Don’t mistake this for the movie Alien – (1979 movie)
(on Wikipedia)
https://joeyh.name/code/alien/
A tool to convert between package management types.
Mandatory for getting software working which does not have a maintainer for one’s current distribution.
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https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Isohybrid
Though it can do other stuff, I use this to edit ISO images meant to be burned to a CD or DVD, to make them appropriate for copying to, and booting from, a USB stick.
Phenomenal. I wish I knew about this a long time ago. I’ve ignored many Linux distributions because of the very issue this tool solves.
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Linux distributions + Debian >
https://launchpad.net/~yannubuntu/+archive/ubuntu/boot-repair
https://sourceforge.net/p/boot-repair/home/Home/
Automagically repairs a boot loader.
This is something I wish I had/knew about a long time ago. I’ve had bootloader misadventures that really stressed me out.
I’ll accept this, even though it uses systemd.
See also:
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Linux distributions + Debian >
Software > GParted
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=gparted
https://gparted.org/ [ 1 ] was https://gparted.sourceforge.io/
A Linux system rescue disk.
Note that GParted is included on SystemRescueCD
Footnotes
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Linux distributions + Gentoo >
(on Wikipedia)
https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=systemrescue
https://www.system-rescue.org/ [ 1 ] was https://www.system-rescue-cd.org/
A Linux distribution. A Linux system rescue disk.
I’m sure an updated version will use systemd, as Gentoo now does.
Footnotes
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
A ubiquitous byte-copying tool.
I use this for copying disks, partitions and ISOs.
Part of GNU’s “coreutils”
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.rarlab.com/
An archival utility.
I’ve been using this for a hell of a long time.
aka WinRAR, for its Windows versions.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.superantispyware.com/
A malware scanner.
Mostly-meh.
It found an Wajam plugin from Magic Camera, presumably installed for either Internet Explorer or Edge.
TODO – make a proper page
TODO – add my notes
Software >
was https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=hddguardian
A windows GUI which uses the smartctl backend.
Abandoned – Website gone, archive gone.
