= Use dash = By enabling {{{dash}}} as the default shell, I shaved 1 second of the boot time. This isn't much (5%), but still remarkable for such a small change. == How to enable it? == * install dash: {{{apt-get install dash}}} * make dash the default shell: {{{dpkg-reconfigure dash}}}, and answer '''yes''' if you want {{{dash}}} to be {{{/bin/sh}}}. * reboot == Bootchart with dash == Just to be sure, I'm also attaching my bootchart. {{attachment:bootchart.png}}