In the recent times, many organizations have migrated from Windows,
where everything is regulated with a point-and-click GUI. Thankfully,
Linux has plenty of GUI tools that can help you keep away from the
command line. Linux-based security tools and distributions can be used
for penetration testing, reverse engineering, forensics and so on.
Here’s a look at some of the good GUI tools that can make your Linux sysadmin tasks simpler.
1.
MySQL Workbench
MySQL Workbench is a visual database design tool that integrates
SQLdevelopment, administration, database design, creation and
maintenance into a single integrated development environment for the
MySQL database system. MySQL Workbench is one of the best tools for
working with MySQL databases. Besides managing databases, it also helps
you design, develop, and administer MySQL databases. There is a new
addition to the MySQL Workbench set of tools, which is the ability to
easily migrate Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL,
Sybase ASE, and other RDBMS tables, objects, and data to MySQL, that
alone makes MySQL Workbench worth using.
cPanel is a Linux based web hosting control panel that provides a GUI
and automation tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a web
site. It allows you to configure sites, customers’ sites and services,
and a lot more. You can also use this tool to configure/manage mail,
apps, security, files, domains, apps, databases, logs and many more.
However, the only flipside is that cPanel is not available for free. You
need to pay to use cPanel.
Shorewall is an open source firewall tool for Linux that builds upon the
Netfilter (iptables/ipchains) system built into the Linux kernel,
making it easier to manage more complex configuration schemes by
providing a higher level of abstraction for describing rules using text
files. Shorewall is one of the best tops for the server. This security
GUI allows you to configure gateways, traffic controlling, VPNs,
blacklisting, and much more.
4.
Apache Directory Apache Directory is an open source project of the Apache Software
Foundation. Though it is designed particularly for Apache Directory
Server, it is the only solid GUI tool for managing any LDAP server. It
is an Eclipse RCP application and can serve as your LDAP browser,
ApacheDS configuration editor, schema editor, ACI editor, LDIF editor
and more. The app also contains the latest ApacheDS, which means you can
use it to create a DS server in no time.
5.
YaST (Yet another Setup Tool)
YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) is a Linux operating system setup and
configuration tool for enterprise-grade SUSE and openSUSE. With this all
easy-to-use, attractive GUI, you can configure network, hardware,
services and tune system security. By default, YaST is installed in all
SUSE and openSUSE platforms.