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Events

The Australian Open Source Symposiumis being held on June 16 in Melbourne. See the web page for the speaker schedule; looks like fun.

Also in Melbourne: the Conference of Australian Linux Users will be held on July 9-11 at Monash University. They have put together an impressive list of speakers for this event.

John Swinbank called our attention to the UKUUG Linux '99 Conference being held on June 25 and 26 in Birmingham, UK. Speakers include Ian Jackson and Stephen Tweedie.

Thanks to Herbert Melgar we know about the first Philippine Linux conference entitled Linux '99. It is currently being held at the Shangri-La Hotel, Makati City, Philippines.

Web sites

LinuxStart, another contender in the "Linux Portal" race, has gotten into the multilingual world with their new French-language site fr.linuxstart.com.

User Group News

The Roanoke Valley GNU/Linux User Group will be holding an an installfest on in Salem, VA on Saturday, June 12.

June 10, 1999

   

 

Software Announcements


Package Version Description
A3Com 0.2.3 SNMP managment tools for 3Com switches
AleVT 1.4.8 Videotext/Teletext decoder and viewer
ALSA driver 0.3.1 An alternative implementation of Kernel sound support
AlsaPlayer 0.99.13 PCM (audio) player for Linux/ALSA
AOLserver 2.3.3 America Online's own web application development platform
aRts 0.3.1 Analog realtime synthesizer
asmem 1.2 Memory utilization monitor for X.
asmutils 0.01 A set of different utilities for Linux/i386 written in assembly language
aumix 1.21 Color text mode sound mixer with GPM support
Authen::Smb 0.9 Perl module to authenticate against NT domain servers from UNIX
Bang 1.1alpha (build0.071) Open Source multi-user 3D browser
BattleChat 0.8 Chat interface for Blizzard's Battle.Net
bidwatcher 0.9.4-5 tool for eBay users - track and snipe auctions
Bind 8.2.1 T3B Berkeley Internet Name Domain
bk2site 0.6.12 Transforms Netscape bookmark file into yahoo-like website.
BottleRocket 0.01 command-line X10 FireCracker control software for Linux
Calamaris 2.27 Statistic tool for Squid, NetCache and relatives
CARUI 1.0 CARUI is a Java to serial port interface for controlling devices over the net.
cdctl 0.13 Controls your CD-ROM drive under linux.
CDDBP Proxy 1.0 CDDBP to HTTP proxy.
CDlib 0.5 Graphical tool to search for files in your CD-ROMs
CDR-Toaster 0.98 Tk frontend for cd-burning. Uses mkisofs and cdrecord
cdrom_speed 1alpha Small program to select cdrom drive speed
Cervisia 0.0.2 KDE CVS frontend
CGI::XMLForm 0.09 Structured XML Generator from HTML Forms
Chaperon memory access checker 1.1.0 Checks memory accesses for bad behavior
Cheops 0.60pre4 Network User Interface
CMatrix 1.0b Ncurses eye-candy demo like
Cooledit 3.11.2 Full featured text editor for the X Window System
CrashMail II 0.4 Fidonet tosser for *.msg and JAM
Cut The Crap 0.2.4 Ad-blocking proxy-like python-based software.
Dante 1.0.1 Free socks v4/5 implementation
dbMan 0.0.8pre2 DB manager based on Perl, Tk, DBI (about 20 DBMS incl. PgSQL, Oracle, MySQL ...)
DejaSearch 1.3 DejaSearch is a frontend to DejaNews, the leading Usenet archive
demcd 1.2.2 CDPlayer for Linux
Demi-FTPd 1.3 FTP server with Web conf/admin/monitor and plugins
Diary.py 0.4 Diary is a simple journal program to record daily events, etc.
dirtypgp 0.02 workslate for PGP based crypto manipulations
DOSEmu 0.98.7 Application that enables the Linux OS to run many DOS programs
Double Choco Latte 19990607 Software Configuration Management/Bug/Enhancement Tracking Software
Downloader for X 0.96 Downloads files from the Internet via both FTP and HTTP
Dr Geo 0.7.9 Interactive Geometry
durep 0.6 Disk Usage Reporter
dvipdfm 0.10.5 Dvipdfm is a DVI to PDF translator.
Eagle 3.55 final Eagle EDA Software for Linux
EasyGTK 1.0 Wrapper library for GTK
Efsane 0.5.11 Turkish Window Manager for X
EHeadlines 1.3.1 Root Menu news system.
EO 0.8.4 Templates-based, ANSI-C++ compliant evolutionary computation library
EPIconf 0.1 A GTK+ based configuration tool for EPIwm.
EPIngle 0.4.1 GTK Builder
erpcd-talker 1.0 A simple set of utilities to talk to an erpcd (Annex manager software)
Etherboot 4.2.2 Source code for making TCP/IP boot ROMs to boot Linux and other OSes
eThreads 1.0 Highly customizable database driven forum software
Exult 0.08 Ultima 7 world viewer
ezbounce 0.85.2 A very configurable IRC Proxy
failoverd 1.7.1 Provide rudimentary failover capability for Linux
FakeBO 0.4.1 Fakes trojan server responses and logs incoming requests
FORUM 1.1b2 Another PHP3/Mysql forum with some nifty features
FOX 0.99.36 C++-Based Library for Graphical User Interface Development
FoxPilot 0.02b Visual Development tool for the FOX widget set.(GUI Builder)
FPSE Clone 0.00 Microsoft Frontpage Server Extensions CLONE (non MS)
FramerD/FDScript 1.0 Beta2 Distributed knowledge/object repository and scripting language
fryit 0.2.0 Graphical frontend for cdrecord.
FTP4ALL 2.26a FTP server program for UNIX systems
FVWM 2.3.4 The classic highly configurable virtual window manager
g3d 0.0.1 3D polygonal modeler built with Gtk+
Galway 0.1.5 Guile-gtk HTML Editor
GeneWeb 2.03 A combo web interface and genealogy program combined on steroids
Genpage 1.0.2 Provides framework for separating content management from layout design
GF1 1.0 Play GIPF against your computer
gfcc 0.6.4 GTK+ firewall (ipchains)
GGUI 0.4.1 An easy multi-purpose, multi-program GUI.
GMyNews 0.0.1 MyNews Admin utility for GNOME.
gnome-core GNOME 1.0.6 GNU Network Object Model Environment
GNUJSP 0.9.10 A free Java Server Pages implementation
GPeriodic 1.0.1 Periodic Table Reference and Browser
GQmpeg 0.6.2 A front end to the mpg123 mpeg audio player
GREED 0.8 BETA4r3 A utility that can get and resume files from a web site.
Green Box 0.2 Next-generation drum machine
Grip 2.2 A gtk-based frontend for CD-rippers
grpn 1.1.0 An RPN calculator for the X Window system
GSokoban 0.20 A GNOME implementation of the Sokoban game.
GTC 0.0 Game Programming Library
GTKeyboard 0.7 Graphical Keyboard for the physically disabled
gtkfind 0.10 GTK+ version of find(1)
GtkSQL 0.3 Interactive query tool for PostgreSQL
GVoice 0.0.2 Voice control for Gtk/GNOME applications
Gwydion Dylan 2.3.1 Compiler for Dylan, an dynamic, efficient, object-oriented language
HelpStudio 1.0 IDE for authoring online help for Java applications
HTML::Mason 0.5 A component-based perl web development environment
HybServ 1.4.5 Services for the Hybrid IRCD server
id3ed 1.6 ID3 tag editor for mp3 files. Interactive and command line modes.
iHash 1.4 June 8 Java class files optimizer
ImageMagick 4.2.7 Package for display and interactivemanipulation of images for X11
IMP 2.0.5 IMAP and PHP3 based webmail system
Install-Sendmail 4.4 install-sendmail will configure sendmail and fetchmail for you.
install-ssh 1.0.2 Downloads, Patches, Compiles, and Installs SSH in RPM format
IPAD 0.9.01 Intelligent vector drawing package
IRCo 2.52 An advanced IRCd based on Undernets IRCu
irssi 0.7.11 GTK+ based IRC client with GNOME panel support
ISDK 2.0.0beta3 Information System Development Kit
jed 0.99-6 Powerful editor, terminal and X11 interface
jEdit 1.7pre2 Powerful text editor
jonama 1.1.3 SSL proxy
K12Admin 0.1 A web-based server administration tool for K-12 school systems.
kfirewall 3.0 GUI for ipchains or ipfwadm
KJukeBox 0.3 KJukeBox is an MP3 Player which can handle big MP3 archives
KLicq 0.61-2 A patched version of Licq with support for the KDE desktop.
KNewMail 3.1.1 KDE application designed to check multiple pop3 servers for email.
KPriMa 0.1 A KDE Print Manager, a GUI to the ps utilities and your print command
Launcher 0.85 One-stop filetype/application mapping solution
libfax 0.3.2 Library for C programs to easily send faxes using external programs.
libodbc++ 0.2.0 A class library for accessing databases from c++
Libsigc++ 0.8.0 Callback framework for C++
Limo 0.2 Configurable replacement for ls
LinuDent 0.0.1 A Dental Practice Management Software program
Linux JDK 1.2-pre-v2 Provides a full port of Sun's JDK (Solaris version) to Linux
Linux trustees 1.1 Linux ACL
Linux VPN Masquerade 1.0 Masquerade support for IPSec and PPTP VPN traffic
lm_sensors 2.3.3 LM78 and LM75 drivers
lold 0.1.4 The LameOver Linux Demo Project
Lynx 2.8.2 fully-featured, text-based World Wide Web browser
LyX 1.0.3 Advanced LaTeX-based typesetting and text-editing program for X11
MARS 1.4 Java-based network services status monitor
mcrypt 2.2.0 A replacement for the old unix crypt(1). Uses several block algorithms.
Memchan 1.9 In-Memory channels for Tcl
MetaKit for Tcl 1.1 Cross-platform, highly dynamic database extension for Tcl
mgstep 0.125 An attempt at creating a small lite derivative of GNUstep
minicom 1.82.2beta Serial communication program
MiniMate 3.12.0.0.1999060701 Administration tool for MiniVend
MiniVend 3.14 Powerful freely redistributable shopping cart package
mkrdns 1.4 Program to automatically generate reverse DNS zone files (PTR records)
MM 1.0.6 Shared Memory Library
Mobitex Radio Modem Driver 1.8 Network driver for Ericsson Mobidems and other MASC-speaking modems
mod_ssl 2.3.2-1.3.6 Apache Interface to OpenSSL
Molasses 1.0.3 Sticky notes app
most 4.9.0 Browse or page through a text file
mpstat 0.0.4 Helps monitoring SMP machines
MRTd 1.6.1a Routing protocol daemon (BGP, RIP, OSPF) and tools
MultiMail 0.26 Offline Mail Reader (QWK)
Mutt 0.95.6 Small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operatingsystems
MyNews 0.93 A news displayer
MySQL 3.22.23b SQL (Structured Query Language) database server
nasm 0.98 80x86 assembler designed for portability and modularity
netcomics 0.7 A perl script that downloads today's comics from the Web
NetReality 0.0.1 NetReality reads, understands, organizes, and presents Web content in VR
NewsForum 1.2 NewsForum - Put your news on the web
NPS 0.9.15 Non-Preemtive Thread Scheduling Library
NumPres 0.2.0 Caller ID program
Open GRiD 0.1.0 A project to create Open Global Ranking Search Engine and Directory (Open GRiD)
OpenLDAP 1.2.3 LDAP suite of applications and development tools
Oracle Session Monitor 1.0pre1 X11 program that can be used to monitor user sessions your Oracle Database
Oracle TableBrowser 1.0pre1 An Oracle Table and Index Browser for GTK
pam_cucipop 1.31-4 Patch to use PAM with cucuipop
Panorama 0.12 Framework for creating, rendering, and processingthree-dimensional images
passwdd 0.02-patch1 Password synchronization server/client
pcmcia-cs 3.0.12 Card Services for Linux is a complete PCMCIA or ``PC Card'' support package.
Penguineyes 0.7.1 Linux-ified version of Xeyes written with GTK+ and Imlib
PerlSETI 0.2 GUI front end for the SETI@home client, programmed in Perl. Many Statistics.
pgpgpg 0.13 wrapper around GnuPG which takes PGP 2.6 command line options
Pharmacy 0.2.0 GNOME frontend to CVS
PHP 3.0.9 HTML-embedded scripting language
phpPolls 1.0.1 PHP Voting Booth
pidentd+fm patch 1.1 Patch for pidentd to add fake userid query, IP masquerade and relay
Poorcount 1.5 CGI scripts to enable counters in home pages for Web servers
PoPToP 0.8.9 PPTP Server for Linux
Postfix 19990601 The Postfix MTA
PostgreSQL 6.5beta2 Robust, next-generation, Object-Relational DBMS(ORDBMS)
Pre_Html 0.4.1 A very simple HTML preprocessor
prips 0.9a Print IP addresses in a given range
Pyrite 0.7.2 Palm Computing platform communication kit for Python
PySol-Cardsets 2.14 A collection of free cardsets for use with PySol
Q2Java 0.9.5 Allows Quake2 games to be written in Java
QtDragon 0.7.5b A tool to configure the telephone-related stuff of a DataBoxSpeed Dragon
Quadra 1.0.1 A shareware, TCP/IP multiplayer T*tris-like game.
quftp 0.93.2 Command line FTP client with queueing
RadioActive 0.4 Radio tuner for X11 and Video4Linux
Robot Race 52 An Excellent 90% completed Robo Rally server needing an equivalent client.
Roxen Challenger 1.3.111 Platform independent webserver featuring strong encryption and SSL3
rxvt 2.6.0 A VT102 emulator for the X window system
Saint 1.4 beta1 Security Administrator's Integrated Network Tool
sci 0.2.7 A data entry screen builder which works from ASCII templates
scp-wrapper 1.0.0 A wrapper for scp and cp, with non controlling tty supprot.
scrnsavd 0.7 Screensaver daemon for textmode
ScryMUD 1.9.5 Original MUD Server and Java Client
SETI@Home Client 1.2 Distributed SETI data-analysis client
shtool 1.2.9 Shell Script Collection
Siag Office 3.1.16 Free office package for Unix
slang 1.3.7 A powerful interpreted language
Sleuth 1.0 A utility for checking DNS zones for bugs
slush 0.1.2 SSL remote shell
SmallEiffel -0.78 The GNU Eiffel Compiler
SOMLib 0.4 The Simple Object Model for C++
SoundTracker 0.1.5 A music tracker for X / GTK+
SpeedyCGI 1.8.1 Speeds up Perl CGI scripts by running them persistently
Sprite32/X 0.5 2D sprite-based animation for X11
Spruce 0.4.5 Simple email client coded for X with the Gtk widget set
squidGuard 1.0.0 Fast and flexible redirector, filter and access controller plugin for squid
sredird 1.0.0 RFC 2217 compliant serial port redirector
strobe-classb 1.7 Compact network scanner, Linux-specific, for scanning large networks.
Superficie 0.6 A program for basic 3D surfaces viewing and manipulation.
Swift Generator 0.8.2 Dynamic Flash content generator.
SysWatch 1.0 Web based system watch utility
terminatorX 3.1 Realtime Audio Synthesizer (DJ Scratching)
Terraform 0.3.2 Interactive digital terrain (height field) editor/viewer
teTeX 1.0 Best TeXdistribution for UNIX
tgif 4.1.15 Vector-based draw tool
The Comic Book Database for Linux 0.7.0 Comics helps you keep track of almost every facet of you comic book collection.
The Finger Server 0.80 Web based, pseudo unix finger server
The Gimp 1.1.6 The GNU Image Manipulation Program
The Igor Project 0.1.0 A Java library that can be used to transform DB records into XML.
THUD 0.15 Cycle-based Scheme-HDL register-transfer level simulator
Tick-A-Stat 0.2.1 Displays various warnings and events in a ticker type style
tinyproxy 1.2.6 A small, lightweight, easy-to-configure HTTP proxy.
TkDiff 3.03 Graphical 2-way diff/merge
TkNotepad 0.5.0 A simple notepad editor written in Tcl/tk
tkWorld 1.20 Wes's Own Really Lazy Desktop
tkxanim 0.40 Tcl/Tk front end to xanim
TkZip 1.0.10 X front end to standard archiving/compression programs
TOAD 0.42.19-pre6 C++ GUI library
TOM 1.0 The TOM compiler, tools, and basic libraries
Trf 1.7 Filtering channels for Tcl, MAC, Encryption, Error correction, various encodings
Trfcrypt 1.2 Add-On to Trf, various encryption algorithms
tsbiff 1.2 Tsbiff will oversee your mailbox and notify you when new messages appears
TT-News 0.1 A headline-news ticker for the TT news agency (Swedish)
TWIG 0.3.9 A web-based IMAP client written with PHP3
U2NT 1.3 Unix to NT porting library
UCS Checker 1.0 A simple network service checker
VFU File Manager 1.51 Extensivelyl featured console (text-mode) file manager.
Viewmol 2.2.1 Molecule builder/editor and visualizer for molecular modeling programs
ViPEC 1.08 Network analyzer for high frequency electrical networks
vpnd 1.0.6 Virtual Private Network Daemon - encrypted TCP/IP.
Website META Language 1.7.1 Webdesign HTML-generation toolkit
Welcome2L 3.03 Linux ANSI boot logo
Window Maker 0.60.0 X11 window manager with NEXTSTEP look and feel
WMLmMon 2.0 Lm78/75 monitor applet for WindowMaker
WMMon+SMP 1.0 WMMon modified to work on Dual-Processor systems
WordNet 1.6 on-line lexical reference system
Work report 0.2pre2 Keeps track of your hours of work
WSoundPrefs 1.0.0 WMSound Server Configuration Utility
X-Chat 0.9.7 GTK+ Based IRC Client. Alot like AmIRC (Amiga).
XawTV 2.45 TV application and a few utilities
XChangeTitle 1.0 Change title of X-titlebars
XFce 3.0 Pre-release 1 Easy-to-use and easy-to-configure environment for X11
XNotesPlus 3.2 Sticky notes with PalmPilot interface, envelope printer, projects, etc.
xterm Patch #105 A terminal emulator for the X Window System
Xwhois 0.3.6 Small and fast GTK+ X11 client for the internet whois network services.
yafc 0.4.1 Yet Another FTP Client
 

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