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How to Start, Stop & Restart Services in Linux
Services are essential background processes that are usually run while booting up and shut down with the OS.
If you are a sysadmin, you’ll deal with the service regularly.
If you are a normal desktop user, you may come across the need to restart a service like setting up Barrier for sharing mouse and keyboard between computers or when you are using ufw to setup firewall.
Today I will show you two different ways you can manage services.
You’ll learn to start, stop and restart services in Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution.
- Method 1 uses systemd and you manage sevices with command
- Method 2 uses init and you manage services with command
Check if You Are Using Systemd or Not in Linux
Is your Linux system using systemd or sysv or some other init system?
Here’s how to find out.
Method 1: Managing services in Linux with systemd
I am starting with systemd because of the obvious reason of its widespread adoption.
1. List all services
In order to manage the services, you first need to know what services are available
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