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Re:Systemd: The Good Parts by deathanatos on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:12AM (#27180258)
> now I leave it running, because it takes so long to get back to where I left off.

I think it takes my Linux system ~13 seconds to boot? That is definitely less time than it took 20 years ago, but I think that's mostly b/c the storage is no longer slow spinning rust running on IDE cables more than anything else…

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Re:Systemd: The Good Parts by iso1631 on Monday May 17, 2021 @05:34AM (#27181572)
Returning to state is what takes time, not the boot process to login.

It's Monday morning at 10:30, I've already got 29 tabs on 3 windows across 2 virtual desktops (2 monitors each) running on my main desktop. I've trimmed down to just 30 various rxvt windows with ssh or vim open, with files and notes at various stages of completion.

Some tabs may restore next time I load my browser, some won't.

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Re:Systemd: The Good Parts by VortexDream on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:38AM (#27182003)
It's because of this that I've started to do everything in VMs. I can always save state and pick up where I left off without worrying about losing anything.
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Re:Systemd: The Good Parts by iso1631 on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @12:25PM (#27197029)
Don't you have the same problem of having to reboot the VM occasionally?
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