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Software > startup > X >

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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Star Control - (1990 game) DOS cover

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/205/star-control/
https://forums.starcontrol.com/

A basic top-down shooter.

Doom - (1993 game) DOS cover

Software >

(on Wikipedia)

A first-person shooter.

This page deals with both the original and various open source efforts.



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Software > rsync, diff >

https://rdiff-backup.net/ [ 1 ] was http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/

Combines rsync with diff storage, so one can retrieve a backup from any point in time.

My initial impression was “Works wonderfully well.. very easy to use, very nice. Would be nice to have a GUI tool for recovery purposes though, but oh well.” .. but my 2009-04-01 glance was a flop.

  • Needs SSH for remote stuff.. it would work nicely with an ssh mount!

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