On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 08:34:27PM -0500, Dale wrote: > > Stop using disk and build in RAM: > > > > tmpfs /var/tmp/portage tmpfs > > size=7000M,nr_inodes=1M 0 0 > > tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec > > 0 0 > > > > workstation ~ # free -m > > total used free shared buffers cached > > Mem: 15798 3711 12087 0 0 937 > > -/+ buffers/cache: 2772 13025 > > Swap: 8103 0 8103 > > He may not have enough to do that tho. Some folks only have 4Gbs or > less still. That won't be enough for LOo. Heck, my 16Gbs wasn't enough > at one time. I had to either let it be on HDD or set it to a higher > amount than the default half. > > I also tested the time difference once before, it didn't really make > much difference. It just saves wear on a drive is all. > > Dale
If 16GB of RAM wasn't enough, ydiw. I've used that line of 7G forever, and run app-office/libreoffice, as well as firefox and some other big app (forget it's name) and _never_ had a problem. -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ supp...@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting
