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Project Branch Version License Description
3Dwm Default 0.2.3 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A three-dimensional window manager.
Achievo Stable 0.6.3 Unknown A Web-based project management and tracking system.
ADODB Default 1.01 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Advanced PHP database wrapper.
ADSL4Linux Default 1.03 GNU General Public License (GPL) A tool which creates an ADSL connection under Linux via MXStream.
afwd Default 0.11 GNU General Public License (GPL) Transparent audio character device forwarder (kernel mod)
Alamin GSM SMS Gateway Default 0.3.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) An SMS-to-SMSQP/SMTP gateway and client to send SMS from an IP client.
alterMIME Default 0.1.2 BSD License A program to modify MIME-encoded mailpacks.
Althea Default 0.4.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An IMAP email client for X.
Alzabo Default 0.44 OSI Approved Perl data modelling tool and RDBMS-OO mapper.
Ampache Default 1.07 Freeware An Apache/PHP/mod_mp3-based MP3 file manager and player via HTTP.
Andromeda Default 1.4 Free for non-commercial use ASP and PHP scripts which dynamically convert folders of MP3s into a web site.
AnonyNews Default 1.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A news server that allows anonymous posting.
Apache Toolbox Default 1.5.24 Freely Distributable An Apache compilation toolbox.
APCComm Default 1.2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Amiga-PC file transfer program.
Aphid Default 0.12a Artistic License A script for quickly compiling and installing the Apache Web server with mod_ssl
Arka Default 0.08 GNU General Public License (GPL) A graphical frontend for command-line programs.
ArpMonitor Default 0.03 GNU General Public License (GPL) Checks every ARP request and log them.
asp2php Default 0.75.14 GNU General Public License (GPL) Converts Active Server Pages (ASP) to PHP3 scripts
aspell-fo Default 0.1.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) Faroese dictionary for aspell.
Astaro Security Linux Stable 1.811 Free for non-commercial use A firewall which features packet filtering, proxies, content filtering, and VPN
Asterisk Default 0.1.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) An Open Source PBX for Linux.
Astro::FITS::Header Module Development 1.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) An OO Perl module to handle FITS HDUs.
Athena RTE Default 1.0.13 Free for non-commercial use A component based, X11-compliant GUI system.
auth postgresql Development 0.6.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) An authorization backend for PostgreSQL.
Authenticated User Community Default 0.7.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) CGI-based intranet system intended for K-12 settings
AutoDial Default 0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) An application that generates Dia diagrams from code and other sources.
AutoUpdate Default 2.7.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Automatically upgrades RPM-based systems via FTP.
ax25-apps Default 0.0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) User applications for AX.25
Axel Default 0.91 Other/Proprietary License with Source A light download accelerator for Linux.
babygimp Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) An icon editor in Perl/Tk.
BahBot IRC Bot Stable 1.0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) Bot written in C++ for general use.
BasiliX Default 1.0.2b GNU General Public License (GPL) PHP and IMAP based web mail application.
bin86 Default 0.15.5 Free for non-commercial use 80x86 assembler and loader.
bind Bind9-Beta 9.1.2rc1 Public Domain Berkeley Internet Name Domain
board-tnk Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A discussion board written in PHP.
boxes Default 1.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Draws any kind of box around some given text
buggy ftpd Default 0.2.3 BSD License OpenBSD's in.ftpd with some SSL support.
bware_cache Default 0.10 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A PHP4 caching module.
C Bouncer Default 0.5 Beta 2 Test 1 Freely Distributable A network tool for SSL tunneling through Web proxies with Socks 5 support.
C++ Internet Server Framework Default 0.2 BSD License Framework for building internet server programs.
CADC Default 0.5.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) device driver for LTC1290-based serial 8-channel DAC
camE Default 0.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) An imlib2 webcam grabber, annotator, and uploader.
Catweasel to DMK Default 1.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) Use a Catweasel to copy any SD or DD floppy to TRS-80 emulator image format.
CCC Default 1.02 GNU General Public License (GPL) Web-based contact management and job/bill/time-tracking software.
CDR Request Development 0.5.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A web interface which allows a user to select mp3s to be burned to a cd.
CGINews Default 1.03 GNU General Public License (GPL) Tool for remotely adding news entries to a site.
Cheetah Web Browser Alpha 0.05 GNU General Public License (GPL) A fast, lightweight, bloat-free web browser for X.
chrony Default 1.15 GNU General Public License (GPL) Network time protocol client/server tailored for dial-up client use
ClanBomber Default 1.02 GNU General Public License (GPL) Bomberman clone for ClanLib (X11 for now).
class.DBI Default 0.5.0 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A PHP DBI class.
class.gzip_encode.php Default 0.66 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A PHP class to gzip encode served content before it is sent to the browser.
class.id3.php Default 1.23 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A PHP class for reading and writing MP3 ID3 tags.
class.overlib.php Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A PHP class to easily construct popup windows.
class.tree.php Default 1.01 GNU General Public License (GPL) A PHP class for easy construction of expandable list trees.
Config::General Default 1.19 Artistic License A Perl Module for parsing and accessing config files in a flexible manner.
Config::General::Extended Default 1.0 Artistic License A subclass of Config::General.
CoolPackager Stable 0.4.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Packaging Software
Courier Default 0.34 GNU General Public License (GPL) ESMTP/IMAP/POP3/Webmail server.
Courier-IMAP Default 1.3.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) IMAP server for maildirs
Crimson Fields Default 0.1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Hex-based tactical game.
cthumb Default 3.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) Automatic creation of a picture album in HTML w/ thumbnails
curl and libcurl Default 7.7.3 MIT/X Consortium License Command line tool for getting data from a URL
curphoo Development 0.014 Freely Distributable cli yahoo chat client written in python 2.0
cvs admin Prerelease 1.0 BSD License A CVS user's administration tool.
Cxc Stable 2.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) A console calculator that handles complex numbers and common functions.
Cxref Default 1.5c GNU General Public License (GPL) C Cross Referencing & Documenting tool
Database access class Default 2001.05.06 Freely Distributable A PHP class for interchanging data between forms and databases.
dbtcp Default 0.1.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) An ODBC bridge for Linux.
Deity RPG Default 0.0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A 2D role playing game.
Deska Default 0.4.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Graphical representation of chess games from PGN files.
DesktopAid for (X)Emacs Default 1.0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) Edit session saving and restoring functionality for (X)Emacs
dev/con shop Default 0.9.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) PHP4-based Web shop.
Developer Todo Stable 0.1.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) A terminal-based todo item manager specifically for developers.
DFBPoint Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A presentation program using DirectFB.
DFBSee Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) An image viewer and video player that uses DirectFB.
DigiTemp Passive DS9097 Adapter 1.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) A digital thermometer using DS1820 sensors.
DirectFB Development 0.9.1 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A hardware-accelerated graphics library on top of the Linux framebuffer device.
DooM Legacy Default 1.32 beta1 GNU General Public License (GPL) An enhanced port of id Software's Doom.
doxymacs Default 0.1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) elisp package to make using/creating Doxygen easier for {X}Emacs users
Drip Default 0.5.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) A DVD-to-divx;-) ripper frontend for GNOME.
dumpmpeg Default 0.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) Small program to dump video frames from an mpeg-1 movie
dvbackup Default 0.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A small utility for creating backups on DV tapes.
E-xmms Default 1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An XMMS Enlightenment epplet.
eboard Development 0.1.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) GTK+ chess board interface for ICS and chess engines.
ecasound Default 2.0.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Sound processing, multitrack recording and mixing
Echomine Muse Communications API Default 0.6a4 The Apache License Java Communications API for Napster, Gnutella, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, and AIM
ECLiPt Roaster Default 2.0.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) GTK Interface to MkIsoFs and CDRecord for writing CDs on the fly
EJBWizard Version 3 Development 3.0.2 OSI Approved An Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) prototyping tool.
Elastic Webeditor Default 2.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Perl script that alows users to edit their pages online
Emacspeak Default 14.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A full-fledged speech output interface to Emacs
entropy broker Default 0.1 A program which distributes entropy data among hosts.
Epeios Default 2001-05-01 GNU General Public License (GPL) A collection of C++ libraries which work under Unix and Windows.
eprint Default 2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A simple script to print text or PostScript to a shared printer using Samba.
Erika Default 0.6b BSD License An IRC bot which logs a Counterstrike game.
EtherApe Default 0.7.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) An etherman clone that graphs net activity in real time.
Etherboot Stable 5.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Source code for making TCP/IP boot ROMs to boot Linux and other OSes.
evening commander Default 0.96b2 Freely Distributable midnight commander like filemanager for emacs 20.x
Ezimail - IMAP mail client Default 0.6.0 BSD License An IMAP mail client.
Fade Router Administrator Default 0.55 GNU General Public License (GPL) A PHP script to control the isdnctrl package.
Faroese Spell Checking Dictionary Default 0.1.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Faroese dictionary for aspell, ispell, etc.
fax4CUPS Default 1.11 GNU General Public License (GPL) fax4CUPS is a simple shell scripts that acts as a CUPS backend.
fcron Default 1.1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A command scheduler for non-permanently-running systems.
ferm Stable 1.0pl1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Easy firewall rule-making software.
fetchmail Default 5.8.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A free, full-featured, robust, well-documented remote-mail retrieval utility.
FileManager Stable 0.93 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Web-Based File Manager for Linux and Unix Systems.
fireparse iptables 2.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) ipchains and iptables log analysis with HTML e-mail reporting
Firewall Builder Default 0.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GUI and set of compilers for different firewall platforms.
FK Default 0.6.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An application proxy suite.
Floppy ISDN/DSL for Linux Default 1.6.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A single floppy Linux-based ISDN/DSL router.
FLTK Default 1.0.11 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) C++ user interface toolkit for X and OpenGL.
Fm newsletter manager Default 1.0ß GNU General Public License (GPL) A freshmeat newsletter manager.
fmio Default 1.2.6 BSD License A small FM radio card manipulation utility.
FreeLords Development SDL-20010503 GNU General Public License (GPL) A turn-based strategy game.
Freenet Grab Default 0.0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A replacement for the official Freenet freenet_request.
FreeRADIUS Development 0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) An RFC-compatible RADIUS server.
FreeSQL Default 0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) An SQL layer for use over Freenet.
fvwm-ewmh Default 0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Extended Window Manager Hints support for FVWM
fwanalog Default 0.2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Firewall log analyzer with multiple reports
fwup Default 20010507 GNU General Public License (GPL) Linux-2.2 ipchains firewall/NAPT/NAT administration.
GBonds Default 0.5.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A savings bond inventory program for GNOME.
gengetopt Default 2.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Easy generate a C `main' function that uses `getopt_long' to parse given options
Gewels Default 0.9.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Gnome version of Jewels.
Gibraltar Firewall Default 0.98c OSI Approved A Debian-based router/firewall distribution runnable from a bootable, live CD-RO
gimp-print Default 4.1.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) A package of very high quality printer drivers for UNIX/Linux
GKrellm SNMP Monitor Default 0.17 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GKrellM plugin that lets you monitor SNMP vars.
Glade Default 0.6.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) GUI builder for GTK+ and GNOME
Glade to C Translator Default 0.3.1 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Create modularized C code from a Glade XML file.
GLAME Default 0.4.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A generic and easily extensible audio processing tool and sound editor.
Glasscode Default 1.2 Free for non-commercial use Java-Servlet based weblog a la slashcode/scoop.
glatex Default 0.4.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A program that helps you edit LaTeX document files.
gmmusic Default 0.7.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GNOME Database frontend for handling a music collection.
Gnobog Default 0.4.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) GNOME bookmarks organizer.
GNoise Default 0.1.13 GNU General Public License (GPL) GTK wave file editor.
GNOME Installation Guide Default 1.4/B GNU General Public License (GPL) A guide on how to install GNOME from scratch.
GNOME Wireless Applet Development 0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A wireless link monitor applet.
GNOME Workstation Command Center Default 0.9.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) Feature-rich tabbed window providing network tools and workstation interface.
gnome-core Default 1.4.0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) GNU Network Object Model Environment
GnomeKiSS Default 0.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) A KiSS paper doll viewer for GNOME.
GnomerMind Default 1.0pre2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A MasterMind based puzzle game for GNOME.
GNU Autounit Default 0.10 GNU General Public License (GPL) A unit testing framework for projects managed by GNU Autoconf.
GNU C library Default 2.2.3 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) The C library used in the GNU system.
GNU m4 Default 1.4ppre-2 GNU General Public License (GPL) Standard Unix macro processor with extensions
GNU xhippo Default 3.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GTK-based playlist manager for various UNIX sound players.
GnuPG::Interface Default 0.31 Artistic License An object-oriented Perl interface to GnuPG.
GRAB Default 0.2.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) A network RPM find and installation tool.
GRAMPS development 0.1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GTK/GNOME/Python-based genealogy program.
Groff Default 1.16.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) The GNU troff text-formatting system.
Groundhog Default 1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Logic game written with GTK
grsecurity Stable 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Extensive security patches for 2.4.x Linux.
gShield Default 2.5.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Godot's Modular Firewall
GTK+ Development 1.3.5 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A library for creating graphical user interfaces.
Guarddog Development 1.9.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) User friendly firewall generation/management utility for KDE.
guesslang Default 0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) a python script that identifies the language of a web page.
Guikachu Stable 0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GNOME resource editor for PalmOS.
GuitarTeX Default 2.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) Create songbooks or sheets for guitarists.
Gutenberg Index Literature Tracker Default 0.1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Java application to view and download Gutenberg Etexts
HAP Kernel Patches 2.2.x Kernels 2.2.19-hap-3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A set of Linux kernel security patches.
harvest Default 1.7.12 Free for non-commercial use A Web-based document search system.
heh Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Handy Extension Handler.
Heroes Default 0.10 GNU General Public License (GPL) Nibbles-like game, just better.
Hierarchical NoteBook Default 1.1b GNU General Public License (GPL) A hierarchical notebook and personal organizing program.
icewm Default 1.0.8-6 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Window Manager designed for speed, usability, and consistency.
Icu Krell Default 0.1.3 Freeware A gKrellm plugin which diplays the status of GnomeICU.
idx-chrooted-ssh-cvs Draft R20010423 GNU General Public License (GPL) A HOWTO and scripts for a chrooted SSH CVS server.
IFS Development 4.4d-1 BSD License A Linux iptables firewall script.
ImageMagick Default 5.3.3 Freeware Package for display and interactivemanipulation of images for X11
imp3sh Default 0.0.1a GNU General Public License (GPL) An interactive MP3 shell.
Inflex Default 1.0.0 BSD License In/Outbound email virus/file/text scanner.
Insulting fortunes Default 1.0 Freely Distributable A fortune file containing mildly witty insults and put-downs.
IOLib Default 4.0-pre2 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Universal multiplatform IO library.
iptables Default 1.2.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Linux kernel packet control tool.
IPTables Firewall Script Default 1.2b2 Freely Distributable Example IPTables 1.2.1 firewall script for dual/multi homed firewall.
IPtrap Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Open fake TCP ports to automatically firewall unsolicited clients.
iRogue Default 0.47 (alpha) GNU General Public License (GPL) A Rogue-like game for PalmOS
ispell-fo Default 0.1.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) Faroese dictionary for ispell.
j Default 0.9.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A programmer's editor written in Java.
Jags Default 0.19 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Gtk+ GUI frontend to samba-client and smbmount.
Jail Chroot Project Stable 1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A chrooted shell environment.
JamochaMUD Default beta7-01-05-08 GNU General Public License (GPL) A MUD/MUCK client written in Java.
JanosVM Default 0.5.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A multi-processing, resource-aware virtual machine for Java bytecode.
Java Bytecode Analyzer Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A JBuilder open tool for analyzing java class files
Java for SDL default 0.2 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Java bindings for the SDL.
JavaGroups Default 0.9.9.9 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A reliable group communication toolkit.
jEdit development 3.2pre1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A powerful text editor.
JeruKey Default v0.7pre1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Lets you bind keyboard keys to actions.
JFS for Linux Default 0.3.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) The IBM JFS source code.
JIGS Default 1.3.0 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) GNUstep Java Interface.
JOrbis Default 0.0.7 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A pure Java Ogg Vorbis decoder.
jpCache Default 1.1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A caching system for PHP which uses content-encoding and ETag-headers.
JPublish Default 0.1 The Apache License An Open Source Web application framework.
Kavlon XML templates Default 0.01 Convert XML documents to HTML, plaintext, & PDF.
kcd Stable 5.0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Directory change utility.
KCDLabel Default 2.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A CD label, cover, and booklet creator for KDE/QT
Keep in touch Default 0.1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A secure communication tool.
KGoodStuff Default 2.0.0pre4 GNU General Public License (GPL) KDE button-bar like FvwmButtons or tkGoodStuff
KLCC Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A KDE LineControl client.
kmamu - xmame icons for X Default 0.37b14 Freely Distributable MAME Icons for the X Windows System.
kmasqclient Default 0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) an mserver client for kde 2
KMasqDialer Default 2.02 GNU General Public License (GPL) A KDE client for the mserver modem dialer.
kmMail Default 1.0pre4 GNU General Public License (GPL) kmMail is a PHP-based mail program, based on the functionality of Keftamail.
KmusicdB Default 0.12 GNU General Public License (GPL) A music collection manager for KDE2 using PostgreSQL.
koala Default 1.2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) GUI postgres backend 4GL object database.
KRESLITKO Default 0040 QT Public License (QPL) A simple graphics library.
KSMSAgent Default 0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) Send SMS messages via www.sms-kostenlos.de
Ktexmaker2 Stable 1.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) A LaTeX shell and source editor for KDE.
KTorus stable 0.5.1 QT Public License (QPL) A arcade game. Match same color row. A Clone of torus game which runs in DOS.
KuickShow Default 0.8.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A very fast imageviewer/browser.
LAM/MPI Default 6.5.2 Freeware An implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) parallel standard.
LANdb Default 0.94 GNU General Public License (GPL) Your entire network in a Web-based database application.
LANforge Default 2.0.1 Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial Ethernet traffic generator and testing device software.
LeoHTML Default 0.12.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An HTML precompiler.
libcapsi_network Development snapshot 2001-05-03 GNU General Public License (GPL) A C++ network library for daemons.
libESMTP Default 0.7.0 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A library for posting Electronic Mail.
libfxp Default 0.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) yet another ftp library
libtecla Default 1.3.1 MIT/X Consortium License An interactive command-line input library.
libXMLement Default 0.0.4 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A XML library written in C++.
LILO Default 21.7.5 BSD License Linux boot loader
LILO-Splash-Screen Script-Fu stable 1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GIMP Script-Fu for creating LILO splash screens.
Linux 2.4-ac 2.4.4-ac3 GNU General Public License (GPL) The Linux Kernel
Linux ethernet bridge rewrite Default 0.0.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) A rewrite of the Linux ethernet bridging code.
Linux Virtual Server IPVS for kernel 2.4 0.2.12 GNU General Public License (GPL) Linux Load Balancing and Server Clustering
Linux Wireless LAN Project wlan-ng (11Mbps) 0.1.8-pre11 Mozilla Public License (MPL) A driver and utility set for 802.11 standard wireless networking.
Linuxconf Default 1.25r5 GNU General Public License (GPL) Sophisticated administrative tool
LinuxLord Default 0.1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Web-based thin client computing application.
Lire development 20010509 GNU General Public License (GPL) A pluggable log analyzer.
lmbench Default 2.0 beta3 Free To Use But Restricted A suite of simple, portable, ANSI/C microbenchmarks for UNIX/POSIX.
lsof Default 4.56 Free To Use But Restricted List open files
LVM GUI Project Default 0.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GUI for the Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM).
Mad.Thought Stable 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Web based journal/diary progam based on PHP and MySQL.
Magick Default 2.0b9 GNU General Public License (GPL) IRC services.
Mailfilter Development 0.1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A flexible utility to get rid of spam in POP3 mailboxes.
Make CD-ROM Recovery Default v0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) A disaster recovery CDROM maker.
Mambo Default 3.0.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A feature-rich, dynamic portal engine/content management tool.
man Default 1.5i GNU General Public License (GPL) The man page suite used to read most of the documentation for Linux
MaraDNS Stable 0.5.18 Public Domain A security-aware DNS server.
Max for Linux Default 2.02 Freeware Xbase, Clipper compiler for character-based Linux apps with DBF access.
measuring buffer Default 20010507 GNU General Public License (GPL) An enhanced version of buffer.
memwatch Default 2.66 Public Domain Memory leak/corruption detection, ANSI-C source code with test program.
Merchant Empires Default 0.88 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Web-based game of combat, strategy, and role-playing.
mfinance Default 1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) MySQL personal finance manager.
MIMEDefang Default 1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Anti-virus mail filter.
Minimalist Linux-My-Way Default 0.22 GNU General Public License (GPL) DIY minimalist Linux construction kit w/X
MinML Default 1.2 BSD License A small XML parser.
MinML-RPC Default 0.3 BSD License A pure Java XML-RPC implementation for embedded systems.
MinML2 Default 0.1 BSD License A small Java XML parser which supports namespaces.
MIT Photonic-Bands Default 1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Software for computing optical modes and band structures.
mkautosmb Default 0.9.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A script that makes the local SMB network browsable.
mnoGoSearch-php Default 3.1.3.1 Unknown A PHP frontend for the mnoGoSearch Web search engine.
Mobile POP Relay Control Development 0.1.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) Dynamic control relaying through a given mail server.
ModiWrap Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Configurable and secure webscript/CGI wrapper.
Modular syslog Default 1.04 BSD License A modular-designed syslog.
Module::Reloadable Default 0.1 Artistic License Reloads Perl modules in a permanent environment.
mod_mp3 Development 0.15 BSD License An extension to the Apache Web server which streams audio to MP3 clients.
mod_pgsqllog Unstable 0.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) A PostgreSQL logging module for Apache.
mod_ssl Default 2.8.3-1.3.19 BSD License Apache Interface to OpenSSL
MoinMoin Default 0.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Python clone of WikiWiki.
monopd Development snapshot 2001-05-03 GNU General Public License (GPL) A dedicated server daemon for the Monopoly boardgame.
MOSIX Linux 2.4.* 1.0.0 for Linux 2.4.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) Single-system-image clustering software for Linux.
Mozilla Default 0.9 Mozilla Public License (MPL) A Web browser for X11 derived from Netscape Communicator.
mp32ogg Default 0.6.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) An MP3 to Ogg Vorbis converter.
mp3check Default 1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An MP3 filename/structure checker.
mp3mover.pl Default 1.41 GNU General Public License (GPL) Renames MP3s to conform to a user-specified naming scheme.
MPEG4IP Default 0.6.2 Mozilla Public License (MPL) A package for MPEG-4 audio and video encoding, streaming, and playback.
MPy3 Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Python-powered MP3 management for mobile applications.
MRML for KDE default 0.2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Content-based image retrieval within Konqueror/KDE.
MrProject Development 0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A project management application.
multiCD Default 1.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) Backup your data to CD-R/CD-RW.
Mutt Development 1.3.18 GNU General Public License (GPL) A small but very powerful text-based mail client.
Mysql Data Manager Default 1.22 Other/Proprietary License Advanced client for Mysql over TCP/IP.
MySQL Navigator Default 0.9.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) MySQL database server client program
mytop Default 0.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) An application similar to top for monitoring a MySQL server.
MZFriends Default 1.3.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A very simple, generic database program.
NanoXML Default 1.6.8 zlib/libpng License A very small XML parser for Java.
Nautilus user environment. Default 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A network user environment for GNOME
NBC-VBI - Linux R@dio.MP3 saver Default 0.32 GNU General Public License (GPL) A recording tool for the German Radio.MP3 operated by MusicPlay.
NCO Default 2.0.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Operators for netCDF and HDF self-describing data files.
net-tools Default 1.60 GNU General Public License (GPL) Programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution
Net::ICal Default 0.13 GNU General Public License (GPL) Perl module for handling RFC2445 (iCalendar) data
NetBeans Java IDE Default 3.2 Mozilla Public License (MPL) A Java-based IDE which generates Swing/AWT code.
netmon_applet Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A simple textual network load monitor for the GNOME panel.
Netrek vanilla server 2.9pl7 OSI Approved A 16-player graphical real-time battle simulation.
new Default 1.2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A simple template system.
Next Generation POSIX Threading Development 0.9.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A POSIX threading library.
NGOID News Network PHP-NUKE addon Default 0.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) An addon to PHP-NUKE to interface with the NGOID News Network.
NISCA Default 2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A more flexible PHP4-based MRTG replacement.
NoodleInstaller Default 2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) An easy-to-use, configurable software installer.
Nuvox POP Server Stable 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A small, fast POP3 server that does UIDL caching
ODBC-ODBC Bridge Default 1.0.0.27 Free To Use But Restricted Provides ODBC access from Unix to remote ODBC data sources
Open Repository of Bugs Default 1.0 BSD License A small, easy-to-use bug repository written in Perl.
OpenACS Default 3.2.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) The ArsDigita Community System, ported to PostgreSQL.
OpenCMS Default 4.3.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) A content management system for Web sites.
OpenJNLP Default 0.2 Mozilla Public License (MPL) An Open Source implementation of JNLP.
OpenKickOff Development 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) An open-source, GPLed soccer game similar to Anco's KickOff2.
OpenRPG Default 0.8.6a GNU General Public License (GPL) An online role-playing application.
Oroborus Window Manager Stable 1.7.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A window manager for X.
OSE Default 6.0pl20 Free To Use But Restricted A C++ class library and build environment.
otpCalc Default 0.92 GNU General Public License (GPL) RFC2289-compliant one time password calculator.
Overflow Default 0.4.2 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A visual scientific programming environment.
packet-cd Default 0.0.2k GNU General Public License (GPL) Incremental packet writing for CD-R/W drives.
PADDA Default 0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) PHP Application for Designing Database Applications.
PAIP Testing 0.1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A universal filter application.
PalmCoins Default 0.4.1-beta GNU General Public License (GPL) A PalmOS accounting program.
Pan Default 0.9.7-pre1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Gnome/GTK Newsreader
Pango Default 0.16 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) An Open Source framework for the layoutand rendering of international text.
paraget Default 0.2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Retrieves a file in parallel from multiple mirrors.
PARSH Default 0.1 Freeware A Perl-driven interactive shell interface to Remedy ARS.
pcl-cvs Default 2.9.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) emacs frontend to CVS
pdfcrypt Default 1.1 Shareware Allows you to set permissions on a PDF file.
Peer-to-Peer Trusted Library Default 0.2 BSD License A security toolkit tailored to peer-to-peer applications.
perdition Default 0.1.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) POP3 Proxy
Perforce Default 2001.1 beta Free for non-commercial use Fast, reliable, multi-platform software configuration management.
PerlStat Default 0.2a GNU General Public License (GPL) A Web app which displays useful information about your PC.
Personal proxy Default 0.0 Freeware A very simple personal HTTP proxy.
pgMail Default 1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A small Tcl-based email script for use as a stored function in a PostgreSQL DB.
pgpenvelope Default 2.10.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GPG/PGP5 filter for Pine.
PHP Photogallery Default 1.1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A simple photo gallery script.
PHP-GTK Default 0.0.4 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) PHP language bindings for the GTK+ toolkit.
PHP-Nuke Beta 5.0 Beta 4 GNU General Public License (GPL) PHP Interactive Web Portal System
PhpDig Development 0.92b GNU General Public License (GPL) A small HTTP spider/indexing search engine using PHP and MySQL.
phpLinks Default 2.0 Free To Use But Restricted A free PHP search engine simulation script.
PHPMyEdit Default 3.5 Artistic License A PHP code generator for a MySQL table editor.
PHPost Default 1.04 Freeware A Web-based POP email client written in PHP.
phpReview Development 0.2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A reviewing Web application written in PHP.
PHProjekt Stable 2.1a GNU General Public License (GPL) An open source groupware suite.
PICA Bleeding 0.3.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A tool to centrally manage different servers.
PIKT Default 1.13.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) An innovative new systems administration paradigm.
pimpd Stable 0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) Peter's Ident Masquerading Program Daemon.
PLies stable 1.1 Freely Distributable tool for making html presentations from simple html file
POP3Lite Default 0.2.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A modular POP3 daemon.
POPular Stable 1.4.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) POP3 server and proxy for large mail systems.
Port Scan Attack Detector Default 0.8.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) Makes use of iptables/ipchains to detect, alert, and respond to port scans.
POSIX 1003.1b clock/timer patch Default 2.4.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) Kernel patch to provide POSIX 1003.1b clocks and timers
Postfix Development 20010502 IBM Public License The Postfix MTA.
ppa Stable 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Prepaid Accounting for an Internet cafe Samba server.
PPR Development 1.44b1 BSD License Print Spooler for PostScript.
PPTP-linux Default 1.0.3-1 GNU General Public License (GPL) a PPTP client for Linux
Prelude Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A network intrusion detection system.
ProZilla Default 1.3.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) A download accelerator for Linux.
psbind Default 2001-04-24 GNU General Public License (GPL) Transforms PostScript files to save trees and reduce guilt.
psycopg Development 0.5.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A thread-safe Python/PostgreSQL/Zope database adapter
Pure FTP Server Development 0.98pre2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An efficient, lightweight, and secure FTP server
pyredir Default 0.18 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Squid redirector implemented in Python.
QHacc Default 0.8.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A personal finance application.
QmailAdminWeb Default 0.2.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) QmailAdminWeb is an admin suite for Qmail+MySQL with a Web GUI.
qmailWebmin Development 1.0.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) Webmin module for qmail.
Qpopper LX Default 4.0.2 OSI Approved A POP3 server.
QtDMM Default 0.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A simple DMM readout program including recorder.
quickedit Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A simple sound editor.
R Default 1.2.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A language and environment for statistical computing.
Rascal Default 0.1.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) A platform-independent modular calculator.
Recoverable Malloc Development test2 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A library with malloc that will persist across crashes.
Recovery Is Possible! Default 36 GNU General Public License (GPL) A floppy Linux boot/rescue system.
Red Hat Update Development 1.7 beta (build 1.70) GNU General Public License (GPL) A replacement for up2date.
Remembrance Agent Default 2.10 Free for non-commercial use Remembrance Agents are an augmented, associative memory.
Resolver User Layer Interface Default 0.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) RULI implements a library aimed at querying DNS SRV resource records.
Revolution IRCd Development 0.1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) An RFC-compliant IRC daemon
rhup Default 0.9.19 Freely Distributable Makes updates of Red Hat systems easier.
rip Default 0.95 GNU General Public License (GPL) A console-based MP3 and Ogg Vorbis CD ripper.
ROX-Filer Default 1.1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Drag-and-drop based filemanager.
RPLD Default 1.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) Server for IBM style RPL/RIPL boot proms
rpmproc Default 1.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) simple Perl wrapper to help manage and build RPM packages
rubrica Default 0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) An address book written using GTK+ and GNOME.
RunTime TarBall Development 0.0.2a GNU General Public License (GPL) A file grouping library and tools.
rute Default 0.9.1 Free To Use But Restricted A beginner-through-advanced tutorial and reference book on Linux.
rymo Default 0.2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A small but reliable Webmail gateway.
Samba Default 2.0.9 GNU General Public License (GPL) Allows clients to access to a server's filespace and printers via SMB
Sarah Tracker Default 0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) Program to create music with samples
SATFORM Default Beta 1 Freeware A utility to create word processor-quality letters/reports.
SATGUI Default Beta 1 Freeware A framework for developing simple GUI client/Unix server applications.
Search and Replace Stable v1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A recursive directory and file search and replace utility written in Perl.
SecureIT Default 0.1.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) Monitors system file integrity and security.
Securepoint Firewall Server SB Default 1.166 Freely Distributable Firewall server and client.
Selected Backup Stable v1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A multiple file and directory backup utility written in Perl.
Sentinel Groupware Development 0.8.8 Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial A Web-based groupware package.
SERanks Stable 1-04 Artistic License Obtains search-expression rankings at search engines.
SF16-FMR driver for Linux Linux 2.4 2.4.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Video4Linux driver for the Typhoon/MediaForte SF16-FMR radio card.
sgmltools-lite Default 3.0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Python-based frontend for DocBook/SGML processing with Jade.
Shaperd Default 0.2pre14 GNU General Public License (GPL) A user-mode traffic shaper for tcp-ip networks.
sidplay2 Development 0.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) SID Player Music Library V2.
SILC Beta 0.2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Secure Internet Live Conferencing.
Simkin Default 1.13 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Embedded scripting language for Java and XML.
Simkin for C++ Default 2.04 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) An embedded scripting language for C++ and XML.
Simple Allpurpose New Diarykeeper Default 0.1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Helps you keep your diary.
SimpleCDR Default 1.60 GNU General Public License (GPL) Front-end for MP3 Encoding, CD ripping, CD copying, and CD Mastering.
Sjinn Default 0.9.1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A serial communications program.
slash Main 2.0.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A database-driven news and message board, using mod_perl and MySQL.
slashem Stable 0.0.6E4F4 OSI Approved variant of the Rogue-like console game Nethack
Smartcard Development 0.1.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) A utility for controlling smart cards.
Smarty PHP template engine Default 1.4.0 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) The PHP compiling template engine.
Smurf Sound Font Editor Default 0.52 GNU General Public License (GPL) Sound Font editor
SolarWolf Default 1.0 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) An action/arcade game written in Python.
Spar Development 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) A modular math parser.
SpiralLoops Default 2.0.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Experimental loop sampler.
spurtg Default 0.3.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) Renders graphics that respond to input from a soundcard.
SQLConnect Default 1.4.2 Other/Proprietary License with Free Trial A JDBC connectivity tool that has data browsing, querying, and editing functiona
SqlGui Default 0.2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A graphical frontend for MySQL under KDE2.
Squid2MySQL Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Traffic control scripts for squid using MySQL
STARTME Default 0.95.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) STARTME is a dialog-driven setup tool especially to be distributed with packages
Styx Stable 1.4 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A scanner/parser generator addressing some shortcomings of lex/yacc.
swdb Shortwave Database Default 1.1 MIT/X Consortium License A shortwave database for ILG radio data.
SWISH++ Default 5.0b6 GNU General Public License (GPL) File indexing and searching engine (typically used for web servers).
Sylpheed Default 0.4.66 GNU General Public License (GPL) GTK+ based user-friendly e-mail client
syslog-ng Development 1.5.6 GNU General Public License (GPL) A portable syslogd replacement with enhanced, flexible configuration scheme.
SysOrb Default 2.0 Build 1184 Free To Use But Restricted A network and server monitoring system.
Tapestry Default 0.2.11 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Java component object model for developing highly interactive Web applications.
tcpxd Default 1.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A general purpose TCP/IP relay proxy.
Tech Tracker Stable .85001 Artistic License A Web-based IT Tracking System (i.e., a helpdesk application).
Text::PDF::API Development 0.700.102 Artistic License A Perl module-chain for easy creation of PDF files.
The Ace of Penguins Default 1.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) X11 solitaire card games
The GNU Privacy Guard Default 1.0.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) GPLed PGP replacement tool
The XML C library for GNOME Default 2.3.8 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A library for manipulating XML files.
The XSLT C library for Gnome Default 0.9.0 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) The XSLT C library developed for the GNOME project.
TightVNC Default 1.1p9 GNU General Public License (GPL) Bandwidth-efficient VNC distribution.
Topsecret_Ftp Stable 0.90 beta Shareware Transfer files across a network with your own keys.
TOra Development 0.8 GNU General Public License (GPL) Tool for browsing Oracle databases.
Trackslave Stable 1.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A music info generator using Perl and PHP.
Twisted Python Default 0.8.6 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Suite of Python internet applications and libraries.
UDS Collection Default 0.9.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) C++ debugging and development collection.
util-linux Default 2.11b GNU General Public License (GPL) Miscellaneous system utilities
Vega Strike Texturizer beta 042701 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Linux action space simulator.
Viewmasq Default 1.0.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) viewmasq displays the currently masqueraded connections in a web page
Vilistextum Default 2.3.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) An HTML to text converter with additional support for PDAs.
Vim Development 6.0ad Free To Use But Restricted Popular vi clone that features syntax highlighting and an X11 interface.
Web Thermometer Default 0.96 GNU General Public License (GPL) A thermometer HW+SW to show the temperature on the WEB
web2ldap Default 0.9.0rc2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A web-based LDAP-client written in Python
webCDwriter Development 20010503 GNU General Public License (GPL) Network CD writing.
webEditor Default 0.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Cocoon-based content management.
webfs Default 1.10 GNU General Public License (GPL) Lightweight HTTP server for static content
WebWarper Site Optimizer Default 2.1 Other/Proprietary License with Source A tool which saves traffic and accelerates access to your Web site by 2-10x.
WLA DX Default 7.4 GNU General Public License (GPL) A GB-Z80/Z80/6502/6510/65816 macro assembler.
wmusic Default 1.4.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) a remote-control DockApp for xmms
Worker Default 2.2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) Highly configurable graphical Filemanager for X
WWWOFFLE Default 2.6c GNU General Public License (GPL) Simple proxy server with special features for use with dial-up internet links
X/lang Default 0.1.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) A portable CLI/GUI programming language.
xautolock Version 2.x 2.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) An automatic X screen-locker/screen-saver.
XawTV Default 3.45 GNU General Public License (GPL) A TV viewing application and a few TV utilities.
xcheckers Default 2.01 GNU General Public License (GPL) Play at draughts
XClib Development 0.1.2 GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) A set of C functions for general purposes.
xclip Default 0.04 GNU General Public License (GPL) A command line interface to X server selection (clipboard).
xconvers Stable 0.7 GNU General Public License (GPL) GTK+ convers client for amateur radio operators
xeronsms Default 1.5 GNU General Public License (GPL) A PHP script to send SMS to Spanish GSM phones.
xine Default 0.4.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A Unix video player.
XPenguins Default 2.0 OSI Approved Cute little penguins invading your desktop
XPilot Default 4.3.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) A multi-player 2D client/server space game.
Xplanet Default 0.82 GNU General Public License (GPL) An Xearth wannabe
xps Default 3.21 GNU General Public License (GPL) X/Motif dynamic display the Unix processes tree/forest
XSIDPLAY Default 1.6.0 GNU General Public License (GPL) A C64 music player and SID sound chip emulator.
xtrs Default 4.5 Freely Distributable A TRS-80 emulator for Unix and X. (Models I/III/4/4P)
yads Default 0.8.2 GNU General Public License (GPL) Conversion of XML-based multinode documents to HTML or LaTeX.
Yard Default 2.1 GNU General Public License (GPL) A suite of Perl scripts for creating rescue disks for Linux
Yet Another SQL*Plus Replacement Default 1.67 GNU General Public License (GPL) An open source Oracle CLI to replace SQL*Plus.
YIFF Sound Server Default 2.12.4 Unknown A network transparent multiclient sound server for Linux games and apps.
z81 Stable 1.3 GNU General Public License (GPL) Sinclair ZX81 and ZX80 emulator
ZMailer Default 2.99.55.patch1 Freely Distributable Mail transfer agent for gateways or mailservers or other large site environments
Zorum Default 0.8.5 Free for non-commercial use general purpose web forum application
µFrac Default 1.2 Free for non-commercial use Distributed fractal explorer for mobile devices.

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