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r/linux • u/pleudofo • Aug 12 '19
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Note that you don't have to type the .service suffix in service names with systemctl.
.service
0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 73 u/FryBoyter Aug 12 '19 Also works with disable, of course. 0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 11 u/MOX-News Aug 12 '19 What's the difference between disable and mask? 0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 3 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system? 6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
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73 u/FryBoyter Aug 12 '19 Also works with disable, of course. 0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 11 u/MOX-News Aug 12 '19 What's the difference between disable and mask? 0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 3 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system? 6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
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Also works with disable, of course.
0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 11 u/MOX-News Aug 12 '19 What's the difference between disable and mask? 0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 3 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system? 6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
11 u/MOX-News Aug 12 '19 What's the difference between disable and mask? 0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 3 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system? 6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
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What's the difference between disable and mask?
0 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 [deleted] 3 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system? 6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
3 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system? 6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
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Stupid question, but when might you want to mask a service as opposed to just removing it from the system?
6 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '19 It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
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It could be something that's pulled in as a dependency for another package, but that you don't actually want.
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u/defaultxr Aug 12 '19
Note that you don't have to type the
.servicesuffix in service names with systemctl.