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Starting and Stopping Services in Ubuntu Linux

sysv-rc-conf

sysv-rc-conf is a great tool for the job

Example: The following services were disabled using the tool

â service      1       2       3       4       5       0       6       S      â
â ----------------------------------------------------------------------------â
â db2exc      [ ]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [ ]     [ ]     [ ]     â
â clamav-da$  [ ]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [ ]     [ ]     [ ]     â
â clamav-fr$  [ ]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [ ]     [ ]     [ ]     â
â oracle-xe   [ ]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [ ]     [ ]     [ ]     â
â postgresq$  [ ]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [ ]     [ ]     [ ]     â
â nut         [ ]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [X]     [ ]     [ ]     [ ]     â

update-rc.d

This is the default tool. Example below.

update-rc.d -f gitlab remove

Other Info

For redhat check chkconfig tool.

Keywords: init.d startup reboot