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was kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/cpufreq/cpufrequtils.html
Various tools to diddle with one’s CPU.
- my scripts
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The Windows equivalent would be something like Process Lasso.
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(on Wikipedia)
https://invisible-island.net/dialog/
A program to present a commandline dialog, letting a scripter get user input.
Capable enough for everyday scripts. Capable enough that to get a “GUI” dialog, I would rather spawn a terminal and use dialog.
- cat
- The shell builtin
read. - A GUI option would be Xdialog.
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I think it’s hilarious there are so many nice screenshots of a text program.
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was freshmeat.sourceforge.net/projects/numlockx/
was home.kde.org/~seli/numlockx/
A GUI program that turns NumLock on. Great for turning it on as X starts.
Why ever numlock would be turned off by default is beyond me. It’s not that I can’t see a use for it as a cursor pad, but it’s a number pad. That’s just not “use for those keys”. That’s their damned name!
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Seems to be semi-abandoned; it’s various project pages are gone
- Although it seems to be getting updates on Debian: https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/numlockx?BHT-c733a286-7094-4da1-adae-ea2ecb81ab47.0
https://sourceforge.net/projects/unclutter/
Hides the mouse after inactivity.
For such a simple idea and small tool, this is an important program for me.
Software >
was http://freshmeat.sourceforge.net/projects/xautolock
Monitors X activity, and runs a program
I use this for slock to lock the screen after inactivity.
http://git.suckless.org/slock/
http://tools.suckless.org/slock/
A simple screen saver.
Combined with xautolock, this does everything it needs to.
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/diffuse/
A GUI side-by-side difference program.
To solve the problem of file-comparisons, I need something far more visual than commandline tools can give me. Diffuse does its job spectacularly well.
TODO – add my notes, and scripts
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Storage > Software > smartmontools >
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.smartmontools.org/
A suite of HDD tools.
I find it essential. I think.
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smartctl is the most important component for me.
TODO – add my notes, and scripts
was http://freshmeat.sourceforge.net/projects/jpegoptim/
https://www.kokkonen.net/tjko/projects.html
https://github.com/tjko/jpegoptim
Optimizes JPEG images, performing magic to reduce size, or optionally stripping metadata for even further savings, or performing lossy re-compression for potentially extraordinary size reduction.
I like this idea, and it’s actually freed up a significant amount of space. Being able to take a 5MB file and knock it down to 1MB while maintaining excellent visual quality.. is astonishing
this needs to be cleaned up
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(on Wikipedia)
https://git-scm.com/
A version control system of some note.
I use it, not that I know what I’m doing.
See also:
- My git repository for git scripts
- Git on Windows
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tig (text-mode interface for git)
