# ChrisTitusTech/linutil

Chris Titus Tech's Linux Toolbox - Linutil is a distro-agnostic toolbox designed to simplify everyday Linux tasks.

Repository: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/linutil
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linutil
Homepage: https://linutil.christitus.com
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: linux
Last push: 2026-08-17T19:53:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 81, longevity 60
- inputs: {"age_days": 841, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 47, "gap_med": 32.0, "n_releases_24m": 19}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5231, forks 424 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.415363+00:00)

## What it is
Linutil is a distro-agnostic Linux toolbox built in Rust that provides an interactive terminal UI (TUI) for installing applications, configuring systems, and running common Linux setup tasks. It can be run via a single curl command or installed through package managers like AUR, openSUSE repos, or Cargo.

## Use cases
- set up applications on a fresh Linux install
- optimize and tweak my Linux system
- apply firewall security baselines with UFW or FirewallD
- install gaming dependencies like Wine, Vulkan, and MangoHud on Linux
- run common Linux setup tasks from one tool
- manage system configuration across different distros

## When to choose
- you want a single interactive tool to handle everyday Linux setup and tweaks across distros
- you prefer inspectable open-source shell scripts over manual configuration
- you want quick one-command execution without permanent installation

## When to avoid
- you need fully unattended, idempotent configuration management like Ansible
- you are on a non-Linux platform such as macOS or Windows
- you require guaranteed stability, as the project is under active development and features may change

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools, configuration-management, security, workflow-automation
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: cli, rust
- tags: tui, distro-agnostic, system-setup, firewall, gaming, shell-scripts, system-optimization, command-line, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- ChrisTitusTech/linutil (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.415363+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:59:39.055592+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/linutil (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.415363+00:00, sha bc7e55814180)
  - homepage: https://linutil.christitus.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:59.396703+00:00, sha 81a68e3096bb)
  - site_page: https://linutil.christitus.com/userguide/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:59.409422+00:00, sha 1ad848547b7b)
  - site_page: https://linutil.christitus.com/userguide/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:59.411531+00:00, sha 57457fbcc8da)
  - site_page: https://linutil.christitus.com/dev (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:59.405597+00:00, sha 6d9e1d43c621)
  - site_page: https://linutil.christitus.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:59.407507+00:00, sha b45b6ffe5172)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.