i'm new to linux and i'm wanting to know where i can find documentation like:
blackviper (com)
markusjansson (net)

for linux. i'm wanting to know the "safe" services to disable seeing as though i'm mainly using this for learning purposes and don't see running so many services. i ticked the EVERYTHING when installed fedora core 3. thank you in advance.

**note
wouldn't let me post links so i did what i could.

i don't know of a site (although i'm sure there is one), but if you let us see what you have running we can tell you what you should probably disable... just post the output of this command:

USER PID %CPU %MEM VSZ RSS TTY STAT START TIME COMMAND
root 1 0.1 0.0 3528 592 ? S 21:08 0:00 init [5]
root 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? SN 21:08 0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 21:08 0:00 [events/0]
root 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 21:08 0:00 [khelper]
root 16 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 21:08 0:00 [kacpid]
root 88 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 21:08 0:00 [kblockd/0]
root 96 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [khubd]
root 150 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [pdflush]
root 151 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [pdflush]
root 153 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 21:08 0:00 [aio/0]
root 152 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [kswapd0]
root 244 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [kseriod]
root 445 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S< 21:08 0:00 [ata/0]
root 450 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root 451 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root 469 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 21:08 0:00 [kjournald]
root 1533 0.0 0.0 3532 516 ? S<s 21:08 0:00 udevd
root 4402 0.0 0.0 2644 988 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /sbin/dhclient -1
root 4444 0.0 0.0 3500 592 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 syslogd -m 0
root 4448 0.0 0.0 2964 480 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 klogd -x
rpc 4469 0.0 0.0 2852 584 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 portmap
rpcuser 4489 0.0 0.0 2620 768 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 rpc.statd
root 4538 0.0 0.1 5172 1196 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 rpc.idmapd
root 4623 0.0 0.0 3100 588 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 nifd -n
nobody 4653 0.0 0.1 14172 1056 ? Ssl 21:09 0:00 mDNSResponder
root 4674 0.0 0.0 2424 584 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
root 4705 0.0 0.3 10560 3688 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 cupsd
root 4810 0.0 0.1 4112 1576 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
root 4821 0.0 0.0 2576 876 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 xinetd -stayalive
root 4840 0.0 0.3 8660 3196 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 sendmail: accepti
smmsp 4848 0.0 0.2 6996 2588 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 sendmail: Queue r
root 4859 0.0 0.0 2160 580 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 gpm -m /dev/input
htt 4889 0.0 0.0 1776 360 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/htt -re
htt 4890 0.0 0.2 8728 3064 ? S 21:09 0:00 htt_server -nodae
canna 4902 0.1 1.7 20072 17640 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/cannase
root 4914 0.0 0.0 4684 812 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 crond
xfs 4955 0.0 0.3 6392 4020 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 xfs -droppriv -da
daemon 4980 0.0 0.0 2096 648 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
dbus 4999 0.0 0.1 3324 1164 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --s
root 5012 0.0 0.1 4512 1156 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 cups-config-daemo
root 5023 0.1 0.5 8644 6156 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 hald
root 5033 0.0 0.0 2616 440 tty1 Ss+ 21:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 5054 0.0 0.0 1572 440 tty2 Ss+ 21:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 5057 0.0 0.0 1768 440 tty3 Ss+ 21:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 5060 0.0 0.0 1832 440 tty4 Ss+ 21:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 5063 0.0 0.0 2976 440 tty5 Ss+ 21:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 5066 0.0 0.0 3008 440 tty6 Ss+ 21:09 0:00 /sbin/mingetty tt
root 5069 0.0 0.2 11412 2332 ? Ss 21:09 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm-bina
root 5412 0.0 0.3 11956 3156 ? S 21:09 0:00 /usr/bin/gdm-bina
root 5417 2.9 1.6 20736 17272 ? S 21:09 0:13 /usr/X11R6/bin/X
robert 5783 0.1 0.9 22468 10156 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-se
robert 5811 0.0 0.1 4972 1036 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agen
robert 5838 0.0 0.0 3688 752 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-lau
robert 5839 0.0 0.1 4080 1128 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 dbus-daemon-1 --f
robert 5843 0.2 0.7 11648 7608 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/gcon
robert 5846 0.0 0.0 3256 916 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-ke
robert 5848 0.0 0.2 7868 2812 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/bono
robert 5850 0.0 0.7 20648 7492 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/gnom
robert 5856 0.0 0.1 3912 1316 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/gam_
robert 5865 0.0 0.2 5424 2188 ? S 21:12 0:00 xscreensaver -nos
robert 5889 0.1 0.7 14716 7292 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 metacity --sm-sav
robert 5891 0.0 0.6 20208 6724 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 gnome-volume-mana
robert 5893 0.3 1.2 25492 12856 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 gnome-panel --sm-
robert 5895 0.2 1.5 39224 16160 ? Ssl 21:12 0:00 nautilus --sm-con
robert 5899 0.5 1.1 43988 11992 ? Ssl 21:12 0:01 eggcups --sm-conf
robert 5901 0.0 0.4 13020 4336 ? Ss 21:12 0:00 /usr/bin/pam-pane
robert 5904 0.0 0.3 22240 3596 ? Sl 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/gnom
robert 5908 0.5 1.8 33924 18916 ? RNs 21:12 0:01 /usr/bin/python /
root 5910 0.0 0.0 3280 528 ? S 21:12 0:00 /sbin/pam_timesta
robert 5920 0.0 0.0 3208 704 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/mapp
robert 5925 0.2 1.1 23300 11456 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/wnck
robert 5927 0.1 0.9 24052 10052 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/mixe
robert 5929 0.0 0.8 21032 8604 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/cloc
robert 5931 0.0 0.6 19152 7200 ? S 21:12 0:00 /usr/libexec/noti
robert 6027 10.3 1.1 36320 11572 ? Sl 21:17 0:00 gnome-terminal
robert 6028 0.0 0.0 2496 620 ? S 21:17 0:00 gnome-pty-helper
robert 6029 0.3 0.1 5496 1412 pts/1 Ss 21:17 0:00 bash
robert 6048 0.0 0.0 4000 776 pts/1 R+ 21:17 0:00 ps aux

here's the prcocesses i would make sure that i really need, and if not, then i'd disable them...

thanks i will look into that. thanks again for the post.