I decided to install Debian, and in connection with this, the idea arose: but not to try to compile it or configure it for installation for the greatest maximum performance, based on the processor architecture, etc.? What you need to do to do this, what data you need to know about the architecture and what "body movements" to do (tambourine and harp are already nearby). And anyway, is it necessary, will it be useful? Or all this just for the sake of killing free time.

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    И вообще, а надо ли это, будет ли толк?

    Will not be. Premature optimization is the root of many problems. You can disable unused services / modules if you wish, but in the minimum installation they are not available in general.

      Can look towards gentoo ? There, almost the entire system is built from source initially.

      In Debian, there are force packages (usually end in -src), which can also be compiled without spawning a non-system trash bin inside.

      Optimization will then become noticeable when the equipment is cool and running under high load. In an ordinary situation, my experience suggests that compiling everything yourself is a waste of time. Unless it's adding functionality (for example, mysql support or something like that), i.e. not for the sake of optimization.

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        Monsieur knows a lot (I'm talking about gentoo) but I don't have much time - tukan
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        [Calculate] [1] will save time)) [1]: calculate-linux.ru - ArcherGodson

      What about Arch Linux? It is simpler than gentoo, but you don’t need to compile it yourself, there is a pacman that helps, though you can get burned, as all the programs are updated very often and there may be problems with unstable software. Although when reading the manual, you can get around a bunch of rakes.

        There is no point in switching to other distros: you just need to be patient and start to compile a new egg, only a very long process.

        Tasks: to make the kernel as small as possible, but at the same time to keep all the necessary drivers (this is with regard to the software), about the hardware - it may be worth upgrading the hardware - it will also speed up the work!

        Compiling and installing the Linux kernel from source to Debian .