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Top Ten Linux Configuration Tools?

Posted by Cliff on from the what-no-admin-should-be-without dept.

jman251 asks: "I am presenting at a conference in September on a couple of Linux-centric topics. One of these is a collection of tips, tricks, and tools for configuring, securing, and maintaining a Linux-based server. I have a short list of tools I use, but would like some community input on the subject. What tools do you use that make your admin responsibilities easier or more automated on the Linux platform?"

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  1. Interesting, but... by Ass,+Ltd.+Ho! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Has to be said... by Alphanos · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Portage;).

    (For any who don't know, portage is Gentoo's awesome application distribution system, which makes it very easy to keep software up to date.)

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  3. Shouldn't you be asking by MattGWU · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "What's your favorite text editor?" Seems more accurate, but you definately do not want to re-open that can of worms.

    P.S.: Jed.

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  4. One acronym.. by slayer99 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    apt

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  5. Re:FLAMEBAIT? What the hell... by Master+of+Transhuman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    And only people with six fingers on each hand - i.e., mutants - use vi and Emacs.

    I don't know how often I stand over my boss watching him fumble with vi (and he's used it for years) and constantly have to retype something because of the oddball keystroke combinations.

    I was using pico which is less oddball, but still lame because it doesn't have search and replace and multiple buffers, yada yada yada, you know the drill.

    So I got smart and switched to jEdit which runs on my Windows desktop OR my Linux home machine and I just FTP stuff back and forth from within it (just click on the Save button like any other file).

    Rarely touch pico OR WS-FTP now.

    Of course, I'm sure there are better editors, but it is not my goal in life to be the world's fastest (along with worst which goes hand in hand with fast) coder.

    I leave that to /. nerd boys.

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