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I want to list services currently installed in an ubuntu box. Also want to list the status of the listed services. Thanks.

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Good to separate two ideas: which services exist vs which are currently running. ’s tip shows only active units by default. To see everything systemd knows about (including inactive, exited, and failed), use:

systemctl list-units --type=service --all --no-pager

The STATE column is what you want for current status. You can also narrow to just the interesting states:

systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running,failed,exited --no-pager

For the “installed” angle, is right that unit files tell you what is present and whether it is enabled at boot. Look for enablement states such as enabled, disabled, static, or masked. For a single service, a quick check is:

systemctl is-active NAME && systemctl is-enabled NAME

A few extras that save time:

  • One-shot jobs often appear as STATE=exited (that is normal).
  • Show only failed services: systemctl --failed --type=service.
  • Check logs if something looks off: journalctl -u NAME -e.
  • Snap-managed daemons are not always obvious in systemd listings; try: snap services.
  • User session services live under the per-user manager: systemctl --user list-units --type=service --all.

If output is empty or odd, confirm systemd is actually PID 1 (some containers or older setups differ):

ps -p 1 -o comm=

If it is not systemd, ’s service --status-all can still give a quick SysV-style snapshot, but it may miss pure systemd units.

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There are a lot of ways to list services in a Linux or Ubuntu system. But If you also want to list services status "systemctl list-units" will work for your case perfectly.

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Have you tried: sudo service --status-all. Good luck.

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Posting Running Services Under SystemD in Linux
To list all stacked administrations on your framework (regardless of whether dynamic; running, left or fizzled, utilize the rundown units subcommand and - type switch with an estimation of administration.

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Well there are 2 ways known to me:

  1. With systemctl:
    systemctl list-unit-files

  2. With service:
    service --status-all

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There are a lot of ways to list services in a Linux or Ubuntu system. But If you also want to list services status "systemctl list-units" will work for your case perfectly.

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list all stacked administrations on your framework (regardless of whether dynamic; running, left or fizzled, utilize the rundown units subcommand and - type switch with an estimation of administration.

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