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To list running services with systemctl, you want to filter for services (--type=service) that are currently active (--state=running).

List ALL Active Services (Running or Exited): List ALL Installed Services (Running, Stopped, or Disabled) Finding a Specific Service The Cleanup Process Stop the service Disable…

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systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running
systemctl --type=service --state=running

List ALL Active Services (Running or Exited):

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systemctl list-units --type=service

List ALL Installed Services (Running, Stopped, or Disabled)

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systemctl list-unit-files --type=service

Finding a Specific Service

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systemctl --type=service --state=running | grep -i 'nginx\|apache'

The Cleanup Process

Stop the service

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sudo systemctl stop your-service-name.service

Disable the service

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sudo systemctl disable your-service-name.service

Delete the service files

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sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/your-service-name.service

Reload the systemd manager

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sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Reset failed states

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sudo systemctl reset-failed
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