If you have been using Ubuntu for a while, you probably know that after 30 boots Ubuntu runs a check on the hard disk. This “Fsck” check slows down booting a lot. AutoFsck runs the check on shutdown instead, and asks you if it is a good time first. If the occasional slow boot is a problem for you, AutoFsck is perfect.
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mattflaschen
17 years 6 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago
Well, that's good. I was afraid
Well, that's good. I was afraid it was just going to say, "You can disable those time-consuming checks with a simple edit to /etc/fstab". As long as people run the checks sometime...
dehumanizer
17 years 6 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago
I think that on desktop, you hibernate
I think that on desktop, you hibernate anyway. On server, you reboot infrequently too. :-)