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Application Servers / Daemons
BIND
BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) is *the* definitive implementation of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocols.
IMP Web Email Frontend
Do you find that you 'pine' for web access to your email? Check out IMP!
Database / Data Processing
NetSoftDB
NetSoftDB is a powerful and easy to use graphical tool to manage your Oracle, mySQL and MSSQL database. NetSoftDB run on UNIX, Linux and Windows.
DBVisualizer
DBVisualizer is a Java-based database viewer, for naviagating JDBC databases, which can often at times prove to be quite a hair-puller.
jDBA
jDBA is an administrators console to oracle databases. Its programmed in Java, and features ad hoc queries, object creation and much more. Definitly a cool way to Oracle!
Misc. Tools
SLOT (SambaLoginOrganizationTool)
SLOT (SambaLoginOrganizationTool) is a software package that makes a dynamic Login Script generation possible for Windows Clients during the login at SAMBA. With the GUI can both the SAMBA Shares and the drive assembly allocations be defined. The console program evaluates this and produces during the login an individual Login Script.
Siag Office
Siag is a alternate office suite, for those of us who dont want to use gnome office, (or cant) and wont touch anything but free software (what StarOffice 5.2 isnt).
DOOM for process management
Need a more colorful replacement for kill -9? Well here is the answer! This modified version of Doom turns your system processes into real monsters to be killed literally!
Programming
PostNuke
PostNuke allows administrators to deliver content including articles, links, news, job boards, frequently asked questions, resume listings, dynamic headlines, weather, file download areas, and much more. PostNuke is easy to use and has sophisticated administration tools & services which separate form, function, content, and design. This is a forked version of the popular phpNuke project. The difference is this is an open development project focused on a much more modular and secure system.
PhpNuke Easy Web Portal
PHPNuke is your one step solution for PHP web pages. So if you're looking to create your own slashdot or if you just need to get a web page up quickly, go no further!
Remote Control / Administration
VNC
VNC is a remote display protocol that allows graphical remote control between platforms. Similar in concept to PcAnywhere and Citrix but open source, fast, lightweight and supports multiple platforms.
Webmin: Web based Administration
This is a very comprehensive web-based administrative interface for Linux. It is very easy to use but also very powerful. Modularity allows for additions and customizations.
Security Tools
PortSentry
Portsentry is a very useful tool for system administrators who want to find out who is portscanning them, and block that address. Stop those script-kiddies before they start!
Fireparse
Fireparse is perl script tool that takes your ipchains, and iptables logs, and parses them into either a colored, or black and white, HTML, or text interface. Which allows for easy viewing of who's going where they should be, and who isnt.
LogMon
LogMon is a ncurses based log monitoring utility, that allows you to monitor multiple logs in "split" windows. The added feature of scrolling and other things also makes this a very nice tool to have in your belt.

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