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more »Uranos Installation Framework An installation server with extras
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more »Byobu Byobu, a session manager for the command line
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more »Fabric Python Library Stitching together a crazy sys admin world with Python
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more »Workspace: DAM with Glom Building a simple digital asset management solution with Glom
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more »System Diagnosis Tools Tune in to your system with these popular diagnostic tools
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more »Monitoring Logfiles Monitoring logs with Logcheck and Logsurfer
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