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 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
  
-Wondering if it's time to upgrade your Slackware box?  Think you're falling behind but unsure by how much and if it's worth that upgrade?  Look no further than the [[https://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/ | Phoronix Test Suite]].  Here is a quick guide to get it up and running, we'll use timed kernel compilation as an example because that seems like as good a benchmark as any.+Wondering if it's time to upgrade your Slackware box?  Look no further than the [[https://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/ | Phoronix Test Suite]] to benchmark it against other people's systems.  Here is a quick guide to get it up and running, we'll use timed kernel compilation as an example because that seems like as good a benchmark as any.
  
 ===== Installing the Software ===== ===== Installing the Software =====
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 # wget http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/releases/phoronix-test-suite-7.8.0.tar.gz # wget http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/releases/phoronix-test-suite-7.8.0.tar.gz
 # ./phoronix-test-suite.SlackBuild # ./phoronix-test-suite.SlackBuild
-# mv /tmp/phoronix-test-suite-7.8.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz . +# installpkg /tmp/phoronix-test-suite-7.8.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz
-# installpkg phoronix-test-suite-7.8.0-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz+
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 The first run of this command will take a little time as it is caching the lists.  Subsequent runs will be far quicker. The first run of this command will take a little time as it is caching the lists.  Subsequent runs will be far quicker.
-To run the kernel compilation benchmark run:+To run the kernel compilation benchmark it's just a matter of passing the 'benchmark' argument and the name of the test:
  
 <code> <code>
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 ===== Checking the results ===== ===== Checking the results =====
  
-Once it's done you can [[http://openbenchmarking.org/showdown/pts/build-linux-kernel | check out how other people's systems did]].+Once it's done you can [[http://openbenchmarking.org/showdown/pts/build-linux-kernel | checkout some online results]].
  
 Have fun! Have fun!

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