Comments on: chkconfig vs. systemctl: Manage Linux Services Efficiently

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:11:37 +0000

In reply to dragonmouth. @dragonmouth, Yes, chkconfig is still used in non-systemd distributions and in legacy SysVinit environments. However, those are increasingly niche and not representative of modern Linux defaults.

By: dragonmouth

dragonmouth — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 19:35:45 +0000

“chkconfig became deprecated”
No, it has not been deprecated. It is still used in non-systemd distros.

By: dragonmouth

dragonmouth — Wed, 22 May 2024 11:30:36 +0000

“systemd starts services in parallel, improving boot times.”

That may be an advantage for Windows-based systems. Considering that Linux systems stay up for months, if not years, at a time, a few seconds (or even minutes) save on boot-up are totally irrelevant.

Systemd is an init that wants to be a distro and violates the basic principle of *nix – Do one job but do it well. Systemd is an octopus that wants to control each and every app.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:15:45 +0000

In reply to Jimmy. @Jimmy, Please check this article - How to Manage ‘Systemd’ Services and Units Using ‘Systemctl’ in Linux

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 00:10:50 +0000

Guys, I have not tested this command on my Ubuntu 20.04.2 so excuse me. I see this article is a bit old.

I have been using systemctl now as SystemD replaced SystemV. Is still valid? Well, the easiest way to find out is to go to the terminal but my CPU fan is not cleaned lately and my laptop overheated so it’s off now.

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I did not try on your site but on another one more than 5 times.