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@StewAlexander-com StewAlexander-com released this 12 Mar 17:24
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Installs these files for an Ubuntu / Debian Linux desktop system:

  • chkservice -- TUI services manager
  • htop -- TUI top replacement
  • nnn - TUI file explorer (! drops you to the shell)
  • ncdu - TUI du / Finds disk space hogs
  • network-manager - installs nmtuito easily edit network interface settings
  • ne - Console file editor with familiar commands (^s to save, ^q to quit, esc to show menus)
  • hping3 - Network tool that can send crafted packets, way more powerful than ping
  • nmap - Network mapping tool (nmap.org)
  • apt-show-versions - shows package version info / $ apt-show-version -u shows files that can be updated
  • vim - Console file editor (uses its own command language: vim cheatsheet)
  • fish - F-riendly I-nteractive SH-ell - a bash shell replacement with tons of nice features (see here)
  • tig - TUI for git
  • bmon - TUI network bandwidth monitor
  • dnsutils - Installs dig network tool for looking up DNS info
  • most - Pager, more features than less / more
  • guake - Desktop terminal client with lots of features
  • jc - Turns command output into json syntax, $ jc --help for info
  • geany - Desktop editor / IDE with tons of plugins for extensibility
  • cdpr - Enables your linux system to listen for Cisco Discovery Protocol packets (you're welcome network engineers 😄 )
  • exa - ls replacement with 📁 icons (exa website)
  • python3 - Python development framework (also to allow many python created apps to work)
  • python3-pip - Python package installer
  • chromaterm - Colorizes ssh output, nice when ssh'ing into Cisco switches (Ex: $ct ssh john@10.241.127.17, chromaterm website)
  • visidata - TUI for CSV (and other structured data) files (visidata website)