User:Hfern

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I'm a Gentoo user for 20 some years. I did try other distros but always came back to Gentoo. Gentoo is to me an elegant linux version, that I can customize and optimize to my heart's content.

Software preferences
Typically I prefer minimalistic setups:
 * No bloated desktop environments, but simple window managers like Openbox, and recently i3
 * Recently I have replaced Wpa_supplicant with Iwd, mainly because I didn't want the Qt based wpa_gui on my system, and wpa_cli is a bit awkward
 * Networking always interests me, so I have also installed [//packages.gentoo.org/packages/net-vpn/wireguard wireguard] vpn
 * Using OpenRC as an init system, and have recently replaced System-V init with openrc-init. That speed up my boot times quite a lot!

Hardware

 * A [//www.laptoparena.net/lenovo/lenovo-thinkpad-e485-8788 Lenovo e485 laptop] with [//www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-5-2500uAMD Ryzen 5 2500U]. Had some trouble initially, but since linux version 4.19 it is workable
 * A self built rig based on an [//www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Q1900-ITX/AsRock Q1900 ITX board] with an [//ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/78867/intel-celeron-processor-j1900-2m-cache-up-to-2-42-ghz.html Intel J1900 processor]. Suffered for a long time under [//bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109051 this bug], causing hangs with idle. Recently this has improved a lot, maybe because I removed the [//www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/admin-guide/pm/intel_pstate.html Intel P-State scaling driver] from the linux kernel. [//www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/software/mobile-linux/1096936-intel-baytrail-cherrytrail-systems-can-now-correctly-hibernate-again-under-linux There is still hope that with linux 5.3 this will finally be resolved].
 * A [//www.zotac.com/de/product/mini_pcs/id42-plus Zbox ID42 Plus] mini-PC. Interesting combination of a low power [//ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/56056/intel-celeron-processor-847-2m-cache-1-10-ghz.html Intel Celeron 847 cpu], 2 gigabit ethernet ports, and an [//www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-610 Nvidia dedicated GT610 graphics adapter]. Used to be my HTPC, but it's now a backup box
 * An [//www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/acer/aspire_one_zg5_linux/255307/specs/Acer Acer Aspire One] netbook, with a [//ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/36331/intel-atom-processor-n270-512k-cache-1-60-ghz-533-mhz-fsb.html 32-bit Atom N270] processor. Recently reinstalled it with a focus on optimization for size (gcc option -Os). It now boots in 35 seconds which is a great achievement for 2008 hardware. It boots into an X session using only 55MB, leaving a lot of room for other programs and buffers.