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by AlexCP 5032 days ago
Yes but doing this keep x running in the background, wich might not be power efficient, remember that this is what he is trying to achieve.
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Just stop X, easy. Or don't even start it in the first place

Use Mutt or Alpine for email

Could you send a signal to pause X so that it doesn't cause wakeups?