Tags: #sysadmin #software #tools
Last Reviewed: 14/10/2024
Software or Tools that I either use constantly or personally recommend.
Note: Since I do not use macOS, the “OS” column will only be relevant to Windows and Linux systems.
| Software | Free | OpenSource | OS | Purpose | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Bacula | Yes | Yes | Windows Linux | Backup | It is designed to automate backup tasks that had often required intervention from a systems administrator or computer operator. Bacula supports Linux, UNIX, Windows, and macOS backup clients, and a range of professional backup devices including tape libraries. | Website |
| C | ||||||
| Duplicati | Yes | Yes | Windows Linux | Backup | Duplicati is a backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed remote backups of local files on cloud storage services and remote file servers. | Website |
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| L | Yes | Yes | Linux | Security Audit | It assists system administrators and security professionals with scanning a system and its security defenses, with the final goal being system hardening. | Website |
| MedicatUSB | Yes | Yes | Linux Windows | Diagnostic / Recovery | A toolkit that helps compile a selection of the latest computer diagnostic and recovery tools into an easy to use toolkit. | Website GitHub |
| mremoteNG | Yes | Yes | Windows Linux | Remote Access / Management | An open source, tabbed, multi-protocol, remote connections manager for Windows. mRemoteNG adds bug fixes and new features to mRemote and allows you to view all of your remote connections in a simple yet powerful tabbed interface. | Website |
| nirsoft | Yes | No | Windows | Troubleshoot, Diagnose, Recovery, Management | A unique collection of small and useful freeware utilities, all of them developed by Nir Sofer. | Website |
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| RustDesk | Yes | Yes | Windows Linux | Remote Access / Remote Control | The RustDesk client is available for different operating systems. RustDesk has the aspiration to be an open source alternative for Remote desktop software like TeamViewer or AnyDesk. | Website |
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| sysinternals | Yes | No | Windows | Troubleshoot, Diagnose, Management | Advanced system utilities and technical information. Whether you’re an IT Pro or a developer, you’ll find Sysinternals utilities to help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows and Linux systems and applications. | Website |
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