reference/ncurses.txt

# apt-cache search ncurses | less -N ---- to get a list of ncurses based applications
vi - a programmers text editor
cmus - C* Music Player
htop - interactive process viewer
genisoimage - create ISO9660/Joliet/HFS filesystem
    mkzftree - create ISO-9660 image with compressed contents
    dirsplit - separate large directory contents into disks of predefined size
    geteltorito - extract an El Torito boot image from a CD image
finch - text-based multi-protocol instant messaging clinet
irssi - a modular IRC client
pstoedit - a tool converting PostScript and PDF files into various vector graphic format
mc - file manager
alsamixer - soundcard mixer for ALSA soundcard driver
iptraf - interactive IP LAN monitor
mutt - mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
alpine - text-based email client, friendly for novices but powerful
dd - convert and copy a file
dcfldd - enhanced version of dd for forensics and security
convert - convert between image formats as well as resize an image, blur, crop,
          despeckle, dither, draw on, flip, join, re-sample, and much more
vorbis-tools - Ogg vorbis tools
    oggenc - an encoder
    ogg123 - a playback tool
    ogginfo - displays ogg information
    oggdec - decodes ogg files
    vcut - ogg file splitter
    vorbiscomment - ogg comment editor
mencoder - MPlayer's Movie Encoder
mpv - a media player
debian-goodies - small toolbox-style utilities for Debian systems
    debget
    dpigs
    debman
    debmany
    checkrestart
    popbugs
    which-pkg-broke
    check-enhancements
burn - command-line tool for writing optical media
btcheck - downloaded data checker and a torrent file content viewer
pybootchartgui - boot sequence visualisation
bigdata - software platform for processing vast amounts of data
algotutor - program for observing the intermediate steps of algorithm
x11-utils - X11 utilities
brotli - lossless compression algorithm and format
buildd - Daemon for automatically building Debian binary packages from Debian sources
c2hs - C->Haskell Interface Generator
cadvisor - analyze resource usage and performance characteristics of running containers
cewl - custom word list generator
cfortran - Header file permitting Fortran routines to be called in C/C++
circos - plotter for visualizing data
curl - command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax
wget - non-interactive network downloader
crash - kernel debugging utility, allowing gdb like syntax
gccintro - Introduction to GCC by Brian J. Gough
beancounter - A stock portfolio performance monitoring tool
dpkg-repack - Debian package archiving tool
dictd - dictionary server
cappuccino - utility to let your boss think that you're working hard
cde - package everything required to execute a Linux command on another computer
crashme - tool to test kernel stability (read apt-cache show crashme)
cutter - disconnect routed IP connections
debram - ramified catalog of available commands
debtags - Debian Package Tags support tools
djbdns - a collection of Domain Name System tools
droopy - mini web server to let others upload files to your computer
epoptes - Computer lab management tool
fai-client - Fully Automatic Installation client package
ferret-vis - Interactive data visualization and analysis environment
fractgen - extensible fractal generator
games-finest-light - Debian's finest games (light version)
games-toys - Debian's toy games
gap - computer algebra system for Groups, Algorithms and Programming
gems - shows a console session in several terminals
italc-master - intelligent teaching and learning with computers - master
gpredict - Satellite tracking program
gpsd - Global Positioning System - daemon
httrack - copy websites to your computer (offline browser)
icmptx - Tunnel IP over ICMP
icom - software control for ICOM radios with CI-V interface
junior-education - Debian Jr. education applications
kacpimon - kernel ACPI event monitor
matanza - Space ascii war game
mcl - Markov Cluster algorithm
mpb - MIT Photonic-Bands
namebench - DNS benchmark utility
netemul - program for simulating computer networks
netenv - Configure your system for different network environments
oneconf - synchronize your configuration data over the network
open-axiom - open scientific computation platform
otp - generator for One Time Pads or Passwords
pagekite - make localhost servers publicly visible
paraview - parallel visualization application
agedu - Unix utility for tracking down wasted disk space
apt-file - search for files within Debian packages (command-line interface)
aptsh - apt interactive shell
ara - command line utility for searching the Debian package database
assword - simple and secure password management and retrieval system
atril - MATE document viewer
auto-apt - package search by file and on-demand package installation tool
awit-dbackup - flexible one archive per directory backup tool
beav - binary editor and viewer
binfmtc - execute C program as script
binwalk - tool for searching binary images for embedded files and executable code
bless - a full featured hexadecimal editor
catdvi - DVI to plain text translator
cgdb - curses-based interface to the GNU Debugger (GDB)
cgvg - command-line source browsing tool
clitest - performs automatic testing in command lines
consolekit - framework for defining and tracking users, sessions and seats
cscope - interactively examine a C program source
cupt - flexible package manager -- console interface
datamash - statistics tool for command-line interface
depqbf - solver for quantified boolean formulae
dhelp - online help system
diploma - write scientific papers with Debian
dochelp - utility to browse system documentation
dodgy - searches for dodgy looking lines in python code
dotclear - open-source web publishing software
dvilx - dvi viewer for X
fgallery - static HTML+JavaScript photo album generator
flawfinder - examines source code and looks for security weaknesses
gitg - git repository viewer
hoogle - Haskell API search for Debian system
knowthelist - awesome party music player
bwbasic - version-bump your software with a single command
gri - a language for scientific illustration
ranger - file manager with an ncurses frontend written in Python
xmonad - lightweight X11 window manager written in Haskell
openbox - standards-compliant, fast, light-weight and extensible window manager
lazygal - static web gallery generator
vim-scripts - plugins for vim, adding bells and whistles
album - HTML photo album generator with theme support
crack - password guessing program
francine - feature rich ansi console login engine
putty-tools - command-line tools for SSH, SCP, and SFTP
aumix - simple text-based mixer control program
composite - Live performance sequencer
unoconv - converter between LibreOffice document formats
lwp-download - fetch large files from the web
qupzilla - lightweight web browser based on libqtwebkit
xul-ext-ublock-origin - general-purpose lightweight ads, malware, trackers blocker
reportbug - reports bugs in the Debian distribution
axel - light command line download accelerator
isc-dhcp-client - DHCP client for automatically obtaining an IP address
powertop - diagnose issues with power consumption and management
rsync - 1-way remote synchronization and backup
unison - 2-way remote synchronization and backup
mandelbulber - 3D fractal renderer and animator
povray - Persistence of cision raytracer (3D renderer)
radiance - Lighting Simulation and Rendering System
socat - multipurpose relay for bidirectional data transfer
bilibop - run Debian GNU/Linux from external media
caca-utils - text mode graphics utilities
fex - web service for transferring very large files
qemu - fast processor emulator
sshguard - Protects from brute force attacks against ssh
xprobe - Remote OS identification
usbmount - automatically mount and unmount USB mass storage devices
gcb - Utility to calculate long and short path to a location
gpredict - Satellite tracking program
tlf - console based ham radio contest logger
battery-stats - collects statistics about charge of laptop batteries
ibam - Advanced battery monitor for laptops
laptop-mode-tools - Tools for Power Savings based on battery/AC status
powerstat - laptop power measuring tool
myrepos - tool to manage all your version control repos
switchconf - switch between system configuration sets
unburden-home-dir - Remove or move cache files automatically from user's home
redshift - Adjusts the color temperature of your screen
cloc - statistics utility to count lines of code
ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
tidy - HTML syntax checker and reformatter (Tidy is a product of the World Wide Web)
impressive - PDF presentation tool with eye candies
weechat - Fast, light and extensible chat client
clamav - anti-virus utility for Unix - command-line interface
lynis - security auditing tool for Unix based systems
SystemRescueCd
logisim - graphical tool for designing and simulating logic circuits
adapt - adapt package from one version of Ubuntu to another
snort - flexible Network Intrusion Detection System
drush - command line shell and Unix scripting interface for Drupal
slurm - Realtime network interface monitor
mosh - Mobile shell that supports roaming and intelligent local echo
barnowl - A curses-based tty Jabber, IRC, AIM and Zephyr client
pixelize - create an image consisting of many small images
melt - command line media player and video editor
quelcom - command line editing tools for MP3 and WAV files
sweep - audio editor and live playback tool
sox - swiss army knife of sound processing
ttyper - terminal-based typing test tool
axel - command-line file download accelerator for linux
jpegpixi - remove hot spots from JPEG images with minimal quality loss
imview - image viewing and analysis application
gocr - command-line OCR
ginga - astronomical image viewer
png2html - transforms a PNG image to a web page
slowmovideo - create slow-motion videos from your footage
uprightdiff - examine differences between two images
rgbpaint - simple pixel-based painting program
wmdate - calendar for window manager docking bars
fgetty - very small, efficient, console-only getty and login
siggen - waveform generation tools
gri - a language for scientific illustration
groff - GNU troff text-formatting system
usbip - USB device sharing system over IP network
mhddfs - file system for unifying several mount points into one
mdk3 - wireless attack tool for IEEE 802.11 networks
minicom - friendly menu driven serial communication program
myrescue - rescue data from damaged disks
nageru - modern free software video mixer
psensor - display graphs for monitoring hardware temperature
qspeakers - loudspeaker design software
qstopmotion - application for creating stop-motion animation movies
rakarrack - simple and easy guitar effects processor for GNU/Linux
ri-li - toy train simulation game
fbterm - fast framebuffer based terminal emulator for Linux
kbd - linux console fonts and keytable utilities
dclock - digital clock for the X window system with flexible display
browsh - the modern text-based browser
tasksel - tool for selecting tasks for installation on debian systems
lintian - debian package checker
hdparm - tune hard disk parameters for high performance
imgp - superfast batch image resizer and rotator
iwyu - analyze #includes in C source files
ardour - the digital audio workstation
cylc - workflow scheduler
dstat - versatile resource statistics tool
e2ps - convert plain text into postscript
elastix - toolbox for rigid and nonrigid registration of images
tty-clock - simple terminal clock
bash-completion - programmable completion for the bash shell
cgvg - command-line source browsing tool
travis - trajectory analyzer and visualizer (molecular dynamics)
grace - XY graphing and plotting tool
parallel - run programs in parallel

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