Linux System Management Tools

Well Known Open source and Commercial System and Network Monitoring Tools
As of 2010

List of Available Tools by Type

From: debianlinux.net/system_management.html, accessed 2008.

This information is courtesy of DebianLinux.Net.

  1. Application Management (from the Application Management section)
  2. Package Management
  3. Configuration Management
  4. Service Startup Tools
  5. File System Tools
  6. Executable & Library Tools
  7. Device Management
  8. Out-of-band System Management
  9. Distributed & Automated System Management
  10. Network Traffic Accounting
  11. Network Traffic Shaping
  12. System Process Monitoring
  13. Logging, System Monitoring & Reporting
  14. Performance Monitoring & Benchmarking
  15. Network Security Auditing
  16. Intrusion Detection
  17. Data Protection, Authenticity & Integrity
  18. Data Recovery
  19. Backup Management
  20. Partition & Disk Image Management
  21. Server Virtualization
  22. ISP Service Management

Package Management

Configuration Management

Service Startup Tools

File System Tools

Executable & Library Tools

Device Management

- General Device Management

- Network Devices

- Disk Drives

- CD & DVD Mastering

- Video Cards & Monitors

- Printers

- Digital Camera's

- Image Scanners

Out-of-band System Management

Distributed & Automated System Management

Network Traffic Accounting

Network Traffic Shaping

System Process Monitoring

Logging, System / Network Monitoring & Reporting

Performance Monitoring & Benchmarking

Network Security Auditing

Intrusion Detection

Data Protection, Authenticity & Integrity

Data Recovery

Backup Management

Partition & Disk Image Management

Server Virtualization

ISP Service Management