Re: Speeding up boot time
On Wednesday 21 March 2007 20:19, Michael Pobega wrote:
> 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:
> > >>> 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.
> > >>
> > >>> 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.
> >
> > 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?
If you don't use them, then I would do this:
sudo aptitude purge apache2 avahi-daemon bittorrent clamav-freshclam
hyperestraier mysql* nfs-common
>
> > BTW, where's your MTA? I don't see exim4 or postfix.
>
> 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?
advantages:
running a local mta for reporting issues with your system, i.e. logcheck,
rkhunter and having the results mailed to you. It can be configured to just
do local delivery and with exim4 and the debconf questions that are asked, it
is very easy to configure for local delivery.
disadvantages:
one more thing to worry about, but with a local delivery configuration I
can't see any disadvantages.
John
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