Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] system uptime
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:21:18
Message-Id: 55E31F5A.2020104@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] system uptime by Philip Webb
1 Am 30.08.2015 um 06:04 schrieb Philip Webb:
2 > How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ?
3 > How long between power off/on's ?
4 >
5 > I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep,
6 > then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself.
7 > However recently, I've run into delays getting my router
8 > (only 1 device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's server,
9 > which have been requiring several power off/on's before it works.
10 > As a result, I've started rebooting only after my weekly system update
11 > -- it means I get to use the new versions of everything --
12 > & not powering off at all ; the monitor + Xscreensaver are off
13 > whenever I'm away from the machine for >= 1 hr (approx).
14 >
15 > Are there any pro's/con's I sb aware of ?
16 >
17
18 suspend to ram.
19
20 Only reboot when there is a kernel update I actually install.