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Managing Processes and Services on Linux

Managing Processes and Services on Linux

Linux runs many processes and services concurrently. This article explains how to view, stop, and manage services.

Important tools

  • ps and top to view processes
  • kill to stop a process
  • systemctl status to check a service

Try it yourself

Use systemctl list-units --type=service to see active services on your system.

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