How Much Energy Does Building Distro Packages Use
Some metrics When I set up the infrastructure for Casuarina Linux I repurposed an AMD AM4 system with Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core CPU (105W TDP) and 32Gb of DDR4 RAM as the build server. I set it up in our laundry, connected it via a smart plug, and reset its counters. Over the course of the project I would regularly pull package updates from Chimera Linux, build and install them locally, and then pu...
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A firsthand account measuring the electricity, cost, and build counts for a Linux distribution build server over seven months. It helps readers understand real energy use, per-build costs, and factors affecting measurements (idle draw, workstation builds, and solar timing).
- Total measured energy for the project: 98.4 kWh
- About 5,200 package builds; Chromium ~4 hours, Firefox ~50 minutes
- Per-build example: Chromium ~0.77 kWh (~AU$0.25)
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