Services
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.
- CPU Load desktop 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 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
| Service Name | Service Function |
|---|---|
| af-base-apps | Application framework. |
| af-services | Application framework. |
| af-startup | Application framework. |
| alarmd | Alarm dispatcher. |
| bluez-utils | Bluetooth tools. |
| btcond | Bluetooth connectivity. |
| dbus | D-Bus message bus. |
| dnsmasq | DNS proxy and DHCP server. |
| dsp-init | DSP loader. |
| esd | Enlightenment sound daemon. |
| gpsdriver | GPS driver. |
| hal | ??? |
| hildon-application-manager | ??? |
| hildon-desktop | Hildon desktop. |
| hulda | Kernel events proxy. |
| icd2 | ??? |
| ke-recv | Kernel events proxy. |
| libgpsbt | GPS device pairing. |
| maemo-launcher | Application launcher. |
| mce | Machine control entity. |
| mediaplayer-daemon | Mediaplayer engine. |
| metalayer-crawler0 | Metalayer crawler. |
| multimediad | Multimedia daemon. |
| obexsrv | OBEX server responsible for exchanging files with Bluetooth devices, such as smartphones or computers. |
| osso-ipv6 | ??? |
| osso-systemui | System user interface. |
| osso-systemui-early | 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 ???. |
| suplistenerd | ??? |
| tablet-browser-daemon | 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. |
| x-server | X11 server. |
3rd-party services
| Service Name | Service Function |
|---|---|
| af-base-apps | Application framework. |
| avahi-daemon | ??? |
| avahi-dnsconfd | ??? |
| brightness-permission | ??? |
| carmand | Carman background process. |
| python-launcher | 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. |