

readahead-royale

baselayout

illum

remendeko

baselayout-java

initscripts-fedora

remote-login-service

baselayout-prefix

input-utils

rename

baselayout-systemd

install-xattr

renameutils

bd

intel-performance-counter-monitor

rescan-scsi-bus

become

intel-sa-00075-tools

restartd

binfind

inxi

restorecond

biosdevname

iostat

rhash

biosdisk

iotools

rigo-daemon

bleachbit

ipmitool

rindeal-base-system-settings

bootutils

ipmiutil

ripgrep

bpkg

ipmiview

rkflashkit

bubba-install

iproute2

rkflashtool

bubblewrap

irqbalance

rm-protection

busybox

irqd

rng-tools

byld

isapnptools

roccat-tools

calculate-lib

it87

s390-tools

calculate-server

iucode_tool

s6

calculate-toolkit

jchroot

s6-linux-init

calculate-utils

jsonpipe

s6-linux-utils

can-utils

kbd

s6-portable-utils

cantools

kcheck

s6-rc

cciss_vol_status

kernelat

salinfo

ccs-tools

kernelconfig

samefile

cfnrename

kexec-tools

sandbox

cgroup-helper

keyboard-configuration-helpers

sblim-cmpi-base

checkpolicy

keyexec

sblim-cmpi-fsvol

checkservice

keyutils

sblim-gather

chname

klogripper

sc-controller

cinit

kmod

schedule

ckbcomp

kmscon

sdparm

clib

kpatch

secilc

clrngd

ksmtuned

sed

cobalt-panel-utils

ksm_preload

seeker

collectl

laptasus

selinux-python

conspy

lcdsplash

semodule-utils

cookbug

lcdtest

sensei-raw-ctl

coreutils

lcdutils

servicelog

cpi

less

setserial

cpint

lfsb

sg3_utils

cpu-x

libfind

shadow

cpuid

libhbalinux

sift

cracklib-words

libtsm

simso

daemonize

likwid

skiller-ctl

daisydog

linux-ftools

slocate

darwin-miscutils

linux-misc-apps

smartmontools

data-science-toolbox

lkcdutils

sparc-utils

dbus

lmctfy

spu-tools

dcfldd

lm_sensors

starter

dchroot

lnxhc

strerror

ddcxinfo-knoppix

logwatch

stroke

ddcxinfo-knoppix-bin

lomoco

superiotool

debianutils

lsadb

syscriptor

diffutils

lsb-release

sysd

dkms-gentoo

lshw

syslog-notify

dmapi

lssbus

systemd

dmd

lsusb-apple

systemd-amavisd-milter

dmidecode

maemo-flasher35

systemd-custom-timer

dnotify

magic-pax

systemd-dovecot-timer

dog

magneto-core

systemd-opendmarc

dstat

makedev

systemd-pure-ftpd

dtc

makedev-gentoo

systemd-readahead

duc

makedumpfile

systemd-rmilter

dvorak-br

man

systemd-shim

e4rat

man-db

systemd-swap

earlyoom

man-pages

systemd-sysv-utils

ec2-shim

man-pages-fortran

systemd-user-units

ed

man-pages-linux-kernel-api

sysvinit

edac-utils

man-pages-posix

tcp-wrappers

elfix

man2html

temerge

entropy

manfind

texinfo

entropy-server

mawk

the_silver_searcher

entropybroker

mcstrans

timelimit

epoch

mdp

timer_entropyd

etckeeper

memtest86

tmpfs

ethtool

memtest86+

tog-pegasus

evrouter

memtester

tomoyo-tools

fakechroot

metastore

toybox

fakeroot

microcode-ctl

tuned

fakeroot-ng

miller

tuxonice-userui

fbset

minised

uam

file

miscfiles

ubox

findpat

mlocate

ubuntu-keyring

findutils

mmc-utils

ubus

firejail

modutils

ucg

firejail-lts

more

uci

firetools

moreutils

ucspi-proxy

fix-gnustack

most

ucspi-ssl

fkill-cli

mount-gtk

ucspi-tcp

flashbench

mouseemu

ucspi-unix

flashrom

msr-tools

udevil

flock

mtree

uksmstat

fm-system

nawk

uksmtools

fr-bepo-keymap

nca

ultracopier

frandom

net-tools

unscd

fsearch

netboot-base

upstart

fstrimDaemon

netkit-base

ureadahead

fwcrv

netloc

usb-modeswitch

fwts

netplug

usb-modeswitch-data

fwup

newrelic-sysmond

usbguard

fwupd

nix

usbmon

fwupdate

noexec

usbredir

fxload

nse

usbutils

gawk

nvme-cli

usb_modeswitch

gcp

nvramtool

user-session-units

gentoo-functions

omnikey-pcsc-syncapi

userchroot

gentoo-systemd-integration

oneshot

usermode

getpir

oolite

usermode-utilities

gnome-disk-utility

openrc

utempter

gpet

openrc-runhooks-plugin

util-linux

gpio

openrc-wrapper

v86d

gprename

opentmpfiles

vbetool

gptfdisk

openwsman

vbtracetool

gpu-switch

osinfo-db

watchdog

gradm

osinfo-db-tools

which

grep

package-query

wsmancli

grepcidr

pacman

x86info

groff

paludis

xinetd

groff-utf8

paxctl

xlightframe

gscanbus

paxctld

xlogin

gsmartcontrol

paxopen

xmbmon

gtop

pciutils

xorg-gtest

guix

pcmciautils

yaourt

guix-bin

pcsc-lite

yarn

habitat

pcsc-slb-rf72-drv

yum

hardened-shadow

pcsc-tools

zidrav4unix

hasp

petty

zorroutils

haveged

pkgcore

zram-utils