Re: [gentoo-user] Nice level for X11

[Uwe Thiem]

On Tuesday 13 May 2008, Andrey Falko wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Uwe Thiem <uwix@××××.na> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 13 May 2008, Abraham Gyorgy wrote:
> >  > Hello guys, in which configuration file can I set a nice level
> >  > for X11? (this makes all graphical software run much faster,
> >  > at least when I used Debian).
> >
> >  Nice factor for X makes graphical software run fater? I don't
> > thinl so. Not at all.
>
> Nice factor gives X priority, so if you are compiling something and
> X's priority is high, you'll be using X as if nothing was being
> compiled.

Only if you are root. As a normal user, you can only lower the 
priority of a process.

Uwe

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