From: zmbenhal@netcom.com (Zeyd M. Ben-Halim)
Subject: list of sofware (ALPHA)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 02:53:13 GMT

I'm trying to collect a list of all software available for Linux and their
whereabouts. So far I've collected admin stuff in the list below.
If you have any additions/corrections/or any other comments please email me.

Zeyd

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Synopsis: List of software available for the Linux OS:
OS Version: 0.99
Date: Dec 13, 1992

{{{System Management & Administration:
{{{
adduser.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin 
Shell script for adding new users to /etc/passwd.
Potential security risk because passwd is passed in the command line.
}}}
{{{
adduser.c : sunsite : system/Admin
update adduser without the gid/uid bug.
THE most uptodate version.
I heard of useradd but can't find it.
}}}
{{{
adduser.tar.Z : sunsite : system/Admin
old version of adduser.c
has uid:gid transposed, don't use.
}}}
{{{
pwdutils101.tar.Z : tsx :source/sbin
update of adduser shell script to remove security bug.
}}}
{{{
blocks.c : sunsite : system/Disk-management
real block count of files.
}}}
{{{
at-src.tar.Z : sunsite : system/Daemons
Ed Carp's at,batch, and cron.
for periodic running of programs.
}}}
{{{
vixie-cron.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
		 : sunsite : system/Daemons
Paul Vixie's cron package.
}}}
{{{
admutils-1.4.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
Misc. admin. utilities:
last - show last commands
chsh - change shell
passwd - change password
su - substitute user
newgrp - ?? 
shutdown/halt/reboot - guess!
ctrlaltdel - emulate 3 finger salute
init - a SYSV-like init
}}}
{{{
sysvboot.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
SYSV init derived from one in admutils-1.4.tar.Z
}}}
{{{
sysvinit.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
	       : sunsite : system/Daemons
Yet another SYSV init. Most complete I guess? 
also includes:
mesg, wall, shutdown, last
man pages. 
}}}
{{{
lpr.tar.Z : sunsite : system/Daemons
BSD printing package.
}}}
{{{
poeigl-1.7.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
		 : sunsite : system/Daemons
Poe Init/Getty/Login package:
agetty - alternative getty (with sun4 man page)
login - login
hostname - set hostname
msg - toggle message access to your terminal
who - who's logged-in
write - send a message to user
users - variant of who
init - init (not SYSV, standard linux init)
-- pathnames.h uses /var/spool/mail instead of /usr/spool/mail
}}}
{{{
qpl-init.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
Ancient 0.12 init package (SUNOS compatible)
}}}
{{{
ps-0.98.tar.Z,
ps-0.98.diff.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
Ps/top/w/uptime for 0.98 kernel
OBSELETE - look for 0.98.4 version (will work with 0.99)
	 - or get /proc based version
}}}
{{{
mount-0.97.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
mount/umount for 0.97 kernel
OBSELETE - look for 0.98.5 version
}}}
{{{
fixkbd.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
patch kernel image to select keyboard
}}}
{{{
kbrate.c : tsx : sources/sbin
set keyboard repeat rate.
}}}
{{{
gettyps206.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
		 : sunsite : system/Daemons
getty that works on hard-wired terminals AND dial-ups.
includes man pages.
}}}
{{{
setserial.tar.Z : tsx :  sources/sbin
set serial IRQ
also in system-0.98.tar.Z (?)
}}}
fdformat.c, fdformat2.c : sunsite : ssystem/Disk-management
format a floppy, also available from system-0.98.tar.Z
format floppy with extra security features.
}}}
{{{
mtools.tar.Z : sunsite : system/Disk-management
access to MSDOS disks.
}}}
{{{
pfdisk.tar.Z : sunsite : system/Disk-mnangement
hard disk partitioner.
}}}
{{{
system-0.98.tar.Z : tsx : sources/sbin
misc. system utilities:
doshell - ??
ed - standard editor ; also available separately.
fdformat - low-level floppy format
fdisk - partition table manibulator
frag - show fragmentation of file
fsck - file system check/repair
kill - kill process
makehole - ??
mkfs - create a file system
mkswap - creat a swap file
more - paged display of files
setfdparm - set floppy parameters
setroot - patch kernel to set root partition
setserial - set serial IRQ
setterm - set terminal characteristics
sync - flush fs buffers
update - periodic syncs
}}}
{{{
syslogd.tar.Z : sunsite : system/Daemons
syslog daemon.
}}}
{{{
syslogd.c : tsx : sources/sbin
syslog daemon.
}}}

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