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pdu – parallel disk usage utility

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pdu displays parallel disk usage analysis as terminal charts with adjustable depth, size metrics, JSON exchange and progress reporting.

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Graphics card image

NVTOP – interactive GPU and accelerator monitoring

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

NVTOP monitors NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and other GPUs and accelerators, with process details, live charts and configurable terminal views.

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nvidia-htop – enhanced NVIDIA GPU process monitoring

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

nvidia-htop adds usernames, CPU use and commands to NVIDIA GPU process listings, with colour output and GPU memory meters.

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gpustat – monitor GPU status from the command line

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

gpustat shows GPU status and running processes in the terminal, with NVIDIA, AMD and Ascend support, watch mode and JSON output.

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Network

389 Directory Server – enterprise-class LDAP server

October 16, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

389 Directory Server is an enterprise-class LDAP server with replication, access controls, LMDB storage and extensive administration tools.

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Network

OpenLDAP – mature LDAP directory services

October 16, 2023 Steve Emms Software

OpenLDAP is a mature LDAP implementation offering slapd, lloadd, LMDB-backed storage, replication, overlays and comprehensive client tools.

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Network

ApacheDS – extensible Java LDAP directory server

October 16, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

ApacheDS is an embeddable Java LDAP directory server with schema support, replication, access controls and integration with Directory Studio.

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Web

Tinyproxy – lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, Web Apps

Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy with authentication, access controls, filtering, upstream routing and reverse proxy support.

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Hypervisors

Proxmox VE – server virtualization management platform

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Proxmox VE provides KVM and LXC virtualization, cluster management, software-defined networking, backups and integrated Ceph storage.

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Hypervisors

Xen – bare-metal virtualization hypervisor

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor supporting isolated virtual machines, PVH guests, device passthrough, live migration and security controls.

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Hypervisors

KVM – kernel-based virtualization for Linux

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

KVM provides Linux kernel virtualization using hardware acceleration, with QEMU integration, virtio devices, migration and passthrough.

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Hypervisors

XCP-ng – enterprise virtualization platform

October 15, 2023 Steve Emms Internet

XCP-ng provides Xen-based server virtualization with live migration, storage pools, XO Lite management and Xen Orchestra integration.

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Server

FAI – automate Linux installations and system configuration

October 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

FAI automates unattended Linux installations, configuration and maintenance across desktops, servers and large computing clusters.

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Server

xCAT – cluster provisioning and administration toolkit

October 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

xCAT automates hardware discovery, operating system deployment and administration of high-performance computing and server clusters.

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Server

Foreman – server provisioning and lifecycle management

October 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Foreman manages server provisioning, configuration, inventory and lifecycle operations across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure.

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Server

Cobbler – automated Linux deployment and network provisioning

October 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Cobbler simplifies network-based Linux deployment with automated installations, reusable system profiles and infrastructure integration.

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Server

m23 – software distribution and network deployment

October 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

m23 provides centralised Linux deployment and software management, with browser-based administration, imaging and client maintenance tools.

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Server

Uyuni – Linux configuration and infrastructure management

October 13, 2023 Steve Emms System Software

Uyuni provides centralised Linux configuration, software updates, patch management and infrastructure automation across large server environments.

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Hard disk image

Smartmontools – monitor storage drive health using SMART

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

Smartmontools monitors ATA, SCSI and NVMe drive health using SMART data, self-tests, error logs and automated warnings from smartd.

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hdparm – inspect and configure ATA drive parameters

September 20, 2023 Steve Emms CLI, System Software

hdparm inspects and configures ATA and SATA drive parameters on Linux, including cache settings, power management and disk information.

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