[wplug] running "lean"

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On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Doug Green wrote:

> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:07:08 -0400
> From: Doug Green <diego96 at mac.com>
> Reply-To: wplug at wplug.org
> To: wplug at wplug.org
> Subject: Re: [wplug] running "lean"
> 
> I've got Redhat 7.2, default install ("workstation" class) on a Dell 
> PIII 450- but I'm not against upgrading to a newer distro. I would like 
> to have net access, and I'd like XWindows, but don't need a graphical 
> login... beyond that, I do not run (and do not want to run) any servers 
> (no sshd, no httpd, telnet, etc). When I start up my computer it goes 
> through a very extensive list of things it's turning on- I'd like to 
> have that list down to the minimum required for net access and single 
> user applications.
> I do not use sshd, and I'm certain there are other services starting up 
> that I do not use or need... It seems as though the entire system is 
> more bloated and less responsive under linux than under windows, which 
> should not be the case. The only thing I can think of is that I have a 
> ton of services running that I simply don't need. How are these 
> controlled, and is there a list of "nono's" that I shouldn't touch (ie: 
> crond, or other essential system services)? If I remember correctly, I 
> can start/stop services on a running machine with something like 
> "/usr/sbin/services/servicename stop" but I'd like to set it up so that 
> these things don't start in the first place.
> -D.
> 
> 
> On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 10:32  AM, Mike Griffin wrote:
> 
> > First off, What distro are you using? Second, what services do you 
> > need to run? Some services depend on other services to run. I.E. You 
> > may want to run xfs if you're using X.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 10:21  AM, Doug Green wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all-
> >> Normally, our discussions have centered on setting up services. I've 
> >> got almost the opposite problem, and I was wondering if I could get 
> >> some feedback. I would like to run the fewest possible services that 
> >> I can for a single user setup. I've found lots of information about 
> >> setting UP services, but relatively little about which services can 
> >> be safely omitted from startup. Can anyone provide a brief list of 
> >> services that are "must have", and how to control which processes are 
> >> launched at startup?
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >> Doug
> >>
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