Bug#393312: [Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#393312: fsck should run at shutdown, not startup, when possible

[Jason Spiro]

2006/10/16, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh at debian.org>:
>
> This has to be made optional.  Many people want their machines to shut down
> *fast* far more than they want their machines to boot up fast.
>

Is this true even for modern home machines?

If so, why is it true?

Personally, I don't mind slow shutdown. I can just walk away while I
am waiting for shutdown. My PC shuts itself off after it is done
stopping all services et cetera. But slow startup is much worse for
me. I want to check my email, but I sometimes have to sit and wait for
the machine to fsck before I can do so.

Cheers,
Jason

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