grub-btrfs VS optimus-manager

Compare grub-btrfs vs optimus-manager and see what are their differences.

grub-btrfs

Include btrfs snapshots at boot options. (Grub menu) (by Antynea)

optimus-manager

A Linux program to handle GPU switching on Optimus laptops. (by Askannz)
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6.8 3.1
19 days ago 1 day ago
Shell Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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grub-btrfs

Posts with mentions or reviews of grub-btrfs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-10.

optimus-manager

Posts with mentions or reviews of optimus-manager. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-01.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing grub-btrfs and optimus-manager you can also consider the following projects:

timeshift-autosnap-apt - Timeshift auto-snapshot script for Ubuntu and Debian based systems which creates snapshots of your system with timeshift before a package install, remove or upgrade using DPkg::Pre-Invoke hook in apt. Fork of timeshift-autosnap from AUR.

Fedora-36-Post-Install-Guide - Things to do after installing Fedora 37 [Moved to: https://github.com/devangshekhawat/Fedora-37-Post-Install-Guide]

arch-btrfs-install-guide - Arch Linux installation guide with btrfs and snapper, this guide is based on the information from unicks.eu guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKdZiCTh3EM, and Arch Linux UEFI step-by-step installation guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOXYZ8hKdmc from ALU.

envycontrol - Easy GPU switching for Nvidia Optimus laptops under Linux

bbswitch - Disable discrete graphics (currently nvidia only)

nvidia-xrun - Utility to run separate X with discrete nvidia graphics with full performance

TimeShift - System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.

mate-optimus - NVIDIA Optimus GPU switcher

optimus-switch-gdm - modified version to work with gdm/gnome. includes install script. made for manjaro linux.

refind-btrfs - Generate rEFInd manual boot stanzas from Btrfs snapshots

btrbk - Tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of btrfs subvolumes

acpi_call - A linux kernel module that enables calls to ACPI methods through /proc/acpi/call. [maintainer=@teleshoes /@Mic92]