Linux must haves/preferences?

[Turd]

Just got my linux box back up after a couple of years not messing with it. Just wondering what popular opinions are on which programs are absolutely necessary and which funciton better. i.e. Mozilla or Konquerer, etc....

[Turd]

also best editor/compiler for C++

[evilmonk]

well, after two years i would definitely update/upgrade your o/s. as far as general programs i use:

vi
pkg-get - like apt-get but differnet
openssh
matt's trace route
make
bash
perl
awk
sed
gcc
gtk
glib
zlib
vnc
lynx
netscape - i'm not much of a browser on the unix box but i prefer opera. just procrastinating on installing it as i ssh to my box more than i'm sitting at it.

and...well, damn, there's a lot of other stuff too i haven't even gotten into. if you're using linux most of the stuff that's commonly used and liked will be on the installation cds. what is not can be found, just a matter of preference. if you come up with what you want to "do" then you could probably get more insight to what's available and what people prefer.

[Turd]

freshly installed Suse 9.0, just starting to hunt around for the good stuff!

[vic torius]

I always like to load nmap, nessus, sara, and all sort of other little fun scripts but then again I mostly use my linux box for doing pen tests/vulnerability scanning.