On 30/08/2015 06:04, Philip Webb wrote: > How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ? > How long between power off/on's ? > > I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep, > then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself. > However recently, I've run into delays getting my router > (only 1 device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's server, > which have been requiring several power off/on's before it works. > As a result, I've started rebooting only after my weekly system update > -- it means I get to use the new versions of everything -- > & not powering off at all ; the monitor + Xscreensaver are off > whenever I'm away from the machine for >= 1 hr (approx). > > Are there any pro's/con's I sb aware of ? >
Mine depends. I typically do a deliberate reboot only when wanting a new kernel running. Sometimes it's a few days, often up to a month or more. Overnight I usually suspend the machine. This works for me because I usually have a standard array of apps spread over 6 virtual desktops and I forget how everything was set up (advancing age...) It's very seldom that an emerge world needs a reboot so that isn't included in the above. checkrestart and sometimes a log out/log in takes care of getting updated software to run. This is Gentoo not windows, so I see no benefit to frequent daily reboots. Monthly or so, or when new kernels are advised, suits my needs. An aside: I've also proudly played the uptime game, and had remote DNS servers with 1600 days uptime. It looks impressive, but all it really proves is I'm a short-sighted idiot who doesn't do kernel updates :-) So I don't do that extreme anymore. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
