Shorten Linux Boot Time with Services

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 20, 2009 10:43 AM CST
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The patience of today’s computer user is low. Time is, very much, of the essence. And for some reason that adage applies in spades to Linux computer and Linux server boot times. Although less than 1 or 2 minutes doesn’t seem like an eternity, when booting a computer it is. And when getting work done (or getting a server rebooted) as quickly as possible is of the utmost importance, every little second counts. That is where configuring which services start at boot time will help you tremendously. If you’re not running a mail server, why have Sendmail start? If you’re not running a web server, why have Apache start? These and many other linux services can be configured to not start at boot up to save you time.

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Is it just me, or is Windows terminology creeping around? DrDubious 12 1,727 Jan 21, 2009 10:21 PM

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