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- | + | '''Services''' are programs that run in background, invisible to the user, and do some useful work such as maintaining Internet connections, checking for email, playing sounds, etc. Sometimes, services are called daemons. To see the list of services currently running on your tablet, you can use the following: | |
- | + | * ''ps'', ''top'', or ''htop'' command line utilities, invoked from ''XTerm''. | |
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- | * ''ps'', ''top'', or ''htop'' command line utilities, invoked from | + | |
* ''CPU Load'' desktop applet (found in [[Extras]]). | * ''CPU Load'' desktop applet (found in [[Extras]]). | ||
* ''Services'' configuration applet (found in [[Extras]]). | * ''Services'' configuration applet (found in [[Extras]]). | ||
- | Just like any other program, a service can be killed with the ''kill'' command or the appropriate button in the ''CPU Load'' applet. To disable | + | Just like any other program, a service can be killed with the ''kill'' command or the appropriate button in the ''CPU Load'' applet. To disable services, you can use the ''Services'' configuration applet. Be aware though that killing or disabling some services may seriously damage your system. Avoid it unless you are ''absolutely'' sure you know what you are doing. |
== Nokia services == | == Nokia services == | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
- | ! Service Name !! | + | ! Service Name !! Service Function |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | af-base-apps |
- | | Application framework | + | | Application framework. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | af-services |
- | | Application framework | + | | Application framework. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | af-startup |
| Application framework. | | Application framework. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | alarmd |
- | | Alarm dispatcher | + | | Alarm dispatcher. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | bluez-utils |
| Bluetooth tools. | | Bluetooth tools. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | btcond |
| Bluetooth connectivity. | | Bluetooth connectivity. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | dbus |
- | | | + | | D-Bus message bus. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | dnsmasq |
| DNS proxy and DHCP server. | | DNS proxy and DHCP server. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | dsp-init |
| DSP loader. | | DSP loader. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | esd |
- | | | + | | Enlightenment sound daemon. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | gpsdriver |
- | | GPS driver | + | | GPS driver. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | hal |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | hildon-application-manager |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | hildon-desktop |
| Hildon desktop. | | Hildon desktop. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | hulda |
| Kernel events proxy. | | Kernel events proxy. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | icd2 |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | ke-recv |
| Kernel events proxy. | | Kernel events proxy. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | libgpsbt |
- | | | + | | GPS device pairing. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | maemo-launcher |
- | | | + | | Application launcher. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | mce |
| Machine control entity. | | Machine control entity. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | mediaplayer-daemon |
| Mediaplayer engine. | | Mediaplayer engine. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | metalayer-crawler0 |
| Metalayer crawler. | | Metalayer crawler. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | multimediad |
| Multimedia daemon. | | Multimedia daemon. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | obexsrv |
| OBEX server responsible for exchanging files with Bluetooth devices, such as smartphones or computers. | | OBEX server responsible for exchanging files with Bluetooth devices, such as smartphones or computers. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | osso-ipv6 |
| ??? | | ??? | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | osso-systemui |
| System user interface. | | System user interface. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | osso-systemui-early |
| System user interface. | | System user interface. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | rich-core |
- | | When an application crashes, this service is responsible for saving information of how it crashed, for later analysis by authors. This service can be installed from ???. | + | | When an application crashes, this service is responsible for saving information of how it crashed, for later analysis by authors. This service can be installed from [[???]]. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | suplistenerd |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | tablet-browser-daemon |
| Loads and renders web pages that you view in web browser. Always running so that you can start browsing quickly. | | Loads and renders web pages that you view in web browser. Always running so that you can start browsing quickly. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | wide-dhcpv6-client |
| ??? | | ??? | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | wlancond |
| WLAN connectivity. | | WLAN connectivity. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | x-server |
- | | X11 server | + | | X11 server. |
|} | |} | ||
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{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
- | ! Service Name !! | + | ! Service Name !! Service Function |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | avahi-daemon |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | avahi-dnsconfd |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | brightness-permission |
- | | | + | | ??? |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | carmand |
| Carman background process. | | Carman background process. | ||
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | python-launcher |
- | | Accelerates startup of Python applications, such as [ | + | | Accelerates startup of Python applications, such as [[Canola]], by keeping some parts of Python in memory. |
|- | |- | ||
- | | | + | | ssh |
- | | | + | | Secure shell server, usually installed from [[Extras]]. It lets you connect to the tablet remotely. |
|} | |} | ||
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