From: Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Help installing skype
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:05:03 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGfcS_=hVg4y6BdX-s+Thd_dpf9Zd6n5VSfN-KGKXpwvY2XCsg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <56CE12E6.90301@gmail.com>
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I agree with Ralf, a small VM with Windows or an Ubuntu/Mint/whatever
> appliance solely for use with skype is probably a better use of your
> time. It's a huge PITA to keep abi_x86_32 under control and not bloat,
> whereas a VM only needs disk space (cheap as dirt) and apt-get once a
> fortnight or so.
>
A container would work just as well, and uses WAY less RAM (and disk
as well). You could keep it running on your desktop all day for about
the same resource cost as just running it normally.
--
Rich
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-02-25 0:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-02-24 18:36 [gentoo-user] Help installing skype allan gottlieb
2016-02-24 19:07 ` Anton Shumskyi
2016-02-24 19:14 ` Ralf
2016-02-24 20:17 ` allan gottlieb
2016-02-24 20:30 ` Alan McKinnon
2016-02-25 0:05 ` Rich Freeman [this message]
2016-02-25 1:05 ` allan gottlieb
2016-02-25 5:09 ` David Haller
2016-02-25 15:15 ` allan gottlieb
2016-02-25 11:23 ` Alan McKinnon
2016-02-26 23:07 ` Mick
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