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InitScriptHumanDescriptions

Human-Readable Descriptions of init Scripts

Almost all the services started with init scripts in runlevels 2-3-4-5 and rcS.d do not have standard, "human readable" descriptions of their main behaviour. Often, the package description for these services is very cryptic and the common user will not readily understand the meaning. Boot-Up Manager will use this list to display the package description in its main view window.

The aim of this page is to collect as many scripts/services as possible, and give them a simple description together with a unique way to detect whether the service is running (usually, the daemon name). When completed, this list can be embedded in programs such as BUM, enabling them to display a simple and comprehensible text to the user. The related daemon column is intended to store the name of the daemon the service runs (if any).

Please, feel free to update & expand this page.

Localization

Thanks to its team of translators, Boot-Up Manager will handle the localized descriptions.

Script Name as in /etc/init.d	Current package description	New proposed description text	Related daemon
acct	The GNU Accounting utilities for process and login accounting
acpid	Utilities for using ACPI power management	Performs intelligent power management of your system	acpid
acpi-support	acpi-support is a collection of useful events for acpi	For laptops, does power management and enables hotkeys	NONE
aime	Advanced Interactive Mudding Environment
alsa	ALSA driver configuration files	Sound Architecture Services
anacron	A cron-like program that doesn't go by time	Runs system housekeeping chores on specified days.	NONE
apache	Versatile, high-performance HTTP server	Apache web server	apache/httpd
apache2	Next generation, scalable, extendable web server	Apache2 web server	apache2/httpd
atd	Delayed job execution and batch processing	Enables scheduling of jobs	atd
apmd	Utilities for Advanced Power Management (APM)	Monitors battery status for some older laptops	apmd
autofs	A kernel-based automounter for Linux	Automounter for Linux	autofs
avgd	AVG Anti-Virus daemon		avgd
bootlogd	Standard scripts needed for booting and shutting down	Saves messages at boot to a log file	bootlogd
capiutils	Utilities for CAPI-capable ISDN cards	Allows ISDN cards to use the CAPI interface	capifaxrecvd
capi4hylafax	Faxing over CAPI2.0 device	Enables faxing with CAPI-enabled ISDN cards
cron	Management of regular background processing	Runs system housekeeping chores on specified dates/times	cron
capisuite	Easy fax and voice box solution for ISDN/CAPI capable devices	Answering Machine & Fax for CAPI-enabled ISDN cards	?
cupsys	Common UNIX Printing System™ - server	Manages print jobs	cupsd
dbus-1	Simple interprocess messaging system	Delivers messages between applications	dbus-daemon-1
ddclient	Update dynamic IP address at DynDNS.org and other DNS hosts	Updates your details on DNS hosting providers	ddclient
dgc	Conexant DGC USB modem driver	Linux driver for Conexant USB hardware modem.	dgc
dhcp3-server	DHCP v3 Server	Provides IP addresses to clients via DHCP	dhcpd3
dictd	Dictionary Server	Dictionary Server	dictd
dirmngr	server for managing certificate revocation lists
dnetc	NONE	distributed.net client computing RC5 and DES projects on unused CPU cycles
dns-clean	A text menu based utility for configuring ppp	Configures your system for internet access via a modem	?
evms	Enterprise Volume Management System (core)	Hard Disk Volume Management	NONE
exim4	support files for all exim MTA (v4) packages
fam	File Alteration Monitor	Detects changes in files/directories	famd
fetchmail	SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder	Mail retrieval and forwarding utility	fetchmail
festival	general multi-lingual speech synthesis system
firestarter	Firestarter is a complete firewall tool for Linux machines.		iptables
firewall	script to start/stop IpTables Firewall		iptables
fnfxd	An ACPI and hotkey daemon for Toshiba laptops	Power and special key management for Toshiba laptops
gdm	GNOME Display Manager	Gnome Display Manager	gdm
gnunet	Secure, trust-based peer-to-peer framework
gpsd	GPS (Global Positioning System) service daemon
hdparm	Tune hard disk parameters for high performance	Tunes hard disk parameters for high performance	NONE
hddtemp	Utility to monitor the temperature of your hard drive	Monitors the temperature of your hard drive
heartbeat	Subsystem for High-Availability Linux	High-Availability Linux, used in failover and recovery scenarios
hotplug	Linux Hotplug Scripts	Detects new devices when plugged in	Check /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
hpoj	HP OfficeJet Linux driver (hpoj)	HP OfficeJet Linux driver	ptal-printd
hsf	Conexant HSF softmodem	Conexant HSF softmodem	hsfdcpd
hylafax	Flexible client/server fax software - server daemons	Supports the sending and receiving of facsimiles	hfaxd
ifupdown-clean	High level tools to configure network interfaces	Tools to configure network services	NONE
inetd	The Internet Superserver	Manager for incoming Internet connections	inetd
inn2	'InterNetNews' news server
kdm	KDE Display Manager	Login manager for KDE	kdm
keytouch-init.sh	NONE
klogd	Kernel Logging Daemon	Logs important system events	klogd
laptop-mode	Userland scripts to control "laptop mode"	Automatically enables laptop mode when computer is running on batteries	NONE
libdevmapper1.00	The Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
lirc	Linux Infra-red Remote Control support
lpd	BSD lpr/lpd line print spooling system
lvm	The Logical Volume Manager for Linux (common files)	Handles physical hard disk volumes in logical groups	?
makedev	Creates device files in /dev	Creates special files to interact with hardware	NONE
mdadm	Manage MD devices aka Linux Software Raid	Manages multiple disk devices for fault-tolerance	mdadm
module-init-tools	tools for managing Linux kernel modules
modutils	Linux module utilities
mpd	Music Player Daemon	Allows remote access for playing music	mpd
mysql	mysql database server binaries	Fast and stable SQL database server	mysqld
mysqld-ib	Infobright combines a column-oriented database with our Knowledge Grid architecture to deliver a self-managing data warehouse optimized for analytics.	Infobright SQL database server	mysqld
mysql-nbd	mysql database server binaries	Fast and stable SQL database server	mysqld
mysql-nbd-mgm	mysql database server binaries	Fast and stable SQL database server	mysqld
netapplet	User-friendly network interface control applet	Monitors and displays network activity
networking	Basic TCP/IP networking system	Manages your internet connection	NONE
nfs-common	NFS support files common to client and server	NFS support files common to client and server	nfs-common
ntpdate	The ntpdate client for setting system time from NTP servers	Updates the system's clock over the internet
nvidia-glx	NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org driver	NVIDIA video card management	NONE
pcmcia	PCMCIA Card Services for Linux	Manages the insertion/removal of Laptop cards	cardmgr
postfix	A high-performance mail transport agent	High performance Mail Server	master
powernowd	Control CPU speed and voltage using 2.6 kernel interface	Controls CPU speed and voltage to save power	powernowd
ppp	Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon	Manages internet access via a modem	pppd
readahead	Read files into the page cache	Speeds up boot by starting operations early
rsync	Fast remote file copy program (like rcp)	Fast remote file copy program	rsyncd
samba	A LAN-Manager-like file and printer server for Unix	Shares files among computers on a local network	smbd
schoolbell	A web-based calendaring server
schooltool	A common platform for school administration
schroot	Execute commands in a chroot environment
screen-cleanup	A terminal multiplexor with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation
sl-modem-daemon	SmartLink software modem daemon	SmartLink modem management	slmodemd
spamassassin	Perl-based spam filter using text analysis	Spam filter
ssh	Secure shell server, an rshd replacement	Allows users to securely log into the machine remotely	sshd
squid	Internet Object Cache (WWW proxy cache)	Internet www proxy server	squid
sudo	Provide limited super user privileges to specific users	Allows specific users to gain superuser status
sysklogd	System Logging Daemon	Logs important system events	syslogd
tpb	Program to use the IBM ThinkPad™ special keys	Program to use the IBM ThinkPad™ special keys	tpb
tpconfig	Configure touchpad devices
udev	/dev/ management daemon	Creates new devices when plugged in	udevd
uml-utilities	User-mode Linux (utility programs)
vmware	NONE	Allows several OS running simultaneously in virtual machines.	vmware-serverd
webmin	Web-based administration toolkit	Web-based remote administration for this computer	miniserv.pl
vboxdrv	VirtualBox Linux kernel module		vboxdrv
vboxnet	VirtualBox permanent host networking setup
xfs	NONE
xfstt	X Font Server for TrueType fonts
xorg-common	X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure	Main Graphical Interface	Xorg
zope	Open Source Web Application Server	Open Source Web Application Server	zope
zope3	Open Source Web Application Server (Libraries)
xfstt	X Font Server for TrueType fonts
xorg-common	X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure	Main Graphical Interface	Xorg
asterisk	asterisk PBX		asterisk
svnserve	NONE	Standalone server for the Subversion version control system	svnserve
alsa-utils	ALSA utilities	re/store mixer settings	NONE
apparmor	Application Armor	allows the system administrator to associate with each program a security profile	NONE
brltty	BRLTTY daemon	provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display	NONE
console-setup	NONE	Set up the font and the keyboard on the console	NONE
halt	NONE	NONE	NONE
keyboard-setup	NONE	NONE	NONE
killprocs	NONE	NONE	NONE
linux-restricted-modules-common	NONE	helper scripts to handle linux-restricted-modules	NONE
lm-sensors	Lm-sensors	utilities to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors	NONE
loopback	NONE	NONE	NONE
mountoverflowtmp	NONE	NONE	NONE
memcached	NONE	memcache extension module for PHP	memcached
minissdpd	###	keep memory of all UPnP devices that announced themselves	NONE
nessusd	Nessus Security Scanner	Remote network security auditor, the server	NONE
nfs-kernel-server	NFS kernel server	the recommended NFS server for use with Linux	NONE
pcmciautils	PCMCIA utilities	PCMCIA initialisation tools	NONE
portmap	The RPC portmapper	server that converts RPC (Remote Procedure Call) program numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers	NONE
powernowd.early	NONE	NONE	NONE
pppd-dns	NONE	NONE	NONE
privoxy	Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy	web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy	NONE
procps	/proc file system utilities	provide information about the status of entries in its process table	NONE
pulseaudio	PulseAudio sound server	sound server	NONE
readahead-desktop	NONE	NONE	NONE
reboot	NONE	NONE	NONE
rmnologin	NONE	NONE	NONE
sendsigs	NONE	NONE	NONE
sensord	NONE	NONE	NONE
single	NONE	NONE	NONE
skeleton	NONE	NONE	NONE
stop-readahead	NONE	NONE	NONE
udev-finish	NONE	NONE	NONE
ufw	Ubuntu Uncomplicated Firewall	program for managing a netfilter firewall	NONE
umountfs	NONE	NONE	NONE
umountroot	NONE	NONE	NONE
urandom	NONE	NONE	NONE
vbesave	NONE	NONE	NONE
wpa-ifupdown	NONE	NONE	NONE
x11-common	X Window System (X.Org)	NONE	NONE
xserver-xorg-input-wacom	Wacom input driver	X.Org driver and udev support for Wacom tablet devices	NONE
stunnel4	SSL tunnel for network daemons	NONE	NONE
plymouth	bootsplash and user interaction utility	NONE	NONE
openarena-server	game server	NONE	NONE
irqbalance	distribute hardware interrupts across processors on a multiprocessor system	NONE	NONE
udevtrigger	Trigger kernel device uevents to replay missing events at system coldplug.	NONE	NONE
network-manager	automatic network detection and configuration	NONE	NONE
udevmonitor	print the kernel and udev event sequence to the console	NONE	NONE
avgd	AVG Antivirus dameons	NONE	NONE
qemu-kvm	QEMU KVM kernel module	NONE	NONE
slim	Simple LogIn Manager (like XDM or GDM)	NONE	NONE
miredo	Teredo IPv6 tunneling for Unix	NONE	NONE
speech-dispatcher	server process managing speech requests in Speech Dispatcher	NONE	NONE
tomcat6	Tomcat 6 servlet engine	NONE	NONE
gogoc	gogoCLIENT (IPv6 tunnel)	NONE	NONE
radvd	router advertisement daemon for IPv6	NONE	NONE
setvtrgb	set the virtual terminal RGB colors	NONE	NONE
ufw	program for managing a netfilter firewall	NONE	NONE
lightdm	X11 login / display manager	NONE	NONE
rsyslog	reliable and extended syslog daemon	NONE	NONE
timidity	MIDI emulation	NONE	NONE
hostname	set system network hostname	NONE	NONE
dmesg	kernel ring buffer	NONE	NONE
monit	utility for monitoring services on a Unix system	NONE	NONE
jetty	Jetty HTTP server and servlet container	NONE	NONE
openbsd-inetd	OpenBSD internet superserver	NONE	NONE
kerneloops	program to collect and submit kernel oopses to kerneloops.org	NONE	NONE
udftools	Call pktsetup to set up packet device associations	NONE	NONE
hdapsd	park the hard disk drive in case of an emergency	NONE	NONE
gdomap	GNUstep Distributed Objects name server	NONE	NONE
winbind	Name Service Switch daemon for resolving names from NT servers	NONE	NONE
rmcgroup	cgroup management	NONE	NONE

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+Almost all the services started with init scripts in runlevels 2-3-4-5 and rcS.d do not have standard, "human readable" descriptions of their main behaviour. Often, the package description for these services is very cryptic and the common user will not readily understand the meaning. [[http://www.marzocca.net/linux/bum.html|Boot-Up Manager]] will use this list to display the package description in its main view window.
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-The aim of this page is to collect as much script/services as possible, and to give them an easy description, together with an unique way to detect if the service is running (usually, the daemon name).
When completed, this list can be embedded in programs such as BUM, to display an easy and understandable text for the users. The '''related daemon''' column is intended to store the name of the daemon the service runs (if any),
+The aim of this page is to collect as many scripts/services as possible, and give them a simple description together with a unique way to detect whether the service is running (usually, the daemon name).
When completed, this list can be embedded in programs such as [[http://www.marzocca.net/linux/bum.html|BUM]], enabling them to display a simple and comprehensible text to the user. The '''related daemon''' column is intended to store the name of the daemon the service runs (if any).
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||acpid       || Utilities for using ACPI power management|| Performs intelligent power management of your system|| acpid||
||acpi-support|| acpi-support is a collection of useful events for acpi || For laptops, saves power if running on battery power || *NONE*  ||
|| alsa || ALSA driver configuration files || Sound Architecture Services || ||
|| anacron || a cron-like program that doesn't go by time || Runs system housekeeping chores on specified days. || *NONE* ||
||apache|| versatile, high-performance HTTP server|| Apache web server|| apache/httpd||
||apache2||next generation, scalable, extendable web server||Apache2 web server||apache2/httpd ||
||atd|| Delayed job execution and batch processing|| Enables scheduling of jobs || atd||
||apmd|| Utilities for Advanced Power Management (APM)|| Monitors battery status for some older laptops ||apmd ||
||autofs|| A kernel-based automounter for Linux|| Automounter for Linux ||autofs||
||bootlogd||Standard scripts needed for booting and shutting down||Saves messages at boot to a log file ||bootlogd ||
||cron|| management of regular background processing||Runs system housekeeping chores on specified dates/times. ||cron ||
||cupsys|| Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server || Manages print jobs || cupsd||
||dbus-1||simple interprocess messaging system|| Delivers messages between applications ||dbus-daemon-1||
||ddclient||Update dynamic IP address at DynDNS.org||Updates your details at DynDNS.org ||ddclient||
||dictd||Dictionary Server||Dictionary Server||dictd||
||dns-clean || A text menu based utility for configuring ppp || Configures your system for internet access via a modem ||???? ||
||evms|| Enterprise Volume Management System (core)|| Hard Disk Volume Management ||*NONE* ||
||fam|| File Alteration Monitor||Detects changes in files/directories||famd ||
||fetchmail|| SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder||Mail retrieval and forwarding utility ||fetchmail ||
||fnfxd||An ACPI and hotkey daemon for Toshiba laptops|| Power and special key management for Toshiba laptops|| ||
||gdm|| GNOME Display Manager|| Gnome Display Manager || gdm||
||hdparm|| Tune hard disk parameters for high performance||Tunes hard disk parameters for high performance ||*NONE* ||
||hddtemp||Utility to monitor the temperature of your hard drive||Monitors the temperature of your hard drive|| ||
||hotplug|| Linux Hotplug Scripts||Detects new devices when plugged in ||check /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ||
||hpoj|| HP OfficeJet Linux driver (hpoj)|| HP OfficeJet Linux driver||ptal-printd ||
||hsf||Conexant HSF softmodem||Conexant HSF softmodem||hsfdcpd||
||ifupdown-clean|| High level tools to configure network interfaces||Tools to configure network services ||*NONE* ||
||inetd|| The Internet Superserver||Manager for incoming Internet connections ||inetd ||
||kdm|| KDE Display Manager||Login manager for KDE|| kdm||
||klogd|| Kernel Logging Daemon||Logs important system events ||klogd ||
||laptop-mode|| Userland scripts to control "laptop mode"||Automatically enables laptop mode wqhen computer is running on batteries|| *NONE* || 
||libdevmapper1.00|| The Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library|| || ||
||lvm|| The Logical Volume Manager for Linux (common files)||Handles physical Hard Disk Volumes in Logical groups ||???? ||
||makedev|| Creates device files in /dev||Creates special files to interact with hardware ||*NONE* ||
||mdadm|| Manage MD devices aka Linux Software Raid||Manages multiple disk devices for fault-tolerance||mdadm||
||module-init-tools|| tools for managing Linux kernel modules|| || ||
||modutils|| Linux module utilities|| || ||
||mpd|| Music Player Daemon|| Allows remote access for playing music.|| mpd||
||mysql ||mysql database server binaries|| Fast and stable SQL database server || mysqld||
||netapplet||User-friendly network interface control applet|| Monitors and displays network activity|| ||
|| networking || Basic TCP/IP networking system ||Manages your internet connection ||*NONE* ||
|| nfs-common || NFS support files common to client and server ||NFS support files common to client and server || nfs-common ||
||ntpdate|| The ntpdate client for setting system time from NTP servers||Updates the system time using the internet || ||
||nvidia-glx|| NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org driver||NVIDIA video card management||*NONE* ||
||pcmcia||PCMCIA Card Services for Linux|| Manages the insertion/removal of Laptop cards ||cardmgr||
|| postfix || A high-performance mail transport agent || High performance Mail Server|| master ||
||powernowd|| control cpu speed and voltage using 2.6 kernel interface || Controls CPU speed and voltage to save power || powernowd||
||ppp|| Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon|| Manages internet access via a modem ||pppd ||
||readahead|| read files into the page cache|| Speeds up boot by starting operations early || ||
||rsync|| fast remote file copy program (like rcp)||Fast remote file copy program ||rsyncd ||
|| samba || a LanManager-like file and printer server for Unix ||Shares files among computers on a local network || smbd||
|| screen-cleanup || a terminal multiplexor with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation || || ||
||sl-modem-daemon||SmartLink software modem daemon||SmartLink modem management||slmodemd||
||spamassassin||Perl-based spam filter using text analysis|| Spam filter || ||
||ssh||Secure shell server, an rshd replacement|| Allows users securely to log into the machine remotely || sshd||
||squid||Internet Object Cache (WWW proxy cache)||Internet WWW proxy server||squid||
||sudo||Provide limited super user privileges to specific users|| Allows specific users to gain superuser status || ||
||sysklogd||System Logging Daemon|| Logs important system events ||syslogd||
||udev|| /dev/ management daemon||Creates new devices when plugged in || udevd||
||uml-utilities|| User-mode Linux (utility programs)|| || ||
||webmin|| web-based administration toolkit||Web-based remote administration for this computer || miniserv.pl||
||xorg-common|| X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure||Main Graphical Interface || Xorg||
||zope|| Open Source Web Application Server||Open Source Web Application Server ||zope||
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||<tablestyle="font-size: 0.9em; background:#cccccc; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; padding:0.5em;"> '''Script Name as in /etc/init.d'''  ||<:> '''Current package description'''  ||<:> '''New proposed description text''' ||<:> '''Related daemon''' ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> acct || The GNU Accounting utilities for process and login accounting || || ||
|| acpid || Utilities for using ACPI power management || Performs intelligent power management of your system || acpid ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> acpi-support || acpi-support is a collection of useful events for acpi || For laptops, does  power management and enables hotkeys || *NONE* ||
|| aime || Advanced Interactive Mudding Environment || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> alsa || ALSA driver configuration files || Sound Architecture Services || ||
|| anacron || A cron-like program that doesn't go by time || Runs system housekeeping chores on specified days. || *NONE* ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> apache || Versatile, high-performance HTTP server || Apache web server || apache/httpd ||
|| apache2 || Next generation, scalable, extendable web server || Apache2 web server || apache2/httpd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> atd || Delayed job execution and batch processing || Enables scheduling of jobs || atd ||
|| apmd || Utilities for Advanced Power Management (APM) || Monitors battery status for some older laptops || apmd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> autofs || A kernel-based automounter for Linux || Automounter for Linux || autofs ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> avgd || AVG Anti-Virus daemon || || avgd ||
|| bootlogd || Standard scripts needed for booting and shutting down || Saves messages at boot to a log file || bootlogd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> capiutils || Utilities for CAPI-capable ISDN cards || Allows ISDN cards to use the CAPI interface || capifaxrecvd ||
|| capi4hylafax || Faxing over CAPI2.0 device || Enables faxing with CAPI-enabled ISDN cards || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> cron || Management of regular background processing || Runs system housekeeping chores on specified dates/times || cron ||
|| capisuite || Easy fax and voice box solution for ISDN/CAPI capable devices || Answering Machine & Fax for CAPI-enabled ISDN cards || ? ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> cupsys || Common UNIX Printing System&#8482; - server || Manages print jobs || cupsd ||
|| dbus-1 || Simple interprocess messaging system || Delivers messages between applications || dbus-daemon-1 ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> ddclient || Update dynamic IP address at DynDNS.org and other DNS hosts || Updates your details on DNS hosting providers || ddclient ||
|| dgc || Conexant DGC USB modem driver || Linux driver for Conexant USB hardware modem. || dgc ||
|| dhcp3-server || DHCP v3 Server || Provides IP addresses to clients via DHCP || dhcpd3 ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> dictd || Dictionary Server || Dictionary Server || dictd ||
|| dirmngr || server for managing certificate revocation lists || || ||
|| dnetc || *NONE* || distributed.net client computing RC5 and DES projects on unused CPU cycles || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> dns-clean || A text menu based utility for configuring ppp || Configures your system for internet access via a modem || ? ||
|| evms || Enterprise Volume Management System (core) || Hard Disk Volume Management || *NONE* ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> exim4 || support files for all exim MTA (v4) packages || || ||
|| fam || File Alteration Monitor || Detects changes in files/directories || famd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> fetchmail || SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder || Mail retrieval and forwarding utility || fetchmail ||
|| festival || general multi-lingual speech synthesis system || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> firestarter || Firestarter is a complete firewall tool for Linux machines. || || iptables ||
|| firewall || script to start/stop IpTables Firewall || || iptables ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> fnfxd || An ACPI and hotkey daemon for Toshiba laptops || Power and special key management for Toshiba laptops || ||
|| gdm || GNOME Display Manager || Gnome Display Manager || gdm ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> gnunet || Secure, trust-based peer-to-peer framework || || ||
|| gpsd || GPS (Global Positioning System) service daemon || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> hdparm || Tune hard disk parameters for high performance || Tunes hard disk parameters for high performance || *NONE* ||
|| hddtemp || Utility to monitor the temperature of your hard drive || Monitors the temperature of your hard drive || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> heartbeat || Subsystem for High-Availability Linux || High-Availability Linux, used in failover and recovery scenarios || ||
|| hotplug || Linux Hotplug Scripts || Detects new devices when plugged in || Check /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> hpoj || HP OfficeJet Linux driver (hpoj) || HP OfficeJet Linux driver || ptal-printd ||
|| hsf || Conexant HSF softmodem || Conexant HSF softmodem || hsfdcpd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> hylafax || Flexible client/server fax software - server daemons || Supports the sending and receiving of facsimiles || hfaxd ||
|| ifupdown-clean || High level tools to configure network interfaces || Tools to configure network services || *NONE* ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> inetd || The Internet Superserver || Manager for incoming Internet connections || inetd ||
|| inn2 || 'Inter''''''Net''''''News' news server || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> kdm || KDE Display Manager || Login manager for KDE || kdm ||
|| keytouch-init.sh || *NONE* || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> klogd || Kernel Logging Daemon || Logs important system events || klogd ||
|| laptop-mode || Userland scripts to control "laptop mode" || Automatically enables laptop mode when computer is running on batteries || *NONE* ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> libdevmapper1.00 || The Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library || || ||
|| lirc || Linux Infra-red Remote Control support || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> lpd || BSD lpr/lpd line print spooling system || || ||
|| lvm || The Logical Volume Manager for Linux (common files) || Handles physical hard disk volumes in logical groups || ? ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> makedev || Creates device files in /dev || Creates special files to interact with hardware || *NONE* ||
|| mdadm || Manage MD devices aka Linux Software Raid || Manages multiple disk devices for fault-tolerance || mdadm ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> module-init-tools || tools for managing Linux kernel modules || || ||
|| modutils || Linux module utilities || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> mpd || Music Player Daemon || Allows remote access for playing music || mpd ||
|| mysql || mysql database server binaries|| Fast and stable SQL database server || mysqld ||
|| mysqld-ib || Infobright combines a column-oriented database with our Knowledge Grid architecture to deliver a self-managing data warehouse optimized for analytics. || Infobright SQL database server || mysqld ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> mysql-nbd || mysql database server binaries || Fast and stable SQL database server || mysqld ||
|| mysql-nbd-mgm || mysql database server binaries || Fast and stable SQL database server || mysqld ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> netapplet || User-friendly network interface control applet || Monitors and displays network activity || ||
|| networking || Basic TCP/IP networking system || Manages your internet connection || *NONE* ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> nfs-common || NFS support files common to client and server || NFS support files common to client and server || nfs-common ||
|| ntpdate || The ntpdate client for setting system time from NTP servers || Updates the system's clock over the internet || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> nvidia-glx || NVIDIA binary XFree86 4.x/X.Org driver || NVIDIA video card management || *NONE* ||
|| pcmcia || PCMCIA Card Services for Linux || Manages the insertion/removal of Laptop cards || cardmgr ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> postfix || A high-performance mail transport agent || High performance Mail Server || master ||
|| powernowd || Control CPU speed and voltage using 2.6 kernel interface || Controls CPU speed and voltage to save power || powernowd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> ppp || Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) daemon || Manages internet access via a modem || pppd ||
|| readahead || Read files into the page cache || Speeds up boot by starting operations early || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> rsync || Fast remote file copy program (like rcp) || Fast remote file copy program || rsyncd ||
|| samba || A LAN-Manager-like file and printer server for Unix || Shares files among computers on a local network || smbd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> schoolbell || A web-based calendaring server || || ||
|| schooltool || A common platform for school administration || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> schroot || Execute commands in a chroot environment || || ||
|| screen-cleanup || A terminal multiplexor with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> sl-modem-daemon || Smart''''''Link software modem daemon || Smart''''''Link modem management || slmodemd ||
|| spamassassin || Perl-based spam filter using text analysis || Spam filter || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> ssh || Secure shell server, an rshd replacement || Allows users to securely log into the machine remotely || sshd ||
|| squid || Internet Object Cache (WWW proxy cache) || Internet www proxy server || squid ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> sudo || Provide limited super user privileges to specific users || Allows specific users to gain superuser status || ||
|| sysklogd || System Logging Daemon || Logs important system events || syslogd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> tpb || Program to use the IBM ThinkPad&#8482;  special keys || Program to use the IBM ThinkPad&#8482; special keys || tpb ||
|| tpconfig || Configure touchpad devices || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> udev || /dev/ management daemon || Creates new devices when plugged in || udevd ||
|| uml-utilities || User-mode Linux (utility programs) || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> vmware || *NONE* || Allows several OS running simultaneously in virtual machines. || vmware-serverd ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> webmin || Web-based administration toolkit || Web-based remote administration for this computer || miniserv.pl ||
|| vboxdrv|| VirtualBox Linux kernel module || || vboxdrv ||
|| vboxnet|| VirtualBox permanent host networking setup || || ||
|| xfs || *NONE* || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> xfstt || X Font Server for True''''''Type fonts || || ||
|| xorg-common || X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure || Main Graphical Interface || Xorg ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> zope || Open Source Web Application Server || Open Source Web Application Server || zope ||
|| zope3 || Open Source Web Application Server (Libraries) || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> xfstt || X Font Server for True''''''Type fonts || || ||
|| xorg-common || X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure || Main Graphical Interface || Xorg ||
||<rowbgcolor="#dee3e7"> asterisk || asterisk PBX || || asterisk ||
|| svnserve || *NONE* || Standalone server for the Subversion version control system || svnserve ||
|| alsa-utils|| ALSA utilities  ||  re/store mixer settings || *NONE* ||
|| apparmor || Application Armor  ||  allows the system administrator to associate with each program a security profile || *NONE* ||
|| brltty ||BRLTTY daemon  ||  provides access to the console (text mode) for a blind person using a braille display || *NONE* ||
|| console-setup || *NONE*  || Set up the font and the keyboard on the console || *NONE* ||
|| halt || *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| keyboard-setup|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| killprocs|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| linux-restricted-modules-common || *NONE*  || helper scripts to handle linux-restricted-modules || *NONE* ||
|| lm-sensors || Lm-sensors  || utilities to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors || *NONE* ||
|| loopback || *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| mountoverflowtmp || *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| memcached || *NONE*  ||  memcache extension module for PHP || memcached ||
|| minissdpd || ### || keep memory of all UPnP devices that announced themselves || *NONE* ||
|| nessusd || Nessus Security Scanner || Remote network security auditor, the server || *NONE* ||
|| nfs-kernel-server || NFS kernel server || the recommended NFS server for use with Linux || *NONE* ||
|| pcmciautils || PCMCIA utilities || PCMCIA initialisation tools || *NONE* ||
|| portmap || The RPC portmapper  || server that converts RPC (Remote Procedure Call) program numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers || *NONE* ||
|| powernowd.early|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| pppd-dns|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| privoxy|| Privacy enhancing HTTP Proxy || web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy || *NONE* ||
|| procps|| /proc file system utilities || provide information about the status of entries in its process table|| *NONE* ||
|| pulseaudio|| PulseAudio sound server || sound server || *NONE* ||
|| readahead-desktop|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| reboot|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| rmnologin|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| sendsigs|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| sensord|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| single|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| skeleton|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| stop-readahead|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| udev-finish|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| ufw || Ubuntu Uncomplicated Firewall  || program for managing a netfilter firewall || *NONE* ||
|| umountfs|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| umountroot|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| urandom|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| vbesave|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| wpa-ifupdown|| *NONE*  ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| x11-common|| X Window System (X.Org) ||  *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| xserver-xorg-input-wacom||Wacom input driver || X.Org driver and udev support for Wacom tablet devices || *NONE* ||
|| stunnel4 || SSL tunnel for network daemons || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| plymouth || bootsplash and user interaction utility || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| openarena-server || game server || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| irqbalance || distribute hardware interrupts across processors on a multiprocessor system || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| udevtrigger || Trigger kernel device uevents to replay missing events at system coldplug. || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| network-manager ||  automatic network detection and configuration || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| udevmonitor || print the kernel and udev event sequence to the console || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| avgd || AVG Antivirus dameons || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| qemu-kvm || QEMU KVM kernel module || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| slim || Simple LogIn Manager (like XDM or GDM) || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| miredo || Teredo IPv6 tunneling for Unix || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| speech-dispatcher || server process managing speech requests in Speech Dispatcher || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| tomcat6 || Tomcat 6 servlet engine || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| gogoc || gogoCLIENT (IPv6 tunnel) || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| radvd ||  router advertisement daemon for IPv6 || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| setvtrgb || set the virtual terminal RGB colors || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| ufw || program for managing a netfilter firewall || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| lightdm || X11 login / display manager || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| rsyslog || reliable and extended syslog daemon || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| timidity || MIDI emulation || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| hostname || set system network hostname || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| dmesg || kernel ring buffer || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| monit || utility for monitoring services on a Unix system || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| jetty || Jetty HTTP server and servlet container || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| openbsd-inetd || OpenBSD internet superserver || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| kerneloops || program to collect and submit kernel oopses to kerneloops.org || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| udftools || Call pktsetup to set up packet device associations || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| hdapsd || park the hard disk drive in case of an emergency || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| gdomap || GNUstep Distributed Objects name server || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| winbind || Name Service Switch daemon for resolving names from NT servers || *NONE* || *NONE* ||
|| rmcgroup || cgroup management || *NONE* || *NONE* ||

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