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Booting Linux Faster

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the every-little-bit dept.

krony writes "IBM's DeveloperWorks explains how to decrease boot times for your Linux box. The concept is to load system services in parallel when possible. Most surprising to me is the use of 'make' to handle dependencies between services." The example system shown is able to cut its boot time in half, but the article stresses the effectiveness can vary widly from machine to machine.

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  1. Timely by pete-classic · · Score: 2, Redundant

    I had a conversation with my Dad about Linux start times yesterday that went something like:

    Dad: But it takes so long to start up.

    Me: Yeah, but you only have to do it once.

    -Peter