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 Note that you ''may'' need to supply your administrator password after typing the 'sudo ...' command line. The system will prompt you for this if it is needed.
-=== Running as a service ===
+=== Setting up as a service ===
+Unless you are running a very old release, MX has ability to run as a service.
+#There is a task to do just once to configure the service
+#Find the '''CumulusMX/MXutils/linux/''' subfolder within what we will call EXISTING PATH, that might be in home directory and therefore found using "~" as explained elsewhere on this page
+#* At time of typing this, the subfolder only contains one file, the one we need to edit
+# Use <tt>sudo nano cumulusmx.service</tt> to edit the service configuration file
+# Look for '''ExecStart=/usr/bin/mono-service -d:''''
+#* Replace the path that follows the above text with the path to your CumulusMX.exe, add the -service and optionally add any other parameter (e.g. -debug, -locale) as described for simple MX running
+#save file
+#now copy file <tt>sudo cp EXISTING_PATH/CumulusMX/MXutils/linux/cumulusmx.service /etc/systemd/system/</tt>
+If you upgrade to a new release, the file in EXISTING PATH will be overwritten, but the critical file in "/etc/sytemd/system" will not be affected.
+====Running as a service===
+If you want MX to automatically start when your Linux computer is booted, just type <tt>sudo systemctl enable cumulusmx</tt> once, and it will be activated on each reboot.
+To manually start MX as a service, (such as after any MX upgrade to a new release, or when you want to first run it), simply type <tt>sudo systemctl start cumulusmx</tt>
-(awaiting someone to explain this)
 Use <tt>systemctl status cumulusmx.service</tt> in a terminal session to see status of Cumulus service