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Old 10-13-2009, 12:26 PM   #1
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load balance with 2 cpu


Is there anyway to get package managers such as emerge or aptitude to hog all of one cpu while the rest of my computer uses the other cpu? My computer gets all laggy when I start compiling stuff, and I would like to know if there is a nifty solution.
Thanks guys!
 
Old 10-13-2009, 03:01 PM   #2
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You can use the "taskset" utility for this job.
Or, and I think it's simpler, use the command "nice" to lower the priority to specific processes.
For instance, when compiling a kernel, I use the command "nice -n19 make -3", to compile using three processes at a time. But, as I specify "-19", these processes will only use the CPUs' time that's not used by other processes, thus they basically do not disturb my job.
 
  


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