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· Console ·
0verkill0.11 A bloody action 2D deathmatch game in ASCII art.
abook0.4.10 An addressbook program.
ac3dec0.6.1 A free Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder for unix
Afghan Hound Quote of the Day Daemon0.6.0 A TCP/UDP quote-of-the-day server.
alogin0.11 Automatic login of Linux consoles.
apachedb0.14 Logs Apache transfers into a mysql database.
Arping0.92 ARP level ping utility.
autolame1.10 Automatic encoding of .wav files.
AutoTrace0.24a Converts bitmap to vector graphics
BARPLOT1.0.00907.00 A tool to generate multi-hued JPEGs showing status against distance or time.
BitchX1.0c17 ANSI capable, textmode IRC Client
bkmrkconv1.09 A Netscape bookmarks converter.
bogosort0.3.1 Sorts or doesn't sort files or standard input.
BRLTTY2.95 Access software for Unix for a blind person using a soft Braille terminal
BsV0.1 A set of alternative init scripts for Slackware.
BUGS3.4.0 Private key algorithm and applications
Build Your Linux Disk1.1beta1 Package that helps you to build a floppy Linux distribution.
Calamaris2.35 Statistics for Squid, NetCache, Oops, Inktomi Traffic Server, Compaq Tasksmart
Cd-Rom Mastering Tool0.1-beta C.D.M.T. is a Bash shell front-end to the cdrecord utility using dialog.
Common UNIX Printing System1.1.3 Internet Printing System for UNIX
Compaq Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Linux Driver1.3.4 Linux driver for Compaq 64 bit/66 MHz Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter.
Compaq Smart-2 Driver1.0.10 Linux Driver for Compaq Smart-2 PCI Disk Array Controllers
Configuration File Manager1.0.0 A configuration file manager utility.
Console Wrapster0.1.0 A console-based Wrapster utility.
CueCat Driver0.1.6 Linux kernel driver for the :Cue:Cat barcode reader.
DeNEF0.1 Nikon D1 NEF image file decoder.
doctype1.2 PalmOS doc type finder.
dvdtape1.4 Makes DLT master tapes for making DVDs.
ecasound1.8.2r14 Sound processing, multitrack recording and mixing
EGOviii.21 Parallel molecular dynamics program
Email Security through Procmail1.118 Email filter to remove remote security exploits of email clients
EPIC SSL-IRC1.0 SSL support for the EPIC IRC client.
Etherboot4.6.7 Source code for making TCP/IP boot ROMs to boot Linux and other OSes.
Ethernet Frame Diverter0.45 Ethernet Frames Diverter for Transparent WWW proxying bridge
Fancy Beeper0.02 Tool to replace console beep with a sample or other action.
Fd Linux1.1-1 A small, networkable mini Linux distribution.
fetchmail5.5.2 A free, full-featured, robust, well-documented remote-mail retrieval utility.
Filesystem Backup0.0.3 A backup tape usage maximiser.
FooCat BarCode0.1.3 Decodes CueCat scan data into usable serial number, type, and barcode data.
Funbot2.0.1 Modular Perl bot for IRC
Genpak0.20 Utilities for manipulating DNA/RNA/protein sequences.
gh-tool1 A libresolv based host lookup command.
GIB0.1 An IRC bot written in C and C++.
GNU Parted1.3.3 A partition editor, for creating, destroying, resizing and copying partitions.
GOGO2.36 Fast, open source MP3 encoder based on LAME
gpspoint2000/09/17 Download and upload waypoints and routes from your GPS.
hacker's calculator1.1 A calculator for programmers.
hhgg2xml1.00 Fetch and convert articles from H2G2.com.
html2latex0.9 Convert HTML to LaTeX.
ispell-da1.4.0 A Danish ispell dictionary.
Joe's Own Editor with Colors2.8r5 A modified version of Joe's Own Editor with color support
Kimberlite1.0.3 Linux clustering technology software.
knfsd - linux 2.2 nfs server4.1 Improved NFS server for Linux 2.2
LFSMake20000912 Automated Installation of Linux from scratch.
lftp2.3.0 Sophisticated command line based FTP client
libaudiooss0.9.4 An OSS audio emulation on top of NAS.
libppd0.4 A library with routines for parsing PPD (PostScript Printer Definition) files.
LiMpOo2.1 Linux Multimedia Player
linib0.6 A text-based Nibbles game for Linux.
Linux Router Project2.9.8 A networking centric mini-distribution of Linux
LinuxMagic VPN Firewall1.1.2 A Firewall configuration package.
logplay1.9.1 A utility to make sounds when events happen.
lukemftp1.5beta4 the enhanced ftp client in NetBSD
MAD0.11.2b A fixed-point MPEG audio decoder.
MagicStats2.0pr6 A fast and customizable HTTP log analyzer.
manpages-ru0.5 Russian translations of Linux manpages.
Modular syslog1.0 A modular-designed syslog.
modutils2.3.16 Linux module utilities
Mp3Chew0.48.2 Mp3Chew attempts to correct garbled MP3 filenames.
mp3_check1.98 A utility which analyzes MP3 files for errors and standards conformance.
Musicale0.8 A MIDI playlist builder and player.
MyQuote II1.2.1 Display real-time quotes in your tty window or console.
N.I.C.O.L.E.0.1.7 Nearly Intelligent Computer Operated Language Examiner
NAMD2.2b2 Parallel molecular dynamics simulation program
nano0.9.18 Pico editor clone with enhancements.
Napsack0.02 A utility for launching cross-server Napster queries.
Nessus1.0.5 A free, open-sourced and easy-to-use security auditing tool
NetLED3.99b Monitor connections using your keyboard LEDs.
nettop0.1.2 A top like program for network packets
Nmap2.54beta5 A full-featured, robust port scanner.
p3c, a pop3 checker 0.1.4b A pop3 checker with a text interface.
passwd_exp0.4 Warns of password expiration via email.
pdump0.781 Perl packet sniffer that dumps, monitors, and modifies traffic on a network.
Piranha0.4.17-2 A high-availability clustering package for IP service failover and load-balancin
Port Spy4.0 A port scanner.
ppp-in-telnet1 Tunnel outgoing pppd through a telnet proxy.
PPR1.41b1
rbmake0.92 Make books for your Rocket eBook out of Web pages.
Recovery Is Possible!2.4 A floppy Linux boot/rescue system.
Red Bird's RPN Scripts0.7 A simple RPN calculator.
reiserfs3.6.15 A filesystem which stores the files themselves in a B*-tree, gaining speed.
Rover Search Server1.4.5 Personal Web Server for searching many search engines and more.
rp-pppoe2.3 A user-mode PPPoE client.
RRDtool1.0.28 time-series data logging and graphing
runsuid1.1 Poor man's set-uid/set-gid script invocation.
sgalaSMS0.6pre2 Send messages to GSM via SMS.
SIDPLAY1.36.45 C64 music player and SID sound chip emulator
sidplay20.4 SID Player Music Library V2.
SILC14092000 Secure Internet Live Conferencing.
SING1.0 A fully programmable ping replacement.
slasholic0.3 A script to notify you of new slashdot articles.
Smart BootManager3.6-2 A OS Independant boot manager.
SmsSend1.8 Sends SMS to any GSM using scripts.
sshcmd0.2 A script-tool for ssh and scp.
star trek ency reader0.7.10 Reads the star trek encyclopedia under linux
supermount0.5.0 Kernel patch for the supermount filesystem.
sysstat3.3.1 The sar and iostat commands for Linux
tailmp31.8 A script to gather 'now playing info from iceS and output for web page inclusion
tenderizer0.9.6 simple Freshmeat newsletter filter in Perl.
the Anomy mail sanitizer1.26 An efficient filter for sanitizing email messages.
timbot2.4 A modular factoid-storing IRCbot in common lisp.
tproxy1 A user-space TCP proxy daemon with out-of-band support
UnixTree2.3.1 XTree-like console mode file manager.
Useless Jukebox0.2 A useless MP3 jukebox.
VectorLinux1.5 A small fast linux distribution.
vtgrab0.1.3 A utility for monitoring another machine's console.
VulnAssist0.01 Assists in vulnerability assessments
w3mir1.0.9 HTTP copying and mirroring program
Wroonian0.6.12 A script which will help you create and maintain knowledge, information and FAQs
yafc0.6.2 Yet Another FTP Client
YaRET0.6.0 Yet another Ripper-Encoder-Tagger.
Zile is Lossy Emacs1.1 An Emacs clone.

· Daemons ·
AweMUD0.4.6 A C++ based MUD server for fantasy settings.
Bahamut1.4.7 An advanced IRC daemon.
Bind9.0.0rc6 Berkeley Internet Name Domain
dbXML Core Edition0.2 An XML Database Application Server.
dircproxy0.7.1 A detachable IRC proxy with logging support.
djbdns1.01 Domain Name System tools.
dyn-dns-bind81.0 Client/Server to change a DNS entry remotely, automatically.
ENS0.1.5 preview A tiny DNS server suitable for embedded systems.
FredTime1.1 Easy-to-use and easy-to-compile time synchronization software.
Freenet0.3 A distributed decentralised information storage and retrieval system.
HdO0.0.11b A Java filesharing utility with similiarities to to Gnutella, Hotline, and Napst
Internet Checkers and Draughts Server.6 An International Checkers and Draughts Server
jftpgw0.0.10 small ftp proxy
mod_layout2.5 Layout module for Apache.
nbsmtp0.7 A config-free simple SMTP sender.
Postfix19991231-pl09 The Postfix MTA
PTlink Services2.12.0 IRC Registration Services
Servertec Internet Server1.9.1 09/12/2000 A platform independent Application/Web Server and Servlet engine.
squidauth1.0 A Squid authenticator to TIS authsrv.
WebCleaner0.4 Filtering HTTP proxy.

· Development ·
ADODB0.20 Advanced PHP database wrapper.
Apache::PageKit0.04 Application framework using mod_perl and HTML::Template.
bras0.99.8 rule based command execution with Tcl
C++ Debugging Support library0.99.3 Ostream debug output objects and memory allocation debugging support library.
Cervisia0.7.1 KDE CVS frontend
cinclude2dot0.5 Graphs the #include relationships within a C source tree.
ClanLib0.4.4 The platform-independent game SDK.
class.id3.php0.81 A PHP class for reading and writing MP3 ID3 tags.
CML2+OS0.7.6+0.6 Embedded Linux system (kernel+OS) configurator and generator.
ColourManager0.10 Java classes for colorspace work.
Complete.pm1.15 A Perl module which does filename completion.
Cons2.1.2 A Perl-based software construction tool (i.e., make replacement).
cvsd0.8.b3 cvsd is a chroot/suid wrapper for running a cvs pserver more securely.
Data-Admin and Data-Libv0.0.04 A simplification of PHPs database calls.
DistroLib0.9.9 Library for distributed processes.
dmalloc2.7.1 Portable dynamic heap memory debugging library.
dTemplate0.7 A very flexible templating system written in Perl.
DZcomm0.9.8 API for serial communications.
F2PY2.288 Fortran to Python interface generator.
Finance::Quote1.02 Perl module to fetch stock quotes from American, European and Australian markets
Freepository1.0.1 A heavily modified CVSWeb attached to a database.
Frost0.6.2 C++ multi-method support.
Gdb Like Under Emacs1.10 A curses-based shell for gdb
GOBO Eiffel1.6 Open source and portable Eiffel tools and libraries.
gsmlib1.4 GSM mobile phone control library using AT command set
GtkWaveform0.3.0 A robust GTK+ widget for displaying PCM waveforms
HTML::Template2.0 A simple and fast HTML Template module for Perl
hypersrc1.4.4 A GTK+ program for browsing source code.
id3lib3.7.13 An ID3v1/ID3v2 tagging library.
Image Filters0.10 Java RGBImageFilter classes for various image operations.
ixlib0.93.0 C++ tools library
jahtml1.7 Module to handle HTML and CGI output
jaxml0.2 Python module for generating XML documents.
JoCamlbeta-2000-09-19 A language for distributed programming based on OCaml.
Kweelt1.04 A Java framework to query XML data.
libCIM0.3 A basis for an implementation of CIM (Common Information Model).
libsite-db-perl0.2 Easy-to-use database access with one-line data retrieval options.
micoe2.2.2.1 A CORBA implementation in Eiffel.
motor1.9.14 A text mode IDE for Linux.
NeatSeeker0.25 Simple collection of Java classes for constructing search engines.
new1.1.14 A simple template system.
NiceSTEP Java Components0.2 Java components with the N*XT look and feel.
OCI C++ Library0.3.10 A very simple library to communicate with Oracle 8.x through OCI.
Parse::PerlConfig0.04 A module to parse a configuration file written in Perl.
PaulA0.4 Administration system for Linux.
Persistence Layer13092000 Maps objects to a relational database.
PHP Bind0.81a A PHP class for control of the bind daemon.
PHP-ORBit0.0.3 A CORBA interface module for PHP4.
PyGuiXml0.9 Generates wxPython interfaces from XML specification.
Python xml_objectify module0.20 Transform XML Documents to Python objects
Python xml_pickle module0.21 Pickle arbitrary Python objects to an XML format.
Python-SIP2.0 A tool to generate Python bindings from C++ code.
rgen0.1.18 Object-oriented random number generation library.
Ruby1.6.0 An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming
Small Programming Language0.01 A compact and easy to learn programming language for the unix environments
Snoopy0.94 Snoopy is a PHP class that implements web client functionality.
Source-Navigator4.5.2 An IDE with source code comprehension features.
Stealth Kernel Patch2.2.16/2.2.17 Slows portscans, helps against DoS.
Thorn0.2.1a UML Modeling Application
threeDS0.2 3DS Model Parser / Viewer
UConio1.0.5 Video handling C library.
UDS Collection0.9.0 C++ debugging and development collection.
Viewer.pm1.21 Perl module implementing a curses-based text file browser.
wxWindows/GTK2.2.2 GTK port of the cross-platform wxWindows C++application framework class library
XML Tangle0.1 Create literate programs in XML (DocBook).
XMLtp1.5 Tiny XML parser
xxdiff1.8 A graphical file comparator and merge tool.

· GNOME ·
Balsa0.9.5 A GNOME mail client with support for local mailboxes, POP3, and IMAP.
DeadFTP0.0.9 A Graphical FTP Client
Evolution0.5.1 GNOME mail client and PIM.
Glimmer0.9.17 Multi-language programmer's editor.
GMonsters0.1.0 A little monster-breeding game for GNOME.
Gnobog0.4.1 GNOME bookmarks organizer.
Gnofract 4D1.3 A fractal-drawing program.
GnomePM0.9.0 GNOME equivilent of the Yahoo! (C) Java Portfolio Manager
gsysinfo1.0 a system monitor for the gnome panel
gtranslator0.21 A translation supporting program for GNOME.
Jags0.1pre3 A Gtk+ GUI frontend to samba-client and smbmount.
PonG0.2 A library for creating configuration dialogs.
The GNU FaXile Viewer0.9.2 A viewer for multi-page FAX images produced by hylafax.
Wife's Network Controller0.0.1 A GNOME panel applet to control diald.
Zapping0.5.4 A TV viewer program for GNOME.

· KDE ·
Kaim.47 An AOL Instant Messenger using the Qt library.
Kpopup0.4.0 Sends and receives Winpopup messages.
KProf1.0.1 A visual tool to analyze gprof(1) execution profiling results.
kwintv0.8.0 Watch TV in a window on your PC screen
PyKDE2.0 Python bindings for QT 1.42 and KDE1.1 Code your KDE applications in python.
PyQt2.0 Python bindings for the Qt GUI toolkit
Quanta Plus2.0 beta 1 A web editor for KDE supporting HTML and more.

· Web ·
31Journal0.8.0 Web-based collaborative journal system.
apache2dot0.3 Graphs users' movement within your Website.
b.0.3.0 Web-based bookmark manager.
bigwig1.3 High-level programming language for developing interactive Web services.
bmsync0.2.0 Read and write bookmarks of various web browsers
ClassWeb1.0 MySQL-PHP-Perl class website system for easy control by instructors.
Drall1.1.5.12 Allows users to access their directories and files remotely via a web browser
Eteria IRC Client20000913 An RFC-1459-compliant IRC chat client written in Java.
Ethereal Realms1.1.2 A Web-based chat server.
Getleft0.9.1 Tcl/Tk site grabber powered by Curl
GotLunch1.0a3 Online food ordering engine.
GroupIT Engine0.90 A PHP-based content management and online community engine.
HTML::Mason0.89 A component-based perl web development environment
IDS0.41 CGI that produces image galleries on-the-fly.
IMAP-PostAmt1.64 PHP-based web mail frontend for IMAP servers.
IMP2.2.2 IMAP and PHP3 based webmail system
IPchains Firewalling Module for Webmin0.80.5 A Webmin module for configuring an IP Firewall based on IPchains.
jUDDI0.1.0 A Java implementation of UDDI.
kittyCode1.1 An in-line :cuecat barcode decoder in JavaScript.
LaNewsFactory0.4.2 A Web news site in PHP.
Mailreader2.3.24 Web-based POP-compatible email client.
Ming0.0.2d SWF (flash) output library / PHP module
Mojo Mail2.1 An html based mailing list manager.
MWChat3.0.0 A PHP and MySQL Web-based secure Javascript-free chat room.
MyPHPAdmin0.5 PHP-Based MySQL Administration
Nexidion Designer0.9 A PHP editor and debugger.
oMail-admin0.95 PHP4-based qmail+vmailmgrd maildomain administration Web interface.
Owl Intranet Engine20000915 A PHP knowledgebase.
Perl Embedding Engine1.03 An engine for Perl-embedded HTML.
PgMarket0.99.2 An e-commerce solution based on PHP4 and PostgreSQL.
Photo Archive1.3.2 Web-enabled photo archive.
PHP Simple Links0.2 PHP Link Creator lists all of your links in slashboxes ordered by click throughs
PHP Simple News0.1 A simple news engine written in PHP that takes advantage of ForceTypes.
PhpDocumentor0.1.3 A PHP script for creating javaDoc-style documentation from PHP code.
phpESP1.1 Design/create/use/report surveys online.
phpMyChat0.13.2 chat system based on PHP and MySQL
phpShop0.6.1 A simple and powerful PHP E-Commerce solution for B2C and B2B.
PHPWebHosting0.2-beta2 A framework for creating a Web-hosting site.
PresTiMeL20000916 A tool to create HTML presentations.
RADpage2.01 A rapid application development system for Web applications.
RIMPS1.0 Web-based MP3 server.
Sablotron0.44 XSLT processor
SmoothWall Linux0.9.4 A fully functional Linux Firewalling application server
SQL-Ledger1.2 An accounting system.
squishdot0.7.2 Zope-based weblog (Slashdot-like forum)
ThatPHPware0.4 A PHP/MySQL news backend.
TUTOS20000918 Support teams with calendar, project management, addressbook , and bugtracking.
UdmSearch3.1.4 Fast WWW search engine for your site
UdmSearch-php3.1.1.1 PHP frontend for UdmSearch Web search engine
view cgi binary1.6 A cgi-binary for archive browsing and intelligent file viewing.
w-agora3.0.2 Web-based forum and publishing software
WaddleSoft Message Board1.10 A message board system with polls.
WebMake0.5 A simple, offline Web site management system.
website news manager0.27 Manage the news on your site.
ZAP!1.0 Z39.50 gateway (client) for Apache or CGI.
ZBase1.0 A PHP tool to quickly build Database2WWW gateways.
ZenToe.cgi0.-1.20000913d A Slashdot-like WebChat using only Perl.

· X11 ·
AbiWord0.7.11 Fully featured word processor
Aleph One/SDL0.10.5 3D first-person action game, based on Bungie's Marathon series.
Asteroids3D0.1.152 A 3D, first-person game of blowing up asteroids.
Avifile0.47.3 Compressed AVI file support library for x86 Linux.
Cannon Smash0.4.6 3D tabletennis game
DBA Companion0.3 An Oracle data dictionary browser.
EasyTAG0.10 A utility for tagging MP3 files.
Efurby1.0 Epplet to send IR commands to a furby.
Ethereal0.8.12 GUI network protocol analyzer
Finicky Financial Trading System0.2 A front-office trading and risk management system for equity derivatives.
flwm1.00 The Fast Light Window Manager
FPSE0.08 Playstation emulator.
gaim0.10.1 GTK based AOL Instant Messenger
GCompris0.3.1 An educational simple game to learn the mouse and keyboard.
GdrDAO0.4 A simple GTK frontend for CDRDAO (including a TOC editor).
gentoo0.11.15 Two-pane filemanager using GTK+, 100% GUI configurable
GILT67 Vector drawing program based on openGL and gtk
GNOME News Applet0.0.3 A GNOME panel applet displaying headlines from various news sites.
gnome2pwm0.8 A GNOME- (KDE, Red Hat) to-pwm menu converter script.
GnuCash1.5.1 A program to keep track of your finances
gradient-fu1.1.25 GIMP patch that exposes the gradient editor functions to scripts.
GRN0.0.28 An NNTP client written in GTK.
gsx0.90c GTK+ Scour Exchange client.
GTKtalog0.3.2 Fast Disk Catalog using a friendly interface.
ImageMagick5.2.4 Package for display and interactivemanipulation of images for X11
Imici Messenger0.1.1 Multi-protocol instant messaging.
Intelligent FRAC1.0.0 An easy-to-play 3D packing game.
ISQL-Viewer1.23.2145 An RDBMS independant console and morpher.
j0.6.0 A programmer's editor written in Java.
Japhar0.09 The Hungry Programmer's version of the Java Virtual Machine
Kwirk0.0.18 A Clanlib-based roleplaying game.
larswm6.0.4 A tiling window manager built on 9wm.
Lopster0.9.4 A Napster client.
LPRngTool1.0 An LPRng printer and queue management toolkit.
MegaZeux2.7m1.1 A game creation system with ascii graphics and a scripting language
Merlot XML Editor1.0rc2 pluggable Java XML editor application
Motif Launcherv0.1.8 Application Launcher for Motif-MWM or Lesstif-MWM.
MP3-Database0.7 A tool to manage your MP3 files.
MP3Organizer0.1-beta2 An MP3 collection manager.
mpg123+eq4 X11 Graphical Equalizer for mpg123-0.59r
mrtg2.9.0pre27 Multi Router Traffic Grapher
Networked Role Playing0.3 test 5 A medium in which to play dice-and-paper RPGs over the Internet.
Optimus0.1 An mp3 player and library for X
Pan0.8.1 beta 5 Gnome/GTK Newsreader
PrBoom2.1.0 Enhanced Doom engine
ProCDE2.1.30 Standard UNIX and VMS desktop environment for Linux.
Pronto!2.2.0 A full-featured Perl/GTK+ mail client.
pyChing1.0.3 Cast and interpret I Ching hexagrams
pyWings1.0.1 Consult the Newwings oracle.
QHacc0.6.1 A personal finance application.
QVV0.11 A Qt-based image viewer and browser.
RealPlayer7.0 cr1 Plays streaming audio and video over the Internet
Robust Audio Tool4.2.9 A network audio conferencing and streaming application.
SingIt0.0.4 An XMMS plugin to display formated lyrics.
Smurf Sound Font Editor0.49.8 Sound Font editor
SoundTracker0.5.8 A music tracker for X / GTK+
Tachyon Multiprocessor Ray Tracer0.91 Multiprocessor ray tracing system
TiMidity++2.10.0 Experimental MIDI to WAVE converter
timofometro1.0 Control your telephone expenses.
TreeNotes1.5 A Java XML editor.
Tunnel20000913 A simple game involving a ball rolling down a tunnel.
Vide0.2.7 File manager with vi keybindings
Visual Molecular Dynamics1.6a2 Visual Molecular Dynamics
Volume Normalizer0.3 Volume normalizing plugin for XMMS.
Wine20000909 Emulator of the Windows 3.x and Win32 APIs.
XBoard4.1.0
Xcrap1.0 beta Easy-to-use MP3 playing/sharing script for X-Chat.
xdiskusage1.40 Graphical display of disk usage
XInvaders2.1.1 A space Invaders game for X.
XMMS1.2.3 X MultiMedia System
XRally1.0.pre5 An X11 clone of the Rally X arcade game.
XSIDPLAY1.4.0 C64 music player and SID sound chip emulator

September 21, 2000

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