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Software >
(on Wikipedia)
https://wiki.debian.org/Apt
The package format, notably used by Debian.
See also:
- APT, the primary program for working with these packages.
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aranddpkg-debfor working with them as archives.
internet software
All posts tagged internet software
World of Warcraft > AddOns > Ace >
https://web.archive.org/web/20170624173838/http://old.wowace.com:80/WowAceUpdater
A utility for updating Ace addons.
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2017-01-28 — This has long been obsoleted by Curse’s updater.
Software > Ruby > Ruby web programming >
(on Wikipedia)
https://github.com/ruby/webrick [ 1 ] was http://www.webrick.org/
A Ruby library program to build HTTP servers.
Mongrel is reportedly faster/cooler.
Footnotes
Software >
Ruby > Ruby web programming > Mongrel
(on Wikipedia)
https://rubygems.org/gems/mongrel
This seems to only be for Rails.. I don’t understand it and there is no newbie-friendly documentation to explain the basics.
Reportedly faster/cooler than WEBrick.
Software >
was xray.sai.msu.ru/~karpov/links-hacked/
A hacked Links.
I never got to try this, but it’s noted here for reference.
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.
Footnotes
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A website/blog engine.
Decent. I switched to this because I didn’t really want to get into making my own thing. I can tolerate WordPress because of BlogText.
NOTE – WordPress is controlled by a dictatorship of tyrannical assholes. This won’t matter to most people, but it will for some.
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wp-cli is essential.
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Software >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.frostwire.com/
A BitTorrent client.
I used to love it, but it gave up Gnutella functionality so it’s useless. I wonder if old versions are still good..
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It was originally a fork of LimeWire
(on Wikipedia)
https://rubygems.org/
“gems” are the foremost way to install Ruby libraries.
Software >
(on Wikipedia)
https://xmpp.org/
possibly coming later
The original name of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), the open technology for instant messaging and presence.
