Re: Speeding up boot time
On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 09:05:55PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 03/21/07 20:44, Michael Pobega wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 21, 2007 at 08:12:37PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> On 03/21/07 19:39, Michael Pobega wrote:
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> >>> Are there any easy tools to look through my startup programs, or will
> >>> I have to sort through everything manually?
> >> It's not as much as you think.
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> >>> And if I remove networking, how do I go about using modprobe to start
> >>> up my Ethernet in case I ever want to use it/need it at another time
> >>> (i.e. When there is a new Debian kernel release I have to reinstall my
> >>> wireless before I can do anything)?
> >> Run "ls -1 /etc/init.d" and post it here. That will tell us what
> >> you can deinstall.
> >>
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> My first pass at things you *might* be able to remove are:
> apache2
> avahi-daemon
> bittorrent
> clamav-freshclam
> hyperestraier
> mysql*
> nfs-common
And to remove these I just remove them from /etc/init.d?
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> BTW, where's your MTA? I don't see exim4 or postfix.
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I just use Google's SMTP server, I have no need to have my own
outgoing server.
What are the advantages to running an MTA? What are the disadvantages?
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