was basically spending at least an hour every time I started my computer updating.
Can use the official binhost, and add -g to emerge commands.
Can lighten the load while compiling (takes longer, but wont feel it, can carry on using everything) with some options in make.conf. E.g:
MAKEOPTS="-j2 -l2"PORTAGE_NICENESS="19"#redundnt with scheduling set to idle ... o rly? i'm putting it back on.PORTAGE_SCHEDULING_POLICY="idle"#PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND="/usr/local/bin/io-priority \${PID}" #redundnt with scheduling set to idleEMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--jobs 2 --load-average 2.0"
Can use the official binhost, and add
-gto emerge commands.Can lighten the load while compiling (takes longer, but wont feel it, can carry on using everything) with some options in make.conf. E.g:
MAKEOPTS="-j2 -l2" PORTAGE_NICENESS="19" #redundnt with scheduling set to idle ... o rly? i'm putting it back on. PORTAGE_SCHEDULING_POLICY="idle" #PORTAGE_IONICE_COMMAND="/usr/local/bin/io-priority \${PID}" #redundnt with scheduling set to idle EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--jobs 2 --load-average 2.0"