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GNU/Linux Internet Software

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  • Bluegriffon - Web and EPUB editor
  • Chromium (Portable) - I am NOT a Chromium browser fan, but some sites do not seem to give you a choice
  • Dillo - a very light FLTK-based web browser
  • FileZilla - FTP, FTPS, and SFTP client
  • Firefox - click to grab any release since the beginning; most of them are portable
  • Flarq - ARQ data transfer utility for fldigi
  • Fldigi - digital modem program for hamradio operators
  • Geary - an email application built around conversations; sort of reminds me of Apple's Mail app.
  • GNOME PPP - a PPP account configurer and dialup tool for GNOME
  • HexChat - IRC client
  • KompoZer - an HTML editor for X11 derived from the Mozilla composer
  • NetRunner - a really cool BBS client
  • Pale Moon - Firefox-based, efficient and easy to use web browser
  • QuiteRSS - RSS/Atom news feeds reader
  • qTox - a Qt-based, encrypted, peer-to-peer messaging client for the Tox protocol
  • Reditr - Reddit client
  • SMTube - YouTube videos browser
  • Thunderbird - Mail User Agent (MUA) and newsgroup/RSS client for X11 derived from the Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Transmission - lightweight BitTorrent client
  • Tor Browser - a privacy focused web browser that uses Tor to bounce your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers.
  • uGet - easy-to-use download manager written in GTK+
  • alpine - an Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email
  • aria2c - the ultra fast download utility
  • arpwatch - keep track of ethernet/ip address pairings
  • asciinema - terminal session recorder
  • BBS Software list - Bulletin Board System software (scroll down to "Linux" section)
  • browsh - a fully interactive, realtime and modern text-based browser rendered to TTYs and browsers
  • ceni - ncurses-based network manager
  • curl - transfer a URL
  • dict - a client for the Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT)
  • dig - DNS lookup utility
  • efax - send/receive faxes with Class 1, 2 or 2.0 fax modem
  • finch - a Pimpin' Penguin console frontend to libpurple. Instant Messaging client
  • ftp - Internet file transfer program
  • git - the stupid content tracker
  • host - DNS lookup utility
  • hubic-backup - hubiC backup command line tool for linux & OSX
  • ip - show / manipulate routing, devices, policy routing and tunnels
  • iptraf - Interactive Colorful IP LAN Monitor
  • irssi - a modular IRC client for UNIX
  • lsof - list open files
  • mapscii - a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console | Use: telnet mapscii.me
  • mps-youtube (mpsyt) - search and play YouTube music and videos
  • nc - TCP/IP swiss army knife
  • nethogs - Net top tool grouping bandwidth per process
  • netstat - Print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships
  • nmtui - is an interactive ncurses based interface for nmcli (NetworkManager CLI)
  • nrss - an ncurses RSS reader; also see canto for newer replacement by the same people
  • nslookup - query Internet name servers interactively
  • ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts
  • pyradio - play internet radio stations from the command-line
  • rainbowstream - a smart and nice Twitter client on terminal
  • rsstail - console RSS reader that monitors a feed and outputs new entries
  • rtv - Reddit Terminal Viewer
  • scholar.py - scrape Google Scholar articles
  • setnet.sh - minimalist shell script for network configuration with dialog interface
  • sftp - secure file transfer program
  • ss - another utility to investigate sockets
  • ssh - OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program)
  • tcpdump - dump traffic on a network
  • telnet - user interface to the TELNET protocol
  • termfeed - browse, read, and open your favorite rss feed in the terminal (without curses)
  • termsaver - a simple text-based terminal screensaver
  • toot - Mastodon command-line client
  • tor - the second-generation onion router
  • TorghostNG - a script that reroutes your computer's internet traffic through Tor; shoudl help for when torify does not work
  • torify - wrapper for torsocks and tor
  • torsocks - Shell wrapper to simplify the use of the torsocks(8) library to transparently torify an application
  • toxic - CLI client for Tox
  • traceroute - print the route packets trace to network host
  • tsocks - Shell wrapper to simplify the use of the tsocks(8) library to transparently allow an application to use a SOCKS proxy
  • twidge - Twitter command-line client
  • w3m - a text based web browser and pager
  • whois - client for the whois directory service
  • wicd-curses - curses-based wicd controller
  • wikipedia2text - displays Wikipedia entries on the command line
  • youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms
  • youtube-upload - upload YouTube videos from the command-line

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