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There are several pages for it, but I have this one working:
https://github.com/dlitz/xtoolwait

Xtoolwait notably decreases the startup time of an X session by reducing the load on the X server and Linux.

It starts an X client in the background, waits for a window to be mapped on the root window, and then exits. It can improve performance for users who start a bunch of X clients automatically (for example, xterm, xlock, xconsole, whatever) when the X session starts.



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(on Wikipedia)
https://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/

CheckInstall will run make install (or whatever you tell it to run) and keep track of every file modified by this installation.

When it is done, CheckInstall will create a package and install it as a standard package. It will leave you a copy of the installed package in the source directory for your re-use.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://icculus.org/smpeg/ [ 1 ] was www.lokigames.com/development/smpeg.php3

An audio/video library, with some software.

I tried to get it working on the Zaurus SL-C1000 but I couldn’t figure it out.

  • Abandoned — Long-dead.

    • As of 2020-07-18 – the mailing list has not seen activity in years.
    • As of 2020-07-18 – The Subversion repository has activity from a couple of years ago, but no real release.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://mplayerhq.hu/

Pretty much the de-facto video player on Linux, as it comes with most Linux distributions. It can play both audio and video, and works at the commandline.

Although it’s great, it’s a last resort compared to other audio playing software.

Although it can play without one, the common frontends are:



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