systemdpalvelut
systemdpalvelut, or systemd services, are the units managed by the systemd init system responsible for starting, stopping, and supervising background tasks on Linux systems. They are central to how modern Linux distributions boot and operate, and are used across many distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL, and Arch. Each service is defined by a unit file that describes how and when the service runs and how it interacts with other units.
A service unit, typically named with a .service extension, is described by directives in systemd unit files
Management is performed with systemctl, which can start, stop, reload, enable, or disable services. Enabling a
Logs from systemd-managed services are available through the journal (journalctl), allowing status checks (systemctl status) and
In summary, systemdpalvelut are integral to how modern Linux systems manage background tasks. They provide standardized