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aiohttp – asynchronous HTTP client and server framework

October 14, 2023 Steve Emms Programming

aiohttp provides asynchronous HTTP clients and web servers with WebSocket support, request routing, middleware, streaming and sessions.

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netperf – networking benchmark software

October 7, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

netperf is a client-server benchmark for measuring TCP and UDP throughput, request-response performance, latency and CPU utilisation.

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Apache HTTP Server – extensible web server

October 7, 2023 Steve Emms Web Apps

Apache HTTP Server serves websites with virtual hosts, flexible modules, authentication, proxying and configurable HTTP caching.

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Radius – network authentication and accounting server

September 16, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

GNU Radius provides network authentication and accounting with SQL backends, PAM, configurable policies and extensible request processing.

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FreeRADIUS – high-performance RADIUS server

September 16, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

FreeRADIUS is a modular RADIUS server supporting 802.1X, EAP authentication, accounting, policy rules, SQL databases and proxying.

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YTalk – multi-user chat program

August 14, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

YTalk is a multi-user terminal chat client supporting Unix talk daemons, invitations, configurable sessions and shared shell output.

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utalk – UDP-based terminal chat program

August 14, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

utalk is a UDP-based terminal chat program with editable conversations, scrollback, keyboard shortcuts and direct peer connections.

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ntalk – terminal chat application

August 14, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, TUI, Utilities

ntalk is a client-server terminal chat program with user lists, configurable colours, away messages and an optional KDE graphical client.

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xh – fast and friendly command-line HTTP client

August 2, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

xh sends HTTP requests with concise syntax, JSON and form data, authentication, session support, downloads and curl command translation.

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SSH

Eternal Terminal – remote shell with automatic reconnection

June 24, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Eternal Terminal keeps remote shells connected across network interruptions with saved sessions, SSH authentication and TCP transport.

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SSH

Mosh – replacement for interactive SSH terminals

June 24, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

Mosh keeps remote terminal sessions usable across network drops and IP changes, with predictive local echo and SSH authentication.

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Internet

Best Free and Open Source Software – Internet

June 3, 2023 Steve Emms Internet, Software

Best Free and Open Source Linux Software covering web browsers, email, anti-spam, mailing list managers, Usenet, VoIP and more.

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Documentation

dnslookup – command-line DNS query utility

May 31, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

dnslookup tests conventional and encrypted DNS resolvers with HTTP/3, DNSCrypt, DNS-over-QUIC, reverse lookups and custom endpoints.

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Documentation

drill – command-line DNS and DNSSEC diagnostic utility

May 30, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

drill is a command-line DNS diagnostic utility offering DNSSEC signature checks, delegation tracing, reverse lookups and query controls.

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Documentation

LFT – multi-protocol traceroute engine

April 29, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

LFT is a multi-protocol traceroute tool with TCP, UDP and ICMP probes, IPv6, ECMP discovery, route monitoring and network attribution.

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Documentation

OpenRDAP – command-line registration data client

April 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

OpenRDAP queries domain, IP, autonomous system and entity registration records with IANA bootstrapping and flexible text or JSON output.

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Documentation

ipwhois – retrieve and parse IP registration data

April 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

ipwhois retrieves and parses IPv4 and IPv6 registration records using RDAP and WHOIS, including ASN details, referrals and network ranges.

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Documentation

jwhois – configurable internet WHOIS client

April 25, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

jwhois queries WHOIS servers using configurable host selection, query rewriting, referrals and a local response cache for domain lookups.

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System Administration

40 Excellent Ways to Manage Your System – Essential System Tools

October 28, 2022 Steve Emms CLI, Desktop, Internet, Software, System Software, Utilities

This is a series of cornerstone articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems.

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Apple Bonjour

Best Free and Open Source Alternative to Apple Bonjour

March 19, 2022 Steve Emms Software

Bonjour is Apple’s implementation of zero-configuration networking (zeroconf). What is the best free and open source alternative?

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