4 Maintainer: Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
5 Build-Depends: libx11-dev, libxmu-dev, nettle-dev, debhelper (>= 5),
6 libxdmcp-dev, libxau-dev, libice-dev, libsm-dev
7 Standards-Version: 3.9.1
13 Depends: chiark-rwbuffer, chiark-utils-bin, ${misc:Depends}
14 Suggests: chiark-utils-bin (>= 4.1.14)
15 Description: backup system for small systems and networks
16 These are the backup scripts used by chiark.greenend.org.uk and other
17 systems belonging to the Sinister Greenend Organisation. Features:
18 * Suitable for single systems and small networks.
19 * Reasonably simple; they do what you tell it to.
20 * Hard failures when individual systems fail, to encourage fixing !
21 If you have a larger site you may wish to look at Amanda.
23 Package: chiark-scripts
26 Conflicts: chiark-named-conf, sync-accounts
27 Replaces: chiark-named-conf, sync-accounts
28 Depends: ${misc:Depends}, libgit-wrapper-perl, libtry-tiny-perl
29 Recommends: libdatetime-format-strptime-perl
30 Suggests: tcl8.4, python3, gdb
32 Description: chiark system administration scripts
33 This package contains a number of small administration scripts used
34 by chiark.greenend.org.uk and other systems belonging to the Sinister
35 Greenend Organisation. Featuring:
37 fishdescriptor: a tool for extracting a file descriptor from
38 another (non-cooperating) process and giving it to you (or
39 for examining it). Requires gdb and python3.
41 chiark-named-conf: a tool for managing nameserver configurations
42 and checking for suspected DNS problems. Its main functions are to
43 check that delegations are appropriate and working, that secondary
44 zones are slaved from the right places, and to generate a
45 configuration for BIND, from its own input file.
47 sync-accounts: a simple but flexible account info synchroniser.
48 sync-accounts is a tool for copying un*x account data from remote
49 systems and installing it locally. It is flexible and reasonably
50 straightforward, but lacks integration with other distributed
51 databases such as NIS.
53 cvs-repomove and cvs-adjustroot: tools for moving CVS repositories
54 and adjusting working trees.
56 palm-datebook-reminders: a program which emails mails you reminders
57 about the appointments in your Palm's Datebook.
59 cvsweb-list: cgi program to list ucgi (userv-utils) cvsweb repos
61 expire-iso8601: keep or expire backup trees named after their dates
63 gnucap2genspic, ngspice2genspic, genspic2gnuplot: convert gnucap
64 files and ngspice output files to genspic and genspic files to
65 gnuplot input so they can be plotted.
67 hexterm: connects to serial port and allows the user interact in
68 ASCII and hex. Ie, a hex "terminal" program which lets you speak a
69 serial port protocol directly. (Needs tcl8.4 to be installed.)
71 git-branchmove, random-word, remountresizereiserfs,
72 summarise-mailbox-preserving-privacy
74 Package: chiark-rwbuffer
78 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
79 Description: readbuffer/writebuffer: prevents tape drive seesawing, etc.
80 readbuffer and writebuffer: programs for reading input from devices,
81 and writing output to, which don't like constant stopping and
82 starting, such as tape drives and audio playback devices.
84 Package: chiark-utils-bin
86 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
87 Recommends: ${shlibs:Recommends}
88 Suggests: ${shlibs:Suggests}
91 Description: chiark system administration utilities
92 This package contains a number of small administration scripts used
93 by chiark.greenend.org.uk and other systems belonging to the Sinister
94 Greenend Organisation. Currently featuring only:
96 with-lock-ex: a simple tool for acquiring a lockfile before running
97 another program or script.
99 summer: a tool for reporting complete details about a filesystem tree
100 in a parseable format, including checksums.
102 xbatmon-simple: a very simple X client for displaying battery
105 xduplic-copier: a very simple X client for typing into multiple windows
108 watershed: a utility for saving on superfluous executions of an
109 idempotent command. (This is the same utility as shipped separately
110 in Ubuntu's udev, but with slightly different defaults and a
111 different install location.)
113 rcopy-repeatedly: a utility for repeatedly copying a file from one
114 host to another, to keep a copy constantly up to date.
116 acctdump: for reading process accounting files.
118 summer and watershed require the installation of the Recommended
119 crypto libraries; xbatmon-simple needs the Suggested X libraries.
121 cgi-fcgi-interp: for use with cgi-fcgi as a #! interpreter
123 Package: chiark-really
127 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
128 Description: really - a tool for gaining privilege (simple, realistic sudo)
129 really is a program that allows certain users to become whatever user
130 they like on request. It is a bit like sudo in that respect.
131 However, really is simpler than sudo, and doesn't give the system
132 administrator any false security promises. So really is less of a
133 general security risk to the system.
135 Unlike sudo it does not pretend that the called account can be any
136 more secure than the calling account, so there is never a need for a
137 password. If you wanted to restrict which commands and functions the
138 called user can perform, use userv, not really or sudo.
140 Also unlike sudo, really only works if the calling user is supposed
141 to be equivalent to root. But, really can also be used by
142 root-equivalent users to become any user, not just root; in this way
143 it can be a replacement for certain uses of su.