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sudo apt-get install telnet zip unzip mlocate htop wget ne colordiff wdiff acl

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sudo apt-get install telnet # great for verifying connection to listening ports
sudo apt-get install zip unzip # easy to use zip software

sudo apt-get install mlocate # quick file searching
sudo updatedb # If you want to manually update the database for mlocate searching.

sudo apt-get install htop # enhanced version of top to see system performance
sudo apt-get install wget # easily download things from the Internet

sudo apt-get install ne # easy dos like editor, push ESC key to see menu
sudo apt-get install colordiff wdiff # diff tools to colourize diff files and word diff to diff at a word level (rather then the regular line)
 
sudo apt-get install acl #great at setting more than one user or group permissions for a file or directory

Otherwise you can continue to read about each and install them selectively.

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Read the Unix & Linux Commands articles to learn about often used commands and see additional tools used for specialized circumstances.

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