1hr+ for a general update* (following the guide. Pre-kernel)
On a more serious note, gentoo is fun… On competent hardware. This is a 4 core Celeron N2940 with 4gb of RAM.
*emerge --ask --verbose --update --deep --changed-use @world is too long to type…
pretty spot on with the ‘competent hardware’ part. i’ve read some people automate those on their sleep just to offset the build times.
there’s single letter argument versions on emerge, i think. the long ones are for the learning experience.