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The sudo rc-service ${service_name} stop command is used to stop a service in Linux.

Here's an explanation of each part of the command:

• sudo: This is a command that allows a user with administrative privileges to execute a command as a superuser or another user. It prompts the user to enter the password before executing the command.
• rc-service: This command is used to manage services on a Gentoo-based Linux system. It is typically used to start, stop, restart, or query the status of a service.
• ${service_name}: This is a placeholder for the actual name of the service you want to stop. You need to replace ${service_name} with the appropriate service name. For example, if you want to stop the Apache web server, you would replace ${service_name} with apache2.
• stop: This is the argument passed to the rc-service command, indicating that you want to stop the specified service.

When you run this command with the correct service name, it will stop the specified service on your Linux system.