> What services might I disable (with
> drakxservices) to free up some resources (RAM).
>
> I figure there are at least some services
> running that I don't need that I can kill.
What do you need running? That depends on what
your system is doing all day (and night). Take
some time and go through the list below, it may
help you out a little. I threw this together in a
matter of minutes, so it's not very good or
complete, but it should help some.
Here's a really long (not complete) list of
services:
amd = Automount daemon, automatically mounts
filesytems.
anacron = Another cron daemon, runs programs at
scheduled times (may not really be
needed).
apmd = Advanced power management, monitors laptop
batteries and turns on/off hardware not in
use.
arpwatch = Watches arp traffic on your network
(most likely not needed).
atd = A cron-type thing runs programs at a set
time (may not really be needed).
autofs = Another automatic filesystem mounter.
bootparamd = Server for bootp clients (most likely
not needed).
crond = Cron daemon, runs programs at set times
(used by logrotate and other system-level
stuff, may want to keep this one.)
dhcpd = DHCP server daemon, serves IP addresses to
other systems on the network (most likely
not needed).
gated = Advanced routing daemon (most likely not
needed).
gpm = Console mouse driver (only needed if you
want to use your mouse for copy/paste in the
console).
httpd = Web server (only needed if you're serving
web pages).
inet = Inet daemon, handles FTP, telnet, POP mail,
and other misc services (you can probably
disable some of the services in inet, but
by disabling inet, remember that you are
disabling FTP and telnet).
innd = Internet news server (most likely not
needed).
isdn4linux = ISDN services (only needed if you
have an ISDN Internet connection).
keytable = Keyboard mappings.
kudzu = Detects and configures new hardware (you
can turn this off until you add new
hardware).
ldap = Lightweight Directory Access Protocol,
provides Enterprise-level directory
services (most likely not needed).
linuxconf = Linux configuration tool, accessible
from the web (useful for remote
administration, but if you're always
in front of the machine, it's not
really needed).
lpd = Printer daemon (only needed if you have a
printer or access a remote printer).
mars-nwe = Netware server emulator (only needed if
you need to provide Netware-like
file/print sharing, most likely not
needed).
mcserv = Midnight commander server, for using mc
from a remote machine (most likely not
needed).
named = Name server, provides IP address
resolution for a domain (only needed if
you have a domain and you need to provide
DNS service for it, most likely not
needed).
netfs = Network filesystem mounter (only needed if
you do a lot of network filesystem
mounting).
network = Controls the basic networking components
such as your ethernet card.
nfs = NFS server, shares filesystem to remote
computers (only needed if you will be
sharing files among Linux/UNIX machines).
nfslock = File locking for NFS (only needed if you
use NFS).
nscd = Name Switch Cache Daemon, caches user and
group lookups among servers (only needed if
you use NIS/YP, most likely not needed).
numlock = Controls the numlock key (turns it on
during bootup).
pcmcia = PCMCIA card services for laptops (only
needed if you have a laptop).
portmap = Portmapper (only needed if you use
NIS/YP or NFS).
postfix = Mail server (choose between this and
sendmail).
postgresql = SQL database server (only needed if
you need a database).
routed = Routing daemon (most likely not needed).
rstatd = The 4 big "r" services (only needed if
rusersd you're running a full-service shell
rwalld server, most likely not needed)
rwhod
sendmail = Mail server (choose between this and
postfix).
smb = Samba, Windows and Linux file/print sharing
(only needed if you'll be sharing files
between Windows and Linux systems).
snmpd = SNMP daemon, used to manage systems over a
network (most likely not needed).
squid = Squid proxy server, caches Web traffic
(most likely not needed).
sshd = Secure shell daemon, secure telnet (you may
want to enable this to access your machine
remotely, it's much more secure than
telnet, especially important if you
disabled inet).
syslog = System log daemon (you should keep this
running).
usb = USB support services (only needed if you
have USB devices on your computer).
webmin = Web administration service (Similar to
LinuxConf, only needed if you want to do
web based administration, otherwise,
disable it).
xfs = X Font Server (only needed if you run
X/KDE/GNOME).
xntpd = Network time daemon, sets the system clock
according to another system on the network
(only needed if you want to do system time
synchronization).
ypbind = The 3 NIS/YP packages (only needed if
yppasswdd you access or provide NIS services).
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