From 82b9f6c3ff97fccce19e0fa5fe34250bf3790f3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Tronto Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 22:09:12 +0200 Subject: Fixed navigation table using m4 --- src/blog/2023-10-15-build-time/build-time.md.bak | 119 ----------------------- 1 file changed, 119 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 src/blog/2023-10-15-build-time/build-time.md.bak (limited to 'src/blog') diff --git a/src/blog/2023-10-15-build-time/build-time.md.bak b/src/blog/2023-10-15-build-time/build-time.md.bak deleted file mode 100644 index 41a3d65..0000000 --- a/src/blog/2023-10-15-build-time/build-time.md.bak +++ /dev/null @@ -1,119 +0,0 @@ -# Build time! - -After thinking about it for quite some time, my girlfriend and I finally -got a nice desktop PC. This is our first build, and the first time I -open up a desktop PC in 10 years or so! - -![A low-quality picture of my desk with the new PC](desk.jpg) - -## Specs - -* CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 (8 cores / 16 threads, 3.8GHz base / 5.3GHz Boost) -* GPU: Asus AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT (8GB dedicated memory) -* RAM: 2x32GB -* SSD: 2TB NVMe - -We (especially my girlfriend) play some games, but not the newest AAA -titles, and we are definitely willing to sacrifice some graphics quality. -So we went for some "best bang for the buck" CPU and GPU, paying attention -to the power usage, too. - -I also write code for fun, and for one of my hobby projects I would like -to experiment with different sizes of RAM, so I wanted at least 32GB. We -ended up getting 64 because we had some money left in our budget and we -did not need (or want) a better (and more power-hungry) CPU or GPU. - -With the case and all the peripherals, including a pretty good 27" -screen, we got it for less than 1400€, which I think is a good price. - -## Building it up - -We were a bit scared of putting all the pieces together. My girlfriend -has never done it, and the last time I assembled a -PC it was back in the days of spinning hard drives with -[IDE connectors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA) -and motherboard -[beep codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test#Progress_and_error_reporting). -You know, when the PC kindly told you in pseudo-morse code exactly what -was wrong. Those were the days! - -Nostalgia aside, the build process went pretty smoothly - except for -a small cut on my middle finger. Here are some of the things I found -interesting: - -### Black is the new green - -I remember mother boards and graphics card used to be all green, now not -anymore! At least in our case, they are all black. Cool, I guess. - -### Tiny NVMe drive - -Modern NVMe drives are really small! I remember old hard disks being -literal bricks - you would not want to drop one of those, lest it breaks -your toes or damages the floor. Now you would not want to drop one for -fear of loosing it under the sofa. - -### Fans everywhere - -The case has a fan, the CPU has a fan, the GPU has two. I don't remember -there were this many fans in ~2009, but if it keeps my chips cool, -I'll take it! - -### Damned RGB - -We (espcially me) do not like at all the modern "gamer aesthetics" that -demand RGB lights everywhere. So we carefully chose components that had -the no LEDs, or as little as possible. Unfortunately, the stock CPU fan -has more lights than a Christmas tree. Our solid black case saves us here. - -### Ugly BIOS - -I mean, WTF is this screen? - -![A picture of my new PC showing the main BIOS screen](bios.jpg) - -It's like a B-tier early 2000s video game. I think the classic 80s -style, curses-like graphics looked much better. But on the other hand, -who cares. - -## Operating system - -We agreed on using Linux, because we are both Linux users, because all -the games we would like to play work either natively or via proton, -and because fuck you Microsoft and your crappy spyware. - -I use [Void](https://voidlinux.org/), but for a shared PC I would like -something that "just works" with minimal setup. My girlfriend uses -[Mint](https://linuxmint.com/), but she wanted to try out something -new. Debian seemed like a solid choice, and it is -[very similar to Linux](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ocXFgowZA) -(in case you can't click on the link or don't understand Italian, it's a joke). - -For the desktop environment we initially went for XFCE, but my -girlfriend immediately disliked it because many administration tasks -were counter-intuitive or just impossible (e.g. adding a new user). So -we switched to KDE, and we are both reasonably satisfied with it. However, -I am a bit disappointed to see that it is (still) a bit buggy - some of the -first disappointments include: [Discover](https://apps.kde.org/discover/) -failing to open, KDE "administrator" users not being able to use `sudo`, -the [screen failing to turn off](https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f37-kde-5-27-screen-doesnt-dim-nor-turn-off/73960) -after the set timeout. At least it is not as buggy as the inital KDE4 -release in 2008. - -## Build time? - -So, how long does it take to build Linux on my new Linux build? - -``` -$ sudo apt build-dep linux -$ wget https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.5.7.tar.xz -$ tar -xvf linux-6.5.7.tar.xz -$ cd linux-6.5.7.tar.xz -$ make mrproper -$ make defconfig -$ time make -j16 - -real 1m27.215 -user 17m57.806s -sys 1m46.663s -``` -- cgit v1.3