23 Useful System Applications for Linux
It’s always great to have Linux Alternatives to popular applications so I’ve decided to write about some of the most useful System applications for Linux including Cd burners, Aniti Virus, FTP solutions and instant messengers that you can download today.
APTonCD
APTonCD is a free application for Linux that comes with a graphical interface which allows you to create one or more CDs or DVDs with all of the packages you have downloaded via via APT-GET or APTITUDE, creating a removable repository that you can use on other computers.
Key features include:
* Backup all downloaded packages (via apt-get, aptitude and synaptic) to restore later.
* Take with you all your favorite packages, in a removable repository where you can install then all on anytime, anytime.
* Get an entire repository, or a specifc section. Simply point-and-click, and in few time you’ll have an CD(s) or DVD(s) with entire main, restricted, universe, multiverse, contrib, etc.
* Share your packages with your friends without Internet conection. Also, send a meta-package for him to install the same set of packages that you have.
Conky
Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. Conky has more than 250 built in objects, including support for:
* a plethora of OS stats (uname, uptime, CPU usage, mem usage, disk usage, “top” like process stats, and network monitoring, just to name a few)
* built in IMAP and POP3 support
* built in support for many popular music players (MPD, XMMS2, BMPx, Audacious)… and much much more.
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