Service enabled by default

[Elad]

2011/6/6 "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" <johannbg at gmail.com>:
> On 06/06/2011 12:50 PM, Elad wrote:
>
> What I mean is, that those services can be *installed* by default on
> the live cd, but I see no reason for them to be *enabled* by default
> on the live media or on an installation from the livecd.
>
> I would think the ideal place we want to be in is..
>
> If hw is present start service if not dont.
>
> Like for example there is no point in starting bluetooth, pcscd, fcoe,
> lldpad, iscsi, iscsid, mdmonitor cups etc. if the relevant hw is not
> detected and present on the installed or running system.
>
Cups is needed for network printers, which you can't detect on boot.
Starting cups on demand whenever an app wants to access a printer (eg
when you open the print dialog in libreoffice) might be a good idea.
> ntp and ntpdate should just be enabled and started if the end user has
> configured it to do so in Firstboot ( arguable this should be removed from
> firstboot and be handled only in relevant application in the DE ) or System
> settings --> Date and Time in Gnome or via system-config-date.
>
> All the NFS related services along with avahi should default to off as well
> and only be activated and enabled if the end user has configured it to do so
> either manually or via cli or in some app.
>
> Fixing this along with defaulting to btrfs and or ext4 and turning of
> related service surrounding lvm should reduce the boot time to ca <10s range
> on a rotating media thus delivering better experience to the novice end
> user.
>
> Anaconda or Firstboot should also turn off the live system related services
> after being run.
>
> JBG
>
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-Elad.