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Mastering System Control: Enabling and Disabling Services Using systemctl For both beginners and seasoned veterans in the Linux world, managing system services efficiently is as crucial as mastering any other skill. Whether you are administering a server or maintaining your personal Linux setup, understanding how to control services is fundamental. The command-line tool systemctl is a part of systemd, which has become the de facto initialization system and service manager in most Linux distributions. In this guide, we'll explore how to use systemctl to enable or disable services on your system. systemctl is a command-line utility to introspect and control the state of the systemd system and service manager.