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Sysadmin Toolbox Top Ten
Linux.com is running a user writeup of several handy tools by an up-and-coming Linux user. It is always interesting to see how newer users are approaching system customization. What have some of the more seasoned Linux power-users and sys admins put in their "toolbox top 10", and why?
Not sure how useful Ethereal would be for everyone, but I know i've found it useful in debugging network issues.
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I don't even need to follow this link to know that it is a waste of most anyone's time. Too many website, too little content. How about a slashdot story about that? The collapse of the web under its own morbid bulk of nothingness and sysadmin tool article crap.
I certainly wouldn't want to host my project at a place called Source Forget.
I think you mean http://aterm.sourceforge.net/
I certainly wouldn't want to host my project at a place called Source Forget. I think you mean http://aterm.sourceforge.net/
Indeed, I do. The typo was actually copied directly from the linked article. I guess I should have checked the links first. Ah well.
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I love my ratcheting screw driver for admin work... but for those days where exacting precision is necessary, NOTHING beats duct tape.
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This is hands down, by far, the most useless article I've read on Slashdot. And that includes the April 1st articles.
/. as the "sys-admin top 10".
Imagemagick? ATerm? A fucking bittorrent client? What is the definition of sysadmin?
Some guy decides to list apps he likes and it gets on
Bra-fucking-vo.
Since when is a BitTorrent client needed for sysadmin work?
You're right - it's preposterous to think a sysadmin would want to download distro ISO's quickly.
My God, it's Full of Source!
OUTSIDE_IP=$(dig +short my.ip @outsideip.net)
Seriously, this is a list compiled by a 17 year old kid. He is a hobby user. While I grant that he has been a user for 6 years, an 11 year old has much different priorities than someone responsible for multiple users in a large LAN environment. Promoting this does nothing to aid the legitimacy of Linux.
You are in a maze of twisted little posts, all alike.
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tail(1) is one of the most important tools available to the Unix systems administrator. It continues to be the best way to view plain-text logs as they are written. It's also the best way to get the last N lines from a log so you can view them.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Which ligitimacy are we talking about? I agree that these don't have much to do with administrative tasks, but bittorrent clients and media apps aid in trying to make Linux a legitimate alternative to Windows for desktop users. Linux is already established to be good for sysadmin uses.
I don't think the goal of Linux is to be Windows-like(or OSX-like). I don't think the goal of Windows is even to be Windows-like. I think the goal is to effectivly perform a variety of tasks for as many people as possible. For sysadmins, they won't neccessarily use media tools. But for my Mom who may want the occational torrent of a show she missed or to watch a home movie clip I send her, these apps make or break the legitimacy. It all depends on who we(Linux users) are trying to convince. Yes, the title is decieving, but the underlying message isn't. Linux has many great tools, and letting people know that should be the focus.
Not good enough for you?
Similarly, your solution is an elegant one-liner. Focus on the positive!
I agree, resource utilization sucks but the interface seems like it was designed by a dyslexic. Nested tabs? Nested menus? Ugh. They sure love burying options N levels deep.
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The Azureus core is the most advanced bittorrent core for any platform (with no real competition coming close on *nix). That's why it's a shame that the devs refuse to separate the core from the GUI and enable other project to focus *only* on desigining the UI, whether it be GTK, HTML,
There is absolutely no reason that the core and GUI should be so interwined on such a big project.
This is one of an ongoing series of such articles, not the only one. So, yes, it is desirable for a certain class of reader to hear from someone who administers a large network, but since many people who ar enot professional sysadmins do in fact administer a machine or two (their own and sometimes others), it is quite reasonable to hear from people in other situations as well.
Although it may be too 'simple' for your needs, I think the best Bittorrent client is 'bittorrent'. The downside is that version 4.0 and higher are not available in Debian, because they changed the license to be non-DFSG-free. Packages are available from my web site, however.