iphitus Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 I have the following services start on start up. What do i need? I use apache occasionaly to share files. alsa (needed) atd crond cups (rarely used) devfsd dm fam harddrake httpd (apache, i start it when needed) iptables(yes i need my firewall) keytable kheader linuxconf netfs network (i think i need this for my internet) numlock partmon portmap postfix random rawdevices rwhod saslauthd shorewall(more firewall, i use shorewall) sound switchprofile syslog tmdns xadmin xfs xinetd Thanks James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Well, you could probably start postfix when you need it. Also, I hate to say this, but this question has been asked a kazillion times. If you search here (probably for the same wording as your title), you'll find more info. http://www.mandrakeusers.org/viewtopic.php...ervices+startup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 You can get rid of CUPS (if you don't print) linuxconf (though it doesn't hurt to leave it. It's useful if your hardware changes) netfs numlock (doesn't hurt to leave it) partmon (If you know you're not going to completely fill any partitions) portmap postfix rwhod tmdns xadmin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 I don't know if you're on a network, but I always have ssh, webmin, vnc and samba on startup (for a machine which has constant need of those services). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 rcxau: Remember what I said about laptops :-) Well i had to use it at work the otherday as a test client. The app had some collosal java stuff and was running like a dog. Anyway, on the train home that night I thought I'd better speed it up... I got rid of all the server stuff (just from the init scripts, not deinstalled) Got rid of KDE .... and .... Its like I got a new machine ... this stuff just creeps up on you.... Hmmm ... I had a couple of webpages I'd been developing using php/perl and using mysql/postgress/Oracle.... I wasn't working on these but I'd never bothered actually stopping them.... Also I had changed the SH_MEM for Oracle tuning which made it less than efficient for the stock kernel.... (you have to reboot to apply changes to SH_MEM) I also stopped most of the config stuff. Linuxconf etc. and just left webmin. You can always start the service explicitly rather than have it listening on a port. Anyway, it made like a new machine the next day.... absolutely flew.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 rcxau: Anyway, on the train home that night I thought I'd better speed it up... I got rid of all the server stuff (just from the init scripts, not deinstalled) Got rid of KDE .... and .... I got no KDE either, except the QT (i know it's seperate) libraries needed for mplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gowator Posted July 10, 2003 Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 Actually I quite like it on a powerful machine with CPU to spare :-) Anyway, what Im trying to say is only you can decide what services you need to be started on boot. It depends what your doing .... Same thing with kernel modules .... tymes way is technically superior, build each kernel for the devices but its also something you can get bored with after having to recompile once again for a new driver you could have made an optional module. I used to do what tyme does and still would if i had more tyme :wink: but now for instance I always make certain loadable modules becuase I might just move the webcam from COMP A to COMP B and I don't want to recompile afterwards. Anyway, you learn loads when you start decideing what to keep at boot and what to start on demand. For instance you could make a script called webdev.sh which starts http, mysql and whatever else you might be using. I have to admit I had to use the info button in DrakServices on a few services i had no idea what they did. Also my Laptop now boots in a minute as opposed to 5 previously :-) Very useful when your trying to conserve battery life.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphitus Posted July 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2003 I like my LFS, i know everything (well most about what starts on it) , it boots in 14 seconds to a commandline, even on my old hardware (300mhz PII 160mb ram) and 22 seconds to fluxbox. It'll be my main system eventually. hopefully James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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