util-linux: util-linux (a huge collection of essential utilities) util-linux: util-linux: The util-linux package is a huge collection of random utilities that util-linux: are essential to run a Linux system. This package includes the util-linux: util-linux package from ftp.kernel.org, plus some related programs util-linux: from other sources such as adjtimex, bsdstrings, net-tools (only for util-linux: 'hostname', a complete version is in the tcpip package), schedutils, util-linux: setserial, and ziptool. util-linux: util-linux: util-linux: