Free ms software for linux

ms-sys is a Linux program for writing Microsoft compatible boot records. The program does the same as Microsoft "fdisk /mbr" to a hard disk or "sys d:" to a floppy or FAT partition except that it does not copy any system files, only the boot record is written.

It is also able to do the same as Microsoft "sys d:" to a floppy or FAT partition except that it does not copy any system files, only the boot record is written.

The program is useful when using Linux to restore a backup of a reference
Microsoft Windows installation.

Installation:

Step 1, unpack the archive:

tar -xzvf ms-sys*.tgz

Step 2, compile:

cd ms-sys
make

Step 3, become root and install

su (and give password)
make install

MS Word to plaintext converter is a service menue easily converts MS Word documents to plain text files. The generated text file is named *.doc.txt.

I hope it is as useful for you as it is for me.

Db::Mediasurface is a Perl module that manipulates a Mediasurface database.

SYNOPSIS

use Db::Mediasurface;
$path = /opt/ms/3.0/etc/ms.properties;
$ms = Db::Mediasurface->new( config_file=>$path );
print ("Schema version: ".$ms->version."n");

use Db::Mediasurface;
use Db::Mediasurface::ReadConfig;
$path = /opt/ms/3.0/etc/ms.properties;
$config = Db::Mediasurface::Readconfig->new( config=>$path );
$ms = Db::Mediasurface->new( config=>$config );
print ("Schema version: ".$ms->version."n");

Db::Mediasurface is a wrapper for most other Db::Mediasurface:: modules. At present, only the new() and version() methods are supported.

Constructor

$ms = Db::Mediasurface->new( config=>$config_object );
$ms = Db::Mediasurface->new( config_file=>$path2config );

Create a new Db::Mediasurface object by supplying either the path to a valid Mediasurface configuration file (usually named ms.properties), or a Db::Mediasurface::ReadConfig object.

Methods

$ms_version = $ms->version;

Returns the database schema version.

My Own Dialup Utils is a Linux-oriented textual dialup toolkit with support for MS callback and iptables.
It is intended to be flexible enough to dialup to many ISPs without much configuration.
Enhancements:
- This release features new documentation and howtos, a fix for MS RAS callback, and support for SecureID hardware key generators.

Mail::Summary is a Perl module that can scan read your mail!

SYNOPSIS

my $ms = Mail::Summary->new({ maildir => /home/mwk/Maildir });

my @mail_summaries = $ms->summaries;

Too busy to read your mail? Subscribe to too many mailing lists? Take two folders into the shower? Well, for the busy on the go geek of today, here is the answer! Get all your messages summarised, to save you having to read them, or to read them by which summary looks better!

new

my $ms = Mail::Summary->new({ maildir => /home/mwk/Maildir });

This will make a new Mail::Summary object.

maildir

my $maildir = $ms->maildir;

This is the mail directory as defined by the user.

summaries

my @mail_summaries = $ms->summaries;

This will return a list, with every entry in the list being a summary of an individual message.

Jackcess ia a pure Java library for reading from and writing to MS Access databases. Jackcess is not an application.
There is no GUI. Its a library, intended for other developers to use to build Java applications. Jackcess is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
Enhancements:
- Support for writing large table definitions was added.
- Handling of usage maps for large tables was fixed.
- Some edge cases for reading numeric columns were fixed.

KSqlAnalyzer is a tool for easily accessing the data of a MS SQL database. It is made for developing and testing new SQL queries direclty on the server.
The functionality and look/feel of KSqlAnalyzer are similar to SQL Query Analyzer by Microsoft.
KSqlAnalyzer uses parts of the TDS library, and the editor uses parts of the KWrite source code becaus of its brilliant sytnax highlighting.
Enhancements:
- Trigger viewing and editing, and a new Edit menu item (Clear).

FCE Ultra is a NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and Famicom (Family Computer) emulator for a variety of different platforms, based on Beros FCE. Game compatibility is very high, provided you provide non-corrupt ROM/disk images.
It has been tested (and runs) under DOS, Linux SVGAlib, Linux X, Mac OS X, and MS Windows. A native GUI is provided for the MS Windows port, and the other ports use a command-line based interface. The SDL port should run on any modern UNIX-like operating system(such as FreeBSD) with no code changes.
Enhancements:
- Latest code found on the net.