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Ultimate Linux Box: A Work in Progress (Linux Journal)
The Linux Journal continues the long process of building the 'ultimate Linux box'.
"Well, I tried what passes for a downloadable x86_64 distribution. It shall
remain safely nameless, to avoid embarrassing the vendor. I couldn't get X
to run at all. A lot of stuff was broken. In short, it was
totally unsuited to be associated with the Ultimate Linux Box. So we're
going with SuSE, and pay the price for being on the leading, bleeding
edge."
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Ultimate Linux Box: A Work in Progress (Linux Journal) Posted Aug 13, 2003 18:14 UTC (Wed) by gallir (guest, #5735) [Link] The one kernel compile I tried before giving up the machine for use at LinuxWorld completed in a stunning four minutesSorry? I can compile the 2.6.0-test3 (with lot of modules) in less than 4.5 (four and a half) minutes in my P4 HT 2.8GHz. So that Opteron is not so stunning fast, or I've a P4 on steroids... ¿Is he right?
Ultimate Linux Box: A Work in Progress (Linux Journal) Posted Aug 13, 2003 19:00 UTC (Wed) by zooko (subscriber, #2589) [Link] Adam Langley's benchmark Warning: the Opteron box has 4 GB of RAM and the Xeon box has only 1 GB.
Ultimate Linux Box: A Work in Progress (Linux Journal) Posted Aug 13, 2003 22:12 UTC (Wed) by jonabbey (subscriber, #2736) [Link] Are your compile times notably different when running HT-SMP vs. non?
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