By now you know that Monkey is a mini-distribution of
GNU/Linux. “Whoopty doo, what can it do for me?” you ponder.
Okay, so it’s not Linux-Mandrake 8.2 with all of it’s hardware support and
bundled software, but it may be just what you need to breathe some new life into an
old machine with low amounts of RAM and disk space. In this section I list a
a few of:
- the programs and utilities included in the base install,
- the ready-to-install software packages, and
- my favorite commands.
As installed, Monkey occupies only 20MB
(+ 10MB virtual memory) of disk space, yet still contains many useful
programs. As Milan put it, “Monkey is small, but is not only
a toy.” Included with the Monkey Linux base install are a
slew of useful programs; such as, the GNU File Utilities 3.12, GNU Text
Utilities 1.13, Mtools 3.0, text editors, internet utilities, web browsers,
and compilers. A few of these utilities are listed in the following table.
| Type |
Programs |
| Archival |
gzip 1.2.4, tar 1.11.8, unarj, unshar, unzip, and zoo |
| Calendar/Clock |
date and xclock |
| CD Audio |
workbone 2.3 |
| Internet |
ftp, telnet, ping, ssh, nslookup, and traceroute |
| Messaging |
talk and write |
| Mtools 3.0 |
mattrib, mbadblocks, mcd, mcopy, mdel, mdeltree, mdir, mformat, mlabel, mmd, mmount, mmove, mrd, mread, mren, mtest, mtype, and mwrite |
| Network Support |
TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, SLIP, PLIP, and PPP |
| Programming |
gawk and perl 5.003 |
| Scheduler |
crond |
| Server |
bootpd and bootpgw |
| Shells |
bash 1.14.7(1) and tcsh (default) |
| Text Editor |
elvis 1.8p13, xedit, and joe 2.2 (Wordstar compatible) |
| Visual Shell |
midnight commander (mc) |
| Web Browser |
lynx 2.5 (text-based) |
| X Window |
Xfree86 3.2, xterm, and fvwm95-2.0.41 |
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Ready-To-Install Packages
The following list of ready-to-install
software packages (made available in the download page)
further expands the realm of Monkey’s computing power.
| File Name |
Description |
MB |
| apache.tgz |
Apache 1.1.3 (web server) |
0.08 |
| dosemu.tgz |
DosEmu 0.64.4 (DOS emulator) |
0.41 |
| gccall.tgz |
Gnu C Compiler 2.7.2 (libc5, for compiling kernel) and kernel 2.0.29 |
2.49 |
| kern2030.tgz |
Linux kernel 2.0.30 |
4.97 |
| manpages.tgz |
Manual pages 1.4h |
0.73 |
| netscape.tgz |
Netscape Navigator Gold 3.01
(web browser) |
2.37 |
| sendmail.tgz |
Sendmail 8.8.5 with PINE 3.95 and PICO
2.9 (email transfer agent, utility, and text
editor) |
1.08 |
| x32ma64.tgz |
Mach 64 accelerated X server |
0.68 |
| x32s3.tgz |
S3 accelerated X server |
0.82 |
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My Favorite Commands
It’s not a bad idea to go to your favorite bookstore
(physically or on-line) and purchase a book on Linux or Unix system commands.
You could also install the manpages.tgz package and hope that a manual for the utility
that you need is include in the man pages. Good luck with that option. If you’re
on a budget then check out the Linux Documentation Project at www.linuxdoc.org. They have a how-to on about everything pertaining to GNU/Linux.
What? I can’t believe you’d think that
I’d introduce you to something as amazing as Monkey Linux and then not tell
you how to use it. Come on now, I’m not going to leave you hanging. The following table of GNU/Linux commands and their DOS equivalents is a summarized list of commands that I find myself using quite often.
| GNU/Linux |
DOS |
Description |
| clear |
cls |
Remove all text from the screen. |
| ls -a |
dir /p |
View contents of a directory. |
| ls -la |
dir /p |
List contents of directory with permissions and block size. |
| pwd |
none |
Show the present working directory. |
| cd |
cd |
Change directory. |
| date |
date |
Show time and date. |
| finger |
none |
Find info on other users. |
| man |
none |
Read manual pages. |
| whatis |
none |
Find info on binaries. |
| ps |
none |
Show all running processes. |
| whoami |
none |
Show who’s logged in. |
| mkdir |
mkdir |
Create a directory. |
| rm -R |
deltree |
Delete a directory. |
| rm |
del |
Delete a file. |
| cp |
copy |
Copy a file. |
| mv |
rename |
Rename a file. |
| w |
none |
List all open virtual terminals and which users are on them. |
| which |
none |
Show the path of a command. |
| lsmod |
none |
List running modules. |
| mount |
none |
List mounted devices. |
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