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From: Floyd L. Davidson on 17 Apr 2008 23:24 Massimiliano Vessi <maxint2(a)libero.it> wrote: >> Massimiliano Vessi wrote: >>> ahmedaden(a)gmail.com il 19:46, mercoled� 16 aprile 2008 ha scritto: >>> >>>> Hi guys, >>>> >>>> I have noticed that /sbin/ldconfig runs at each boot and that it adds >>>> a bit of time to the bootup process. I checked the man page but I >>>> don't really understand what is happening. >>>> >>>> Does this have to be run at each bootup AND can someone give me a >>>> description of what it does? >>>> >>> >>> ldconfig check new libraries installed and wirte in al list to find >>> easily to other program. >>> If you prefer you can install anacron and perform this check every xx >>> days. Max >>> >> whats wrong with crond or atd for that ? > >Crond and atd are good for server, but not for desktop. Desktop usually >stays turned off the most part of the day. It therefore runs ldconfig every time anyone turns it on to use it, so why would it make sense to run it again with anacron (never mind crond or atd)?? BTW, regularly shutting down a desktop Linux box isn't a great idea. But the comment does apply to laptops. -- Floyd L. Davidson <http://www.apaflo.com/floyd_davidson> Ukpeagvik (Barrow, Alaska) floyd(a)apaflo.com |