Startup Applications.

[Mickeyj4j]

Hi i have some questions about ubuntu Sstartup Applications.
there are some that i cant work out what they exactly do or/and if they are even needed.

Here are my computer specs. its a desktop.

CPU: Single core Intel Pentium 4 (UP) cache 512 KB flags (sse2) clocked at 1836.497 MHz
System: Host meowbuntu-desktop Kernel 2.6.31-20-generic i686 (32 bit) Distro Ubuntu 9.10 karmic

is it ok to disable these processes from startup applications.

01 AT SPI Registry Wrapper

02 Check for new hardware drivers - I don't think its needed.

03 Disk Notifications - Are these really important to have.

04 GNOME Keyring Daemon - I think this is system dependent

05 GNOME Settings Daemon - I think this is system dependent

06 GNOME Settings Daemon Helper - I think this is system dependent

07 Indicator applet - this is handy but is it necessary.

08 Network Manager - i am not on a network. is this needed for my dsl broadband modem.

09 PolicyKit Authentication Agent - i assume this is for security (if so i will leave)

10 Power Manager - i assume this is more for laptops.

[ibuclaw]

I'd probably uncheck #2 in that list, but leave the rest alone.

Is there any reason why you wish to disable?

Slow boot? or slow login? other?

[gnomefreak]

I only have the following enabled:

1. Certificate and Key Storage (this is new it seems, I don't recall this being in there before.)

2. Gnome Log In Sound

3. Gnome Settings Daemon

4. Personal File Sharing (New as well I think)

5. Power Manger

6. PulseAudio Sound System

7. Secret Storage Service

8. SSH Key Agent

I don't recall some of these until today so they might have been enabled due to updates/new packages.
This is on Lucid at this time.
Before some of these the only ones i had enabled were:
2 3 6 8

Number 3 enables your theme. IIRC when not loaded on start up it showed basic theme (like you get running in safe-mode)

[gnomefreak]

I have a problem with slow everything that is related to Kernel.
It is caused by hardware profiling, it is done purposely i have heard. If I restart after first boot it speeds it up to normal. I had opened a bug on it.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...ux/+bug/512410

Maybe that is what you are seeing?

[Mickeyj4j]

Before some of these the only ones i had enabled were:
2 3 6 8

what about 4 5 from my list they are gnome processes

[gnomefreak]

04 GNOME Keyring Daemon - This is not needed to load on start up. Here is more info on what it is and does.

05 GNOME Settings Daemon - I have this enabled. It does a few things that i will list below.

06 GNOME Settings Daemon Helper - I don't have this in start-up apps dialogue

Info about #5 below:

gnomefreak@Development:~$ show gnome-settings-daemon
Package: gnome-settings-daemon
Priority: extra
<snip>
Description: daemon handling the GNOME session settings
This package contains the daemon which is responsible for setting the
various parameters of a GNOME session and the applications that run
under it. It handles the following kinds of settings:
.
* Keyboard: layout, accessibility options, shortcuts, media keys
* Clipboard management
* Theming: background, icons, GTK+ applications
* Cleanup of unused files
* Mouse: cursors, speed, accessibility options
* Startup of other daemons: screensaver, sound daemon
* Typing break
.
It also sets various application settings through X resources and
freedesktop.org XSETTINGS.
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 3y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-netbook