How can one stop a running service in Linux?

In Linux, you can use the following command to stop a running service:

  1. Utilize the systemctl command:
  2. Find the running services: systemctl list-units –type=service –state=running
  3. Stop the service: sudo systemctl stop .
  4. Use the service command:
  5. Search for running services: service –status-all
  6. Stop the service: sudo service stop.
  7. Execute the kill command:
  8. Find the process ID (PID) of the service that is running: ps -ef | grep
  9. Stop service: sudo kill

Please replace with the name of the service you wish to stop.

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