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[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone tried that? I wanna know how long it took.

[–] noUsernamesLef7@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

I did it in my down time at work in a few days on an early 2010ish thinkpad.

[–] 5ublimation@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Time per compiled package is relative to how quickly your CPU runs gcc, overall time will be dependent on that and how many packages you compile.

[–] TheBawbe83@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The last time i did that was back in the really early 00s (2001 - 2003 maybe)... it took "a while" and multiple failed attempts due to my personal stupidity, but after that i ran the system for the better part of a decade, so i think its time well spend...

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did you upgrade that machine over the duration it ran?

[–] TheBawbe83@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only regarding RAM and a faulty hard drive... the thing was in its later years mostly a gloryfied typewriter which also ran a printserver.

[–] cy_narrator@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

I mean your OS packages