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@@ -52,9 +52,12 @@ Configure for python:
 	configure --enable-python-libs
 ```
 Build 
+Note: Use jobs to speed up the building process
+
 ```console
-	make -j4 	 #run on 4 jobs (use nproc to check number cores)
-	make -j4 check
+	nJobs=$((`nproc` * 2))
+	make -j${nJobs}
+	make -j${nJobs} check
 	sudo make install
 	sudo ldconfig 
 ```