I'm trying to verify if CUPS is disabled in my Slackware by trying the commands below and get the following output:
Output:
Output:
Any suggestions as to how I can check CUPS?

Appreciate it!

Hi,

There is no such things like chkconfig and systemd in Slackware

If you want to see if cups is enabled, run:and check if the execute bit is on.
If it is, then cups will start automatically on every boot


Regards

Sorry, noob here!

Which one is the execute bit? Here's what I'm getting:

To change that you should run:
Since as you say, you're a noob, better take a look here about file permissions and how to manage them


Regards

Slackware is one of the few distros that do not use systemd to start up. Consequently it does not have systemctl, which is part of systemd. It is also angled at people who are at home with the command line and understand the basics of how a Linux system is put together. That doesn't mean that a novice can't use it, but you must expect a steep learning curve. You might feel more at ease with a different distro.

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But it has a confusingly named sysctl that is a part of procps-ng.

Sysctl is very old. It already existed when I started using Linux around the turn of the century. If there is any confusion now, it is entirely the fault of Poettering and the systemd team.

What sysctl does is to allow system administrators to actually write into, and so modify, the running kernel, using the /proc interface (which procps deals with). systemctl is the user/administrator interface of systemd.

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Praise Bob! One of many reasons why I love Slackware. As suggested previously I think it is a good idea to read the ample, available documentation on how to configure Slackware.

The Slackware Documentation Project

Slackware Links

Slackware Book

average_user --

IMO, the distros that run systemd have a confusingly named program called systemctl which is too similar to an existing, very important Admin Tool on Linux / BSD.

The sysctl command has been around a very long time ...

$0.02 ...

EDIT: to see if cups is enabled:
See the Slackware Documentation Project Site: https://docs.slackware.com

Based on your recent Qs here on LQ, you probably want to familiarize yourself with the basics of the best Linux Distro out there ( but I am a little biased )

HTH

-- kjh

*cough*
OP did not state systemctl but chkconfig; which is the RHEL6 way; I think he's more familiar with RHEL family, which is fine.

In very short:
When Slackware boots, it starts a procss called 'init'
Init reads a file: /etc/inittab

In that file is listed which processes should be run at which runlevels. (type runlevel at your prompt and notice it is (probably) 4 when you're reading this )
One of the scripts launched by init is /etc/rc.d/rc.S as initialisation

That script runs a few other scripts in /etc/rc.d (as long as they have their x-bit (executable) set)

Also there's a file rc.local: which you're free to fill with services you want to be started; Similary there's a script rc.local_shutdown for services you want to be shutdown clean on system shutdown.

Then in particular cups: it is launched by rc.cups, which is called by rc.M
rc.M has this comment at the top:
(triggered: runlevel 6 is reboot, right?)

Anyway, if you look close, you'll see that rc.cups is ran when /etc/rc.d/rc.cups has x-bit set;
I would recommend reading the Slackware book; not only to learn Slackware, but to learn Linux; You'll also learn what other systems do, how they do that and maybe find a rationale. (Although I have yet to discover the rationale behind systemd) Read: http://www.slackbook.org/

That's the short and technical of it.

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Come on, I didn't say it's Slackware's fault. I just wanted to let OP know that there is also sysctl that is not, say, a variant or an abbreviation of systemctl.

These are all very helpful! Thanks everyone!