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List of services you can shutdown for better system performance
Wed, 25/03/2009 - 00:16 | 
One of the easiest and fastest "tweaks" is the turning off of unneeded services. But, which ones are safe to turn off? Which ones should be left on?
Tags: Minor performance tweaks for Ubuntu Intrepid (8.10)
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