systemctl-disable

Disable unit auto-start at boot

TLDR

Disable a service from running on boot

$ systemctl disable [unit]

Disable a service from running on boot and stop it immediately

$ systemctl disable --now [unit]

Disable a user service from running on login

$ systemctl --user disable [unit]

Disable multiple units at once

$ systemctl disable [unit1] [unit2]

Disable a unit temporarily until next reboot

$ systemctl disable --runtime [unit]

SYNOPSIS

systemctl [OPTIONS...] disable UNIT...

systemctl disable removes the symbolic links that cause units to start automatically at boot or login. This prevents the unit from starting in the future but does not stop a currently running instance unless --now is used.The command reverses the effect of systemctl enable by removing symlinks from target.wants directories. The unit file itself is not modified or deleted.

PARAMETERS

--now

Also stop the unit after disabling

--user

Disable user service manager units instead of system units

--no-reload

Do not reload systemd configuration after disabling

--runtime

Disable temporarily until next reboot only.

--force

When disabling, remove symlinks even if the unit file does not exist.

--global

Disable for all users (with --user-mode units).

INSTALL

sudo apt install systemd

sudo dnf install systemd

sudo pacman -S systemd

sudo zypper install systemd

brew install systemd

nix profile install nixpkgs#systemd

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges for system units. Disabling does not stop currently running units; use --now or systemctl stop. Some units are started by other means (socket activation, path triggers) and may need additional steps to fully disable.