Section 7 of the manual provides overviews on various topics, and describes conventions and protocols, character set standards, the standard file system layout, and miscellaneous other things.
Packages with man pages in this section| aerc | Email client for your terminal |
| aggregate6 | Tool to compress an unsorted list of IPv4 and IPv6 prefixes |
| alsa-utils | Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) utilities |
| amanda | A network-capable tape backup solution |
| amanda-client | The client component of the AMANDA tape backup system |
| amanda-server | The server side of the AMANDA tape backup system |
| amtterm | Serial-over-lan (sol) client for Intel AMT |
| apt | Command-line package manager for Debian packages |
| atf-tests | Automated Testing Framework - Test suite |
| audit-rules | audit rules and utilities |
| authselect | Configures authentication and identity sources from supported profiles |
| babeltrace2 | A trace manipulation toolkit |
| badvpn | Peer-to-peer VPN solution |
| bats | Bash Automated Testing System |
| biblesync-devel | Development files for biblesync |
| calf | Audio plugins pack |
| ccze | A robust log colorizer |
| cdist | Usable configuration management |
| charliecloud | Lightweight user-defined software stacks for high-performance computing |
| clevis-luks | LUKS integration for clevis |
| cmake | Cross-platform make system |
| cmus | Ncurses-Based Music Player |
| corosync | The Corosync Cluster Engine and Application Programming Interfaces |
| courier-unicode-devel | Development tools for programs which will use the libcourier-unicode library |
| crypto-policies | System-wide crypto policies |
| ctags | A C programming language indexing and/or cross-reference tool |
| ctdb | A Clustered Database based on Samba's Trivial Database (TDB) |
| ctdb-ceph-mutex | CTDB ceph mutex helper |
| ctdb-etcd-mutex | CTDB ETCD mutex helper |
| cups | CUPS printing system |
| cups-printerapp | CUPS printing system - tools for printer application |
| czmq-devel | Development files for the czmq package |
| dconf | A configuration system |
| debconf-doc | Debconf documentation |
| debhelper | Helper programs for debian/rules |
| dgit | Integration between git and Debian-style archives |
| dh-autoreconf | debhelper add-on to call autoreconf and clean up after the build |
| discount | A command-line utility for converting Markdown files into HTML |
| dnf | Package manager |
| dnf5 | Command-line package manager |
| docbook-utils | Shell scripts for managing DocBook documents |
| dotnet-host | .NET command line launcher |
| dovecot | Secure imap and pop3 server |
| dovecot-pigeonhole | Sieve and managesieve plug-in for dovecot |
| dpkg-dev | Debian package development tools |
| dracut | Initramfs generator using udev |
| drbd-pacemaker | Pacemaker resource agent for DRBD |
| drbd-utils | Management utilities for DRBD |
| dvdauthor | Command line DVD authoring tool |
| dynamips | Cisco Router Emulator |
| e2tools | Manipulate files in unmounted ext2/ext3 filesystems |
| ecryptfs-utils | The eCryptfs mount helper and support libraries |
| elfutils-debuginfod-client | Library and command line client for build-id HTTP ELF/DWARF server |
| erlang-snmp | Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) support |
| eurephia | An advanced and flexible OpenVPN user authentication plug-in |
| eurephia-admin | The eurephia command line administration utility |
| eurephia-init | Utility for initializing a new eurephia database |
| eurephia-sqlite3 | The eurephia SQLite3 database driver |
| eurephia-utils | Misc. eurephia utilities |
| fabtests | Test suite for libfabric API |
| fdupes | Finds duplicate files in a given set of directories |
| fennel | A Lisp that compiles to Lua |
| flexiblas-devel | Development headers and libraries for FlexiBLAS |
| foot | Fast, lightweight and minimalistic Wayland terminal emulator |
| freeipmi | IPMI remote console and system management software |
| freerdp-libs | Core libraries implementing the RDP protocol |
| frysk | Execution analysis and debugging tool-suite |
| gammu | Command Line utility to work with mobile phones |
| ggz-base-libs | Base libraries for GGZ gaming zone |
| git-core-doc | Documentation files for git-core |
| git-lfs | Git extension for versioning large files |
| git-secret | A bash-tool to store your private data inside a git repository |
| gnupg2 | Utility for secure communication and data storage |
| gnustep-make | GNUstep makefile package |
| gpm | A mouse server for the Linux console |
| graphviz | Graph Visualization Tools |
| greetd | A generic greeter daemon |
| groff | A document formatting system |
| guilt | Scripts to manage quilt-like patches on top of git |
| gvfs-client | Client modules of backends for the gio framework in GLib |
| hamlib | Run-time library to control radio transceivers and receivers |
| hashid | Tool to identify different types of hashes |
| heimdal-devel | Header and other development files for Heimdal kerberos |
| herbstluftwm | A manual tiling window manager |
| htslib | C library for high-throughput sequencing data formats |
| hwloc-libs | Run time libraries for the hwloc |
| ibacm | InfiniBand Communication Manager Assistant |
| ibus | Intelligent Input Bus for Linux OS |
| icecream | Distributed compiler |
| intel-ipsec-mb | IPsec cryptography library optimized for Intel Architecture |
| iproute-tc | Linux Traffic Control utility |
| ipsilon-base | Ipsilon base IDP server |
| irda-utils | Utilities for infrared communication between devices |
| iwd | Wireless daemon for Linux |
| javapackages-common | Non-essential macros and scripts for Java packaging support |
| jetring | GPG keyring maintenance using changesets |
| jgmenu | Simple X11 application menu |
| jurand | A tool for manipulating Java symbols |
| kafs-client | The basic tools for kAFS and mounter for the AFS dynamic root |
| kdelibs | KDE Libraries |
| keyutils-libs | Key utilities library |
| kf5-kdoctools | KDE Frameworks 5 Tier 2 addon for generating documentation |
| kf6-kdoctools | KDE Frameworks 6 Tier 2 addon for generating documentation |
| knot-resolver | Caching full DNS Resolver |
| krb5-libs | The non-admin shared libraries used by Kerberos 5 |
| lei | Local Email Interface for public-inbox |
| libabigail | Set of ABI analysis tools |
| libbsd-devel | Development files for libbsd |
| libcap-ng | Alternate posix capabilities library |
| libcoap-doc | Documentation package for libcoap |
| libdrm-devel | Direct Rendering Manager development package |
| libedit-devel | Development files for libedit |
| libfabric-devel | Development files for libfabric |
| libgnome | GNOME base library |
| libmawk-devel | Development files for libmawk |
| libmd | Library that provides message digest functions from BSD systems |
| libmodbus-devel | Development files for libmodbus |
| libpcap | A system-independent interface for user-level packet capture |
| libperf-devel | Developement files for the perf library from kernel source |
| libpmem2-devel | Development files for the low-level persistent memory library |
| libpmem-devel | Development files for the low-level persistent memory library |
| libpmemobj-devel | Development files for the Persistent Memory Transactional Object Store library |
| libpmempool-devel | Development files for Persistent Memory pool management library |
| libquvi-scripts | Embedded lua scripts for parsing the media details |
| librabbitmq-tools | Example tools built using the librabbitmq package |
| librdmacm | Userspace RDMA Connection Manager |
| libretls | Port of libtls from LibreSSL to OpenSSL |
| libsmbclient-devel | Developer tools for the SMB client library |
| libtermkey-devel | Development files needed for libtermkey |
| libtickit-devel | Development files needed for libtickit |
| liburing-devel | Development files for Linux-native io_uring I/O access library |
| libvirt-client | Client side utilities of the libvirt library |
| libvma | A library for boosting TCP and UDP traffic (over RDMA hardware) |
| libxo | A Library for Generating Text, XML, JSON, and HTML Output |
| libyaz | Shared libraries for yaz |
| linux-atm | Tools to support ATM networking under Linux |
| lizardfs-client | LizardFS client |
| lksctp-tools | User-space access to Linux Kernel SCTP |
| lmfit-devel | Development files for lmfit |
| lttng-tools | LTTng control and utility programs |
| lvm2 | Userland logical volume management tools |
| lxc-libs | Runtime library files for lxc |
| maildir-utils | A command-line mail organization utility |
| maildrop | Mail delivery agent with filtering abilities |
| mandoc | A suite of tools for compiling mdoc and man |
| man-pages | Linux kernel and C library user-space interface documentation |
| mawk | Interpreter for the AWK programming language |
| memkind | User Extensible Heap Manager |
| mimedefang | E-mail filtering framework using Sendmail's Milter interface |
| mk-configure | A build system on top of bmake |
| mosquitto | Open Source MQTT v5/v3.1.x Broker |
| munge | Enables uid & gid authentication across a host cluster |
| n2n | A layer-two peer-to-peer virtual private network |
| nanomsg-devel | Development files for nanomsg |
| ncid | Network Caller ID server, client and gateways |
| ncid-client | NCID (Network Caller ID) client |
| ncid-gateways | NCID (Network Caller ID) gateways |
| ncurses | Ncurses support utilities |
| NetworkManager | Network connection manager and user applications |
| NetworkManager-ovs | Open vSwitch device plugin for NetworkManager |
| nfs-utils | NFS utilities and supporting clients and daemons for the kernel NFS server |
| nmh | A capable MIME-email-handling system with a command-line interface |
| nordugrid-arc-monitor | ARC LDAP monitor web application |
| notmuch | System for indexing, searching, and tagging email |
| nvme-stas | NVMe STorage Appliance Services |
| ocfs2-tools | Tools for managing the Oracle Cluster Filesystem 2 |
| ocl-icd | OpenCL Library (Installable Client Library) Bindings |
| offlineimap | Powerful IMAP/Maildir synchronization and reader support |
| opencryptoki | Implementation of the PKCS#11 (Cryptoki) specification v3.0 |
| opendnssec | DNSSEC key and zone management software |
| openhpi | Hardware Platform Interface library and tools |
| OpenIPMI | IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) library and tools |
| opensmtpd | Free implementation of the server-side SMTP protocol as defined by RFC 5321 |
| openssl | Utilities from the general purpose cryptography library with TLS implementation |
| openssl-pkcs11-sign-provider | A PKCS#11 provider for OpenSSL 3.0 (private key operations only) |
| openvswitch | Open vSwitch daemon/database/utilities |
| osbuild-composer | An image building service based on osbuild |
| ovn | Open Virtual Network support |
| pacemaker | Scalable High-Availability cluster resource manager |
| pacemaker-cli | Command line tools for controlling Pacemaker clusters |
| pam_script | PAM module for executing scripts |
| parallel | Shell tool for executing jobs in parallel |
| pciutils-devel | Linux PCI development library |
| pilot-link | File transfer utilities between Linux and PalmPilots |
| pipewire-libs | Libraries for PipeWire clients |
| pipewire-pulseaudio | PipeWire PulseAudio implementation |
| pkcs11-provider | A PKCS#11 provider for OpenSSL 3.0+ |
| pkgconf-m4 | m4 macros for pkgconf |
| po4a | A tool maintaining translations anywhere |
| public-inbox | An archives-first approach to mailing lists |
| qemu-common | QEMU common files needed by all QEMU targets |
| qemu-img | QEMU command line tool for manipulating disk images |
| radare2 | The reverse engineering framework |
| rancid | Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ |
| rbm | Reproducible Build Manager |
| rcm | Management suite for dotfiles |
| rdma-core | RDMA core userspace libraries and daemons |
| rdma-core-devel | RDMA core development libraries and headers |
| rdopkg | RPM packaging automation tool CLI |
| RdRand | Library for generating random numbers using the RdRand instruction on Intel CPUs |
| resource-agents | Open Source HA Reusable Cluster Resource Scripts |
| rgbds | A development package for the Game Boy, including an assembler |
| rizin | UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line tool-set |
| rubygem-ronn-ng | Builds man pages from Markdown |
| rxvt-unicode | Unicode version of rxvt |
| salt-master | Management component for salt, a parallel remote execution system |
| samba-client | Samba client programs |
| samba-common | Files used by both Samba servers and clients |
| sane-backends | Scanner access software |
| shairport-sync | AirTunes emulator. Multi-Room with Audio Synchronisation |
| smc-tools | Shared Memory Communication Tools |
| smokeping | Latency Logging and Graphing System |
| snobol4 | A port of Macro SNOBOL4 |
| sox | A general purpose sound file conversion tool |
| squeezelite | Headless music player for streaming from Logitech Media Server |
| sshguard | Protects hosts from brute-force attacks against SSH and other services |
| sway | i3-compatible window manager for Wayland |
| syncthing | Continuous File Synchronization |
| sysconftool | Macros for aclocal to install configuration files |
| syslog-ng-slog | secure logging support for syslog-ng |
| systemd | System and Service Manager |
| systemd-boot-unsigned | UEFI boot manager (unsigned version) |
| systemd-udev | Rule-based device node and kernel event manager |
| systemtap-devel | Programmable system-wide instrumentation system - development headers, tools |
| tig | Text-mode interface for the git revision control system |
| timew | Timewarrior tracks and reports time |
| tntnet | A web application server for web applications |
| torque-client | Client part of TORQUE |
| tpm2-abrmd | A system daemon implementing TPM2 Access Broker and Resource Manager |
| tpm2-tss-devel | Headers and libraries for building apps that use tpm2-tss |
| tuned | A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon |
| tuned-profiles-atomic | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to Atomic |
| tuned-profiles-compat | Additional tuned profiles mainly for backward compatibility with tuned 1.0 |
| tuned-profiles-cpu-partitioning | Additional tuned profile(s) optimized for CPU partitioning |
| tuned-profiles-mssql | Additional tuned profile(s) for MS SQL Server |
| tuned-profiles-nfv-guest | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to Network Function Virtualization (NFV) guest |
| tuned-profiles-nfv-host | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to Network Function Virtualization (NFV) host |
| tuned-profiles-openshift | Additional TuneD profile(s) optimized for OpenShift |
| tuned-profiles-oracle | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to Oracle loads |
| tuned-profiles-postgresql | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to PostgreSQL server loads |
| tuned-profiles-realtime | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to realtime |
| tuned-profiles-sap | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to SAP NetWeaver loads |
| tuned-profiles-sap-hana | Additional tuned profile(s) targeted to SAP HANA loads |
| tuned-profiles-spectrumscale | Additional tuned profile(s) optimized for IBM Spectrum Scale |
| ubertooth | A Bluetooth wireless development platform for experimentation |
| udisks | Storage Management Service |
| unixcw | Shared library for Morse programs |
| unixODBC | A complete ODBC driver manager for Linux |
| upower | Power Management Service |
| urlwatch | A tool for monitoring webpages for updates |
| varnish | High-performance HTTP accelerator |
| votca | Versatile Object-oriented Toolkit for Coarse-graining Applications |
| waffle-devel | Development headers and libraries for waffle |
| weston | Reference compositor for Wayland |
| wicked-devel | Network configuration infrastructure - Development files |
| wofi | A launcher/menu for wlroots based wayland compositors |
| wordnet | A lexical database for the English language |
| xautomation | Tools to automate tasks in X, even detecting on screen images |
| xen-runtime | Core Xen runtime environment |
| xkeyboard-config | X Keyboard Extension configuration data |
| xtb | Semiempirical Extended Tight-Binding Program Package |
| yasm-devel | Header files and static libraries for the yasm Modular Assembler |
| yaz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit |
| ZeroMQ | An open-source universal messaging library |