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equivalent/alternative of chkconfig in Ubuntu or Debian

The alternative / equivalent of chkconfig in Ubuntu is “sysv-rc-conf”. To install sysv-rc-conf, ssh to the server and execute:

# apt-get install sysv-rc-conf

to start manging the services, execute

# sysv-rc-conf

It’s an easy to use interface for managing /etc/rc{runlevel}.d/ symlinks. sysv-rc-conf provides a graphical view for turning services on and off at startup.