Debian EzGo Project
Summary
Network
EzGo network

The EzGo is a Debian Pure Blends project which collects a set of free software and aims to promote the usage of free software on teaching and self-learning.

This is the selection of networking related packages.

The list to the right includes various software projects which are of some interest to the Debian EzGo Project. Currently, only a few of them are available as Debian packages. It is our goal, however, to include all software in Debian EzGo which can sensibly add to a high quality Debian Pure Blend.

For a better overview of the project's availability as a Debian package, each head row has a color code according to this scheme:

If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian EzGo to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian EzGo mailing list

Links to other tasks

Debian EzGo Network packages

Official Debian packages with high relevance

Amsn
MSN messenger application written in Tcl
Maintainer: Vivia Nikolaidou
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Debtags of package amsn:
interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
uitoolkittk
usechatting
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License: DFSG free

A very nice MSN compatible messenger application. Works pretty much like its Windows based counterpart. Perfect for keeping in touch with those friends who have not yet seen the light.

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Ekiga
H.323 and SIP compatible VoIP client
Maintainer: Kilian Krause
Versions of package ekiga
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Debtags of package ekiga:
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
works-withaudio
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H.323 and SIP compatible videoconferencing and VoIP/IP-Telephony application that allows you to make audio and video calls to remote users with H.323 hardware or software (such as Microsoft Netmeeting) as well as SIP endpoints.

It supports all modern videoconferencing features, such as contact roster, presence status, high-quality audio and video codecs, various video resolutions, registering to an LDAP directory, gatekeeper support, making multi-user conference calls using an external MCU, using modern Quicknet telephony cards, and making PC-To-Phone calls.

Evolution plugin is in ekiga-plugin-evolution package.

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Emesene
instant messaging client
Versions of package emesene
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interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
scopeapplication
uitoolkitgtk
usechatting
works-withim
x11application
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emesene tries to be a simple but feature complete program that allows one to chat using MSN and Jabber based networks.

From it's roots emesene 2 provides a UI that is easy to use by users coming from Windows Live Messenger but doing special focus on consistency and simplicity.

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Evolution
groupware suite with mail client and organizer
Versions of package evolution
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experimental3.8.2-1amd64
upstream3.8.2
Debtags of package evolution:
interfacex11
mailuser-agent, smtp, pop, imap
networkclient
roleprogram
scopeapplication
suitegnome
uitoolkitgtk
usebrowsing
works-withmail
x11application
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Evolution is a groupware suite which integrates mail, calendar, address book, to-do list and memo tools.

Additional features include integration with Exchange servers, newsgroup client, LDAP support and web calendars

Evolution is a graphical application that is part of GNOME, and is distributed by Novell, Inc.

See http://projects.gnome.org/evolution/ for more information.

The following plugins belonging to the "base" set are included.

  • calendar-file
  • calendar-http
  • itip-formatter
  • default-source
  • addressbook-file
  • mark-all-read
  • publish-calendar
  • caldav
  • imap-features
  • google-account-setup
  • webdav-account-setup
  • calendar-weather
  • sa-junk-plugin
  • bogo-junk-plugin
The package is enhanced by the following packages: evolution-mapi
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Filezilla
Full-featured graphical FTP/FTPS/SFTP client
Maintainer: Adrien Cunin
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upstream3.7.0.1
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networkclient
roleprogram
uitoolkitwxwidgets
usedownloading
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x11application
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FileZilla is a full-featured FTP client with an easy-to-use GUI.

It is written in C++ and uses the wxWidgets library.

FileZilla includes the following features:

  • Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
  • IPv6 support
  • Available in more than 40 languages
  • Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
  • Easy to use Site Manager and transfer queue
  • Bookmarks
  • Drag & drop support
  • Speed limits
  • Filename filters
  • Directory comparison
  • Network configuration wizard
  • Remote file editing
  • Keep-alive
  • HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
  • Logging to file
  • Synchronized directory browsing
  • Remote file search
  • Tabbed interface to connect to multiple servers
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3.0.11.1-1http://screenshots.debian.net/screenshots/f/filezilla/410_large.png
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Gftp
X/GTK+ and console FTP client (metapackage)
Maintainer: Cleto Martín
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networkclient
rolemetapackage
uitoolkitgtk
usedownloading
works-withfile
x11application
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gFTP is a multithreaded FTP client, available in two versions:

  • version for X, written using GLib and GTK+
  • version for the console, using only GLib

This is an upgrade convenience package, it's only useful for depending on.

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Icedove
mail/news client with RSS and integrated spam filter support
Maintainer: Christoph Goehre
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Debtags of package icedove:
uitoolkitgtk
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Icedove is an unbranded Thunderbird mail client suitable for free distribution. It supports different mail accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has an integrated learning Spam filter, and offers easy organization of mails with tagging and virtual folders. Also, more features can be added by installing extensions.

The goal of Icedove is to produce a cross platform standalone mail application using the XUL user interface language.

Iceweasel
Web browser based on Firefox
Versions of package iceweasel
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Debtags of package iceweasel:
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works-withaudio
works-with-formatmp3
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Iceweasel is Firefox, rebranded. It is a powerful, extensible web browser with support for modern web application technologies.

Kompozer
complete Web Authoring System
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develweb, lang:php
interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
useediting
webapplication
works-withfile
works-with-formathtml
x11application
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KompoZer is a complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web page editing.

KompoZer is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical computer users who want to create an attractive, professional-looking web site without needing to know HTML or web coding.

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Kopete
instant messaging and chat application
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upstream4.10.3
Debtags of package kopete:
interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
scopeapplication
suitekde
uitoolkitqt
usechatting
works-withim
x11application
Popcon: 7814 users (2413 upd.)*
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Kopete is an instant messaging and chat application with support for a wide variety of services, such as AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN, and Jabber. Advanced features and additional protocols are available as plugins.

This package is part of the KDE networking module.

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Pcmanx-gtk2
user-friendly telnet client mainly targets BBS users
Maintainer: Emfox Zhou
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interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
x11application
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PCManX is a newly developed GPL'd version of PCMan, a full-featured famous BBS client. It aimed to be an easy-to-use yet full-featured telnet client facilitating BBS browsing with the ability to process double-byte characters. Some handy functions like tabbed-browsing, auto-login and a built-in ANSI editor enabling colored text editing are also provided.

This version is developed with pure gtk2 and xft, thus has much low dependency.

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Pidgin
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for X
Maintainer: Ari Pollak
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interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
scopeapplication
uitoolkitgtk
usechatting
works-withvideo, im, audio
x11application
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Pidgin is a graphical, modular instant messaging client capable of using multiple networks at once. Currently supported are: AIM/ICQ, Yahoo!, MSN, IRC, Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and MXit.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:

  • libsqlite3-0:
  • To use Contact Availability Prediction plugin
The package is enhanced by the following packages: pidgin-librvp pidgin-encryption pidgin-data
Transmission
lightweight BitTorrent client
Maintainer: Leo Costela
Versions of package transmission
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roledummy
usedownloading
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Transmission is a set of lightweight BitTorrent clients (in GUI, CLI and daemon form). All its incarnations feature a very simple, intuitive interface on top on an efficient, cross-platform back-end.

This is just a metapackage depending on one of the front-end alternatives

Tsclient
front-end for viewing of remote desktops in GNOME
Versions of package tsclient
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interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
suitegnome
uitoolkitgtk
useviewing, login
x11applet
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tsclient is a GNOME program for remotely accessing Microsoft Windows NT/2000 Terminal Services and XP Remote Desktop Sharing as implemented by the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Using the rdesktop program as a backend, tsclient allows users to access and view their desktops as stored on remote Windows NT/2000/XP servers.

Some of tsclient's features include: A GNOME panel applet to quickly launch saved RDP files Support for RDPv5 and rdesktop-1.3 arguments Reading .rdp files in the MS Unicode format Writing .rdp files in ASCII (for compatibility with the MS client) * A "RDP picker" which lists .rdp files in ~/.tsclient/ and launches rdesktop from the rdp file when selected

tsclient also supports: VNC clients (vncviewer) Citrix ICA client X via Xnest

Author: Erick Woods erick@gnomepro.com

Vinagre
remote desktop client for the GNOME Desktop
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interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
suitegnome
uitoolkitgtk
x11application
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Vinagre is a remote desktop client integrated into the GNOME Desktop.

With Vinagre you can have several connections open simultaneously, bookmark your servers thanks to the Favorites support, store the passwords in the GNOME keyring, and browse the network to look for VNC servers.

Supported protocols are VNC, SSH, and RDP.

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Unofficial packages built by somebody else

Exe
the eLearning XHTML editor
License: GPL

The eXe project is an authoring environment to enable teachers to publish web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. Content generated using eXe can be used by any Learning Management System.

*Popularitycontest results: number of people who use this package regularly (number of people who upgraded this package recently) out of 165219