From 7464cfd0f71e37d3b6ee776df951b3af2ca23fe7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Koeritz <fred@gruntose.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 10:05:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] new public version of walrus utilities

---
 .../archiving/archiving_utilities.txt         | 12 ++++++
 .../azureus_rules_peer_to_peer.txt            |  7 ++++
 .../currports_windows_diagnostic.txt          |  9 ++++
 .../utilities/communication/mib_browser.txt   |  7 ++++
 walrus/utilities/communication/pidgin.txt     |  6 +++
 .../communication/remote_control_with_vnc.txt |  9 ++++
 .../derby_db_can_be_edited_with_squirrel.txt  |  5 +++
 walrus/utilities/editors/coolio_editors.txt   | 12 ++++++
 .../convert_vmware_to_virtualbox.txt          | 29 +++++++++++++
 walrus/utilities/emulators/virtualbox.txt     |  5 +++
 .../utilities/emulators/xming_utilities.txt   | 17 ++++++++
 .../filesystem/filename_conversion.txt        | 14 +++++++
 .../filesystem/iotop_rocks_disk_stats.txt     |  5 +++
 .../utilities/filesystem/rsync_is_awesome.txt | 12 ++++++
 walrus/utilities/graphics/diagramming.txt     | 10 +++++
 .../gimp_is_the_ticket_for_bitmaps.txt        |  4 ++
 .../graphics/modelling_3d_objects.txt         | 11 +++++
 .../utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt | 41 +++++++++++++++++++
 walrus/utilities/os_tools/system_analysis.txt |  5 +++
 .../os_tools/windoze/elex_event_viewer.txt    |  8 ++++
 ...unlocker_shows_processes_locking_files.txt |  8 ++++
 .../virtual_clone_drive_for_iso_mounting.txt  |  6 +++
 walrus/utilities/readme.txt                   |  5 +++
 .../security/for_antivirus_use_clam.txt       |  4 ++
 .../portecle_for_certificate_management.txt   |  8 ++++
 .../utilities/security/rootkit_detection.txt  | 21 ++++++++++
 walrus/utilities/web/browsers.txt             | 12 ++++++
 .../web/web_edit_with_bluegriffon.txt         |  7 ++++
 28 files changed, 299 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/archiving/archiving_utilities.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/communication/azureus_rules_peer_to_peer.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/communication/currports_windows_diagnostic.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/communication/mib_browser.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/communication/pidgin.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/communication/remote_control_with_vnc.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/database/derby_db_can_be_edited_with_squirrel.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/editors/coolio_editors.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/emulators/convert_vmware_to_virtualbox.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/emulators/virtualbox.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/emulators/xming_utilities.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/filesystem/filename_conversion.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/filesystem/iotop_rocks_disk_stats.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/filesystem/rsync_is_awesome.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/graphics/diagramming.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/graphics/gimp_is_the_ticket_for_bitmaps.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/graphics/modelling_3d_objects.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/os_tools/system_analysis.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/elex_event_viewer.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/unlocker_shows_processes_locking_files.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/virtual_clone_drive_for_iso_mounting.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/readme.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/security/for_antivirus_use_clam.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/security/portecle_for_certificate_management.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/security/rootkit_detection.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/web/browsers.txt
 create mode 100644 walrus/utilities/web/web_edit_with_bluegriffon.txt

diff --git a/walrus/utilities/archiving/archiving_utilities.txt b/walrus/utilities/archiving/archiving_utilities.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b008455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/archiving/archiving_utilities.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+infozip: source for infozip version of zip and unzip.
+found in most modern linux distributions already, like:
+  sudo apt-get install zip unzip
+http://www.info-zip.org/
+
+tar and gzip are of course old favorites and use by many.
+
+on windoze, 7zip proved helpful.
+
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/communication/azureus_rules_peer_to_peer.txt b/walrus/utilities/communication/azureus_rules_peer_to_peer.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13846cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/communication/azureus_rules_peer_to_peer.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+http://azureus.sourceforge.net
+
+this is the best bittorrent client out there.
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/communication/currports_windows_diagnostic.txt b/walrus/utilities/communication/currports_windows_diagnostic.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80cda7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/communication/currports_windows_diagnostic.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+
+
+CurrPorts is a useful utility for windows that tells you the currently active ports.
+  http://www.nirsoft.net
+
+of course on linux, the iftop is the best thing out there for at least just
+seeing the level of activity on the ethernet adapter.
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/communication/mib_browser.txt b/walrus/utilities/communication/mib_browser.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49ce284e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/communication/mib_browser.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+for snmp mib browsing, a good app for windows is called:
+
+    DwMibBrowser.tar.gz
+
+it is a nice java-based MIB browser for SNMP.
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/communication/pidgin.txt b/walrus/utilities/communication/pidgin.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0e6d49f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/communication/pidgin.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+http://pidgin.im
+
+is the place to get updates on the pidgin client.  this is a great
+chat client that talks to all of the major chat services.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/communication/remote_control_with_vnc.txt b/walrus/utilities/communication/remote_control_with_vnc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..953f288d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/communication/remote_control_with_vnc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+
+the VNC program is great for remote controlling a desktop.
+
+it's available at http://www.realvnc.com/
+
+hmmm, maybe ultravnc is better for windows?
+
+=> make sure you're using the open source and cost-free solution.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/database/derby_db_can_be_edited_with_squirrel.txt b/walrus/utilities/database/derby_db_can_be_edited_with_squirrel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a3c22b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/database/derby_db_can_be_edited_with_squirrel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/squirrel-sql/?source=dlp
+
+may want to change the launcher script to be more useful.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/editors/coolio_editors.txt b/walrus/utilities/editors/coolio_editors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72a965e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/editors/coolio_editors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+vim, which is an improved version of vi, is our current day-to-day handy
+editor.  it's great and is available for every platform.  on linux, there
+is a nice gnome version called gvim.
+
+emacs is the powerhouse lisp editor that was the first IDE we used to use.
+it's really extensible and is currently the dark horse contender for best
+editor.
+
+a new combo of the above two can be found in the spacemacs toolset,
+which turns emacs into a user-friendly menued editor, sort of, supposedly.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/emulators/convert_vmware_to_virtualbox.txt b/walrus/utilities/emulators/convert_vmware_to_virtualbox.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71ae2623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/emulators/convert_vmware_to_virtualbox.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+vmware's ovftool can turn vmware virtual machines into OVF format, which
+with some massaging can be used to generate a virtualbox virtual machine.
+
+this package is available from the vmware website and is named something
+like:
+   VMware-ovftool-ver#-lin.x86_64.bundle
+for the amd64 style linux installer.
+
+----
+
+so far the technique for converting a vmware vm into a virtualbox vm using
+the ovftool seems to be:
+
+1) unpack the ovf file into a folder so we can edit the config for it.
+2) throw away any manifest, since we're about to change things that it used
+to know the signatures for (i.e., the ovf file).
+3) remove all sections in the blah.ovf file that mention required:false.
+these are not needed and will generally hose you up.
+4) try to import the file as an appliance in virtualbox.  if it complains
+about duplicate IDE devices, remove the cd drive.
+if it still complains for devices on ide controllers, try moving the device
+to the second ide controller.
+if you have more than 2 disk devices, try to get just one per controller to
+import, and then add the third and so forth devices after the fact.  go to
+the virtualbox settings for the vm, and add them in the storage menu as hard
+drives from existing vmdks or whatever.
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/emulators/virtualbox.txt b/walrus/utilities/emulators/virtualbox.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3b99c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/emulators/virtualbox.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+virtualbox is now our pre-eminent virtualization tool.
+check it out on the web at:
+   https://www.virtualbox.org/
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/emulators/xming_utilities.txt b/walrus/utilities/emulators/xming_utilities.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e4d3223c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/emulators/xming_utilities.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+xming is great.
+xming gives you the x windowing system on platforms that don't typically have x.
+it lets you run an x-server locally so that you can see the apps launched remotely by
+ssh sessions.
+
+the packages i usually install on windows are:
+
+Xming-ver#-setup.exe
+    gives you the basic xming package with an x-server.
+
+Xming-fonts-ver#-setup.exe
+    provides extra fonts that make the windows look nicer in x.
+
+Xming-portablePuTTY-ver#-setup.exe
+    a version of the putty software for ssh that understands xming.
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/filesystem/filename_conversion.txt b/walrus/utilities/filesystem/filename_conversion.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c9cfbee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/filesystem/filename_conversion.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+
+convmv is a great tool for changing filenames from 
+one encoding to another.  example commands:
+
+# recursive conversion from windows code page (or close to
+# it) into utf-8 encoding.  this just tests to see if all
+# the intended conversions would work.
+convmv -r -f iso8859-1 -t utf-8 *
+
+# convert from wacky utf-7 format into utf-8 format.
+# this assumes a prior test was done and actually does
+# the name conversions.
+convmv --notest -r -f utf-7 -t utf-8 *
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/filesystem/iotop_rocks_disk_stats.txt b/walrus/utilities/filesystem/iotop_rocks_disk_stats.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b642c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/filesystem/iotop_rocks_disk_stats.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+iotop is the "top" for input and output, and can show running stats for disk usage.
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/filesystem/rsync_is_awesome.txt b/walrus/utilities/filesystem/rsync_is_awesome.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..81afff86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/filesystem/rsync_is_awesome.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+used rsync to synchronize my music library, with full timestamp replication.
+awesomely useful, very efficient.
+
+examples:
+
+rsync -avz fred@skyborn:/home/archives/musix /home/archives/
+
+rsync -avz /z/musix/* surya:/z/musix/
+
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/graphics/diagramming.txt b/walrus/utilities/graphics/diagramming.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31fa701b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/graphics/diagramming.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+
+diagram tool solutions used in the past:
+
+dia
+  available on most linuxes.
+
+yEd
+  pretty good with arrows and keeping things connected.
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/graphics/gimp_is_the_ticket_for_bitmaps.txt b/walrus/utilities/graphics/gimp_is_the_ticket_for_bitmaps.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc0e28db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/graphics/gimp_is_the_ticket_for_bitmaps.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+gimp is great for bitmap editing.
+it's available in any linux repository.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/graphics/modelling_3d_objects.txt b/walrus/utilities/graphics/modelling_3d_objects.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf29b622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/graphics/modelling_3d_objects.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+
+blender:
+the preeminent tool for 3d modelling, movie making, etc.
+
+wings3d:
+helped me create a new fup gun shape (opensim object) on linux.
+it was kind of tricky but workable.
+
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22f4ff61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+
+
+-----------
+audio tools
+-----------
+
++ k3b is good for ripping+converting cd audio to mp3 or other formats.
+
++ for lossless music compression, the flac and shorten (shn) formats are
+very nice.  there are some canonical tools for each platform for these.
+
++ for converting from ogg and such to mp3 and m4a and such, use the
+gnome tool called 'soundconverter'.
+
+
+-------------------------
+burner and player support
+-------------------------
+
++ k3b is a pretty great and versatile cd and dvd burner.
+
++ k3b is good for ripping+converting cd audio to mp3 or other formats.
+
++ for dvd processing, vobcopy is a must.
+
++ for dvd playing and ripping in general, decss is needed.
+it's available in the restricted packages on ubuntu.
+lots of articles describe how to set that up.
+
++ vlc is a good player for dvds.
+
+-------------------------------
+ripping music using a turntable 
+-------------------------------
+
+audacity is the go-to tool for ripping music from vinyl records
+and many other audio toaster processes:
+http://www.audacityteam.org/
+
+this article helps a lot to get the music off of vinyl records using a usb turntable:
+https://www.linux.com/news/using-usb-turntable-linux
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/os_tools/system_analysis.txt b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/system_analysis.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..409e007d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/system_analysis.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+dstat looks pretty useful, e.g.
+ dstat -f
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/elex_event_viewer.txt b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/elex_event_viewer.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae88e623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/elex_event_viewer.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+used a tool called elex to be able to view windows system events better.
+
+the built in tools were deficient in some ways, even in modern OSes
+like windows 7, and the elex viewer was nicer.
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/unlocker_shows_processes_locking_files.txt b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/unlocker_shows_processes_locking_files.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7646d924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/unlocker_shows_processes_locking_files.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+the unlocker tool is really useful on windows.
+
+it will report who is keeping you from deleting a file,
+which is usually a process.
+
+you can also kill that process if you want.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/virtual_clone_drive_for_iso_mounting.txt b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/virtual_clone_drive_for_iso_mounting.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b1fbcbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/os_tools/windoze/virtual_clone_drive_for_iso_mounting.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+virtual clone drive is a great product for mounting
+an ISO image and getting the files off of it or running an installer
+from it.
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/readme.txt b/walrus/utilities/readme.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d84f8345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/readme.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+this is the remnants of the great walrus utilities, but there's still a lot of good info here.
+it's basically an assembly of all the best of breed apps for different purposes, so that i don't forget how to do things...
+hopefully it will help others as well.
+-fred
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/security/for_antivirus_use_clam.txt b/walrus/utilities/security/for_antivirus_use_clam.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..818f8b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/security/for_antivirus_use_clam.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+
+clam anti-virus and clamwin for windows
+are pretty great.  it's open source anti-virus.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/security/portecle_for_certificate_management.txt b/walrus/utilities/security/portecle_for_certificate_management.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d103b67b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/security/portecle_for_certificate_management.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+
+portecle is a great app that allows one to open most any type of certificate
+file.
+
+it handles pfx, der format, etc.
+
+it's written in java, so you just download a jar file and run it from that.
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/security/rootkit_detection.txt b/walrus/utilities/security/rootkit_detection.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fac40bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/security/rootkit_detection.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+
+------------------
+rootkit/chkrootkit
+------------------
+
+http://www.chkrootkit.org/
+
+chkrootkit is a great app for detecting various rootkits.
+
+
+
+----------------------
+rootkit/rootkit hunter
+----------------------
+
+http://www.rootkit.nl/
+
+rkhunter is another great rootkit detection tool.
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/web/browsers.txt b/walrus/utilities/web/browsers.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f913da81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/web/browsers.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+
+
+firefox:
+great open source browser.
+
+google chrome:
+upstart browser from google, pretty fast and powerful.
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/walrus/utilities/web/web_edit_with_bluegriffon.txt b/walrus/utilities/web/web_edit_with_bluegriffon.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7fc3f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/walrus/utilities/web/web_edit_with_bluegriffon.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+
+we used to use kompozer, but it didn't keep up with the times and is
+missing in newer ubuntus.
+
+so now we use blue griffon, which is a comparable product and which
+seems to work pretty well.
-- 
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