[Bradford] Stopping services starting each time I boot up

[Nick Rhodes]

Far better explained than I could:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/19320/recommended-way-to-enable-disable-services

sudo sh -c "echo 'manual' > /etc/init/SERVICE.override" is the key command.




On 14 August 2013 15:30, david C <caprenter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks
>
> I'm using Xubuntu 12.04 and as I mess with stuff I end up adding a
> load of what I would call 'server services 'to my machine - which the
> machine starts each time I boot up - e.g. Postgres database. VNC, (I
> also see Timidity which is some audio thing), and probably a bunch of
> other things that I rarely actually use.
>
> I'm looking for a useful way to find out what services are starting
> and then finding ways of stopping them from starting up (but still
> being able ot fire them up once logged in if I need them)
>
> I'm not talking about using the GUI (Settings - Start up Applications)
> as that doesn't seem to cover these background services.
>
> Anyone got any quick tips or good google links? I'm thinking there is
> a config file somewhere?
>
> Cheers
> David
>
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