1hr+ for a general update* (following the guide. Pre-kernel)

On a more serious note, gentoo is fun… On competent hardware. This is a 4 core Celeron N2940 with 4gb of RAM.

*emerge --ask --verbose --update --deep --changed-use @world is too long to type…

  • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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    12 days ago

    8 months ago

    Y’know they had official binhost by then.

    Don’t need to compile. With binhost configured, can use -g on emerge commands to use the binary packages.

    And even if you do want to compile, can use -q on your emerge commands to have what’s displayed on the screen be sane.

    And you don’t need to type it long form as *emerge --ask --verbose --update --deep --changed-use @world.

    Can type just emerge -avDuN @world

    Though I suggest adding -g and -q too… emerge -qavDuNg @world

    Now it’s pretty and fast! ;D

    • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Oh, you too… As I said to original post:

      8 months ago

      Y’know they had official binhost by then.

      Don’t need to compile. With binhost configured, can use -g on emerge commands to use the binary packages.

        • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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          10 days ago

          If you set USE flags on a package (or globally, effecting a package) portage seamlessly switches to compile that package with those different USE flags from the defaults that the binaries are available with. It’s not all or none. You can simply omit the -g flag if you want to compile anyway.

          and u still have to dispatch-config

          That’s true. Though typically that’ll only be where you have changed something requiring a change to configs for USE flags or keywords.

  • madduci@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 months ago

    I’ve tried Gentoo with a fork (Sabayon Linux). It was all good and fun until I’ve hit huge build times, especially by kernel updates.

    If you like living on the cutting edge version of packages, then just use Arch or any derived distro

    • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Or put your gentoo in bedrocklinux, and copy or fetch another gentoo stratum or two, to use different keywords per stratum without as much fiddly dependency tight spots.

      And use the official binhost… no more compile times.

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Time to figure out distcc so you can offload the compilation to a faster machine.