touchcursor-linux vs TimeShift

touchcursor-linux

TouchCursor style keyboard remapping for Linux. (by donniebreve)

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. (by teejee2008)

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129	Stars	4,441
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3.2	Activity	4.7
about 1 year ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
C	Language	Vala
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only

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touchcursor-linux

Posts with mentions or reviews of touchcursor-linux. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-29.

Custom Shortcut - Command name
1 project | /r/gnome | 9 Apr 2023

I’m using this utility touchcursor-Linux I hope it helps
touchcursor for ubuntu not working
1 project | /r/linuxquestions | 15 Jan 2023

Hi, so I wanted to set up touchcursor for ubuntu like in windows. I used this repo https://github.com/donniebreve/touchcursor-linux. Did everything as instructed, but it's still not working. I found the keyboard name, edited the config, run make, make install, and restart. Still not working. Tried listing the running services and couldn't find touchcursor, is it not running or something? Has anyone faced the same issue? Please help, I really want it, can't work properly without it.
keyd - A key remapping daemon for linux.
10 projects | /r/linux | 29 Jul 2021

I'll check it out, right now I'm using https://github.com/donniebreve/touchcursor-linux and it works great but I always like to try out this sort of projects.
What's a small Linux program that you don't give much thought but makes your life a hundred times easier from time to time?
36 projects | /r/linux | 28 Jul 2021
Keyboard customization tool for Linux
4 projects | /r/linux | 24 Jun 2021

TimeShift

Posts with mentions or reviews of TimeShift. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-27.

Need a way to use BTRFS snapshots for system backups? Use BTRFS assistant, not Timeshift!
1 project | /r/Fedora | 11 Jul 2023

The previous developer of timeshift—Tony George (GitHub) — has been the developer since 2017 (based on GitHub version history), and has recently handed off development to the Linux Mint team.
How do you do backups of your drives?
1 project | /r/pop_os | 26 May 2023

I use both timeshift & duplicity
Timeshift - User Home Directories, Exclude All Files or Include All Files?
1 project | /r/linuxmint | 15 May 2023

Don't believe me or u/acejavelin69 - read what the developer has to say about user data and why it is disabled by default. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
Mysterious Timeshift update
2 projects | /r/linux4noobs | 27 Mar 2023

Version v22.06.6 Latest
set up timeshift on fedora 37
1 project | /r/Fedora | 23 Dec 2022

The original dev used ubuntu and only wanted to support the default ubuntu layout: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/issues/821
System backup software question.
1 project | /r/Fedora | 16 Nov 2022

What system backup software can you recommend? In the past on Ubuntu I tested Timeshift, and it looks really cool. But the "main problem" is thing, that some options not work in Fedora: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift, specifically BTRFS. What does it mean, this is a problem?
Backup solution before system upgrade to Fedora 37
1 project | /r/Fedora | 13 Nov 2022

- [Timeshift](https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift) or [Deja Dup](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DejaDup) and back-up everything.
How to include /root and /home/user in timeshift snapshots
3 projects | /r/sysadmin | 11 Nov 2022

What I tried is to add "exclude" : [ "+ /home/user1/**", "+ /root/**", "+ /home/user2/**", ], to /etc/timeshift.json as per this post but the files within those folders still aren't included in the backup.
Ubuntu 22.10 Timeshift
1 project | /r/Ubuntu | 30 Oct 2022

Releases · teejee2008/timeshift Was fixed. Get PPA from that repo to have the latest release.
Best configuration for bare hypervisor distro FOR DESKTOP VMs
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 30 Oct 2022

Are you sure you need a full on virtual machine, rather than a system snapshotting tool like Snapper or Timeshift?

What are some alternatives?

When comparing touchcursor-linux and TimeShift you can also consider the following projects:

keyd - A key remapping daemon for linux.

Back In Time - Back In Time - An easy-to-use backup tool for GNU Linux using rsync in the back

xkeysnail - Yet another keyboard remapping tool for X environment

snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications

kbct - Keyboard keycode mapping utility for Linux supporting layered configuration

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

at-home-modifier-evdev

Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)

qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

exa - A modern replacement for ‘ls’.

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program