How to install `service` command in a Stable Debian?

Question

In ubuntu we do simple:

service MyService restart
service MyService stop
...

So, the service command is good and simple. I need this simplicity: how to install service command on Debian?

PS: this is an analog question, but here I need a command, not an explanation.

in debian10, service is not available if you login with su, but if you login with su - or sudo su it will be available.. something about $PATH environment variable not being set correctly if only logging in with su — hanshenrik, May 29 '19 at 20:51

chaos · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-28T13:58:19.457

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The service command is part of the sysvinit-utils package.

Install it with:

apt-get install sysvinit-utils

But most probably, it is already installed in /usr/sbin/service.

If it's missing in your $PATH, add this line to your ~/.bashrc:

PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin

edited Aug 28 '15 at 13:58

answered Aug 28 '15 at 13:06

chaos

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Yes, /usr/sbin/service at Debian Stable (!), thanks... Well, how to get all sbin aliases? is it? – Peter Krauss Aug 28 '15 at 13:54
@PeterKrauss Yes, add them to you $PATH variable – chaos Aug 28 '15 at 13:56
@chaos important step : after updating .bashrc you need to logout and login back to terminal or just reload bashr using command source ~/.bashrc – user889030 Jun 08 '20 at 14:56

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