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Common Tools Used for Testing Alpha/Beta Versions

htop

htop is a terminal run, system monitor tool that shows much more detail than the regular System Monitor as which is offered by default in mostly all Ubuntu distributions. You can retrieve htop by entering the following code in the terminal; sudo apt-get install htop HtopSystemMonitorUtility

Here is more on htopHtop

bootchart

bootchart is a program that runs in the background and is able to render a graphical picture of what processes are taking place during a cold or warm boot. It is an valuable tool for finding trouble early on in design of new distributions. To get bootchart you can enter bootchart into the synaptic package manager search dialogue or use the terminal and issue the command; sudo apt-get install bootchart ABootchartImage

Here is more on bootchart BootChartingWiki

aptitude

aptitude is another beta tester's tool that is used for safe upgrading and fixing broken packages. Some power-users will only use this program. To install aptitude enter sudo apt-get install aptitude in the terminal AptitudeUpdaterandBrokenPackageFixer

Here is some more information on AptitudeSurvivalGuide

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