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Zaki Arrozi Arsyad
Zaki Arrozi Arsyad

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linux : package and service management

#linux #cli

Package management

  • First, we need to update our repository 
$ apt-get update
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  • Install a package 
$ apt-get install APPNAME
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  • Check if a package is already installed 
$ dpkg -l | grep APPNAME
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  • Remove a package 
$ apt-get remove APPNAME
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  • Search packages by a keyword 
$ apt-cache search “KEYWORD”
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Service management

  • Check if a service is running 
$ systemctl status APPNAME
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  • Start a service 
$ systemctl start APPNAME
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  • Stop a service 
$ systemctl stop APPNAME
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  • Restart a service 
$ systemctl restart APPNAME
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  • Check autostart enable 
$ systemctl is-enabled APPNAME
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  • Enable autostart 
$ systemctl enable APPNAME
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  • Disable autostart 
$ systemctl disable APPNAME
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Mahmudul Hasan •

Thanks for sharing!

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