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Disabled Services

Ubuntu install a lot of services you might not need. These services take memory and disk space that you might need to use. This section of the guide will help you disable services that are not required to use.

Hardening systems by disabling or removing unnecessary services can enhance security and improve overall system performance. To find out which services are currently running, you can run this command:

sudo initctl list | grep running

To disable services, you can remove the startup script, use a command such as chkconfig, or simply removing it from the system. Most of the services can be disabled by running this command:

echo "manual" > /etc/init/service.override
update-rc.d -f service_name remove

Some services can be disabled by overriding the execution:

or by removing it:

sudo apt-get purge service_name

Disable ATD

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Disable service atd: How to disable ATD in Ubuntu

Disable Anacron

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Disable Apport

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Disable Autofs

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Disable Avahi

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Disable Bluetooth

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Disable Ctrl+Alt+Delete

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Disable Cups

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Disable Dovecot

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Disable Modemmanager

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Disable NFS

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Disable SNMP Server

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Disable Telnet

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Disable Whoopsie

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Disable Wireless

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Disable Zeitgeist

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