XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:46:33 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:34:26 -0500, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   >> The [Windows Update] process can be accelerated by:   
   >>   
   >> 1) CPU speed, to the expected extent.   
   >> 2) Memory bandwidth, typical acceleration coming from a processor   
   >>    with a larger L3.   
   >> 3) Some sort of magical cleaning process for your WinSxS side by   
   >>    side tree. ...   
   >   
   > What it seems to me you are saying, is that a lot of the need for newer,   
   > faster hardware for running Windows, is just to speed up the *UPDATE   
   > PROCESS*?   
      
   I have to agree here. Linux will update quickly whether I am running the   
   latest processor or a computer from 2007. Since most of the applications   
   being run aren't requiring you to compile them, the only thing determining   
   how long it takes is the speed of your Internet connection (and the   
   Ethernet or wifi chip connecting to it).   
      
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