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Software > PDF >

https://www.foxit.com/ [ 1 ] was https://www.foxitsoftware.com/ [ 2 ] was http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/desklinux/

A PDF reader. I believe this was a free edition, but I’m not sure if it was restricted in any way. I’m pretty sure this was never open source.

I couldn’t get it working, but didn’t try very hard.

  • Abandoned? I can’t see anything directly Linux-related any longer.

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Software > Search >

(on Wikipedia)

Maintains a database for easy filename finding. Part of findutils.

I don’t like this idea at all; it presents one single point of attack to get the knowledge of the filesystem(s). This is also installed by default on so many systems, so I uninstall it and delete its database because that gets left after uninstallation!

  • Use slocate

Software > Window managers >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.gnome.org/

One of the more popular window managers.

I tried it a long time ago. Tested very briefly. Strongly dislike because of speed issues. Didn’t test for long enough to learn about the style of applications etc. I’ve developed a bias against Gnome in preference for KDE for reasons I can’t articulate. Gnome is kinda pretty, but KDE keeps my attention.

  • Gnome 2 was forked and continued by a new team as MATE.

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Software > mount >

(on Wikipedia)
http://am-utils.org/

Automount utilities including an updated version of Amd Am-utils includes an updated version of Amd, the popular BSD automounter. An automounter is a program which maintains a cache of mounted filesystems. Filesystems are mounted when they are first referenced by the user and unmounted after a certain period of inactivity. Amd supports a variety of filesystems, including NFS, UFS, CD-ROMS and local drives.

You should install am-utils if you need a program for automatically mounting and unmounting filesystems.

Incomprehensible documentation.

  • amd

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THX 1138 - (1971 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066434/

to be re-watched

Meh, not bad but not great.

Medeocre “plot”. It’s more of a generic dystopian movie and only good for the atmosphere.