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jim lawrence wrote: | here is a list of processes that I'm not sure i need | if possible explain what they do i have read what they say they do in | the Service Configuration i use my notebook for programming, web | browsing, and web development | | *mDNSResponder I think this one is pretty optional, but don't quote me on this one.
| *crond Absolutely. This runs several automatic processes such as indexing files for easy searching. I use it to do an "apt-get update" every morning. It then does a simulated "apt-get upgrade" and emails me the results so that I can tell when packages upgrade without letting the system do it automatically.
This is just one of several maintenance things that occur. Look in /etc/cron.* directories. There should be several scripts there that run automatically. The directory names will make it obvious how often it runs.
| *autofs Unless you are auto mounting something (like home directories) I would think you can probably get rid of this one.
| *atd This one goes with cron. I would keep it
| *sendmail I wish Linux distros would stop installing this by default. If you have a smtp and either a pop or imap server you collect email from, it is safe to remove this. However, if you do not have such a servers available to you, you will need to keep this.
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