A compositing window manager, or compositor, is a window manager that provides applications with an off-screen buffer for each window.
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Category: Utilities
rEFInd – EFI boot manager
rEFInd is a boot manager, meaning that it presents a menu of options to the user when the computer first starts up.
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Plymouth – boot splash and boot logger
Plymouth provides a splash screen and progress updates during early boot.
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bootchart2 – merge of bootchart-collector and pybootchartgui
bootchart2 is a merge of bootchart-collector and pybootchartgui.
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OProfile – statistical profiler
OProfile is a low-overhead, transparent system-wide profiler for Linux, capable of instruction-grain profiling of all processes.
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Grub Customizer – configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menu entries
Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to alter the Grub 2 settings. It focuses on the individual list order without losing grub’s dynamical behavior.
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e4rat – Ext4 – Reducing Access Times
e4rat (“Ext4 – Reducing Access Times”) is a toolset to accelerate the boot process as well as application startups.
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HEYU – X10 automation software
HEYU is a text-based console program that allows your computer to control devices by transmitting information over your house’s power lines.
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Minerva – home automation suite
Minerva is a complete, easy to use, home automation suite. Using Minerva you can make your home easier and cheaper to run and more secure.
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MisterHouse – home automation software
MisterHouse is a cross platform home automation application. It supports X10, voice recognition and several serial devices.
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BottleRocket – home automation software for the X10 FireCracker kit
BottleRocket is a command-line utility to interact with the Firecracker version of X10’s home control devices.
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BlueLava – CGI interface for x10 home automation
BlueLava allows users to control x10-compliant electronics and x10 modules from within a web browser or a WAP/WML-enabled device.
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FSearch – inspired by Everything Search Engine
FSearch is a fast file search open source utility for Linux operating systems, inspired by Everything Search Engine, a desktop search utility.
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ANGRYsearch – Linux version of Everything Search Engine
ANGRYsearch is a fast file search open source utility written in Python for Linux operating systems, inspired by Everything Search Engine.
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Etcher – flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives
Etcher is an image burner with multi-platform support. It makes USB and SD card image burning as effortless as possible.
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