Mohammad K. to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?message-square84fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?Mohammad K. to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
Hi. I wanted to know if it’s needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
minus-square@corey389@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink19•edit-22 years agoLinux comes with a default firewall it’s called IPtables/NFtables, Just make sure that it’s on. Example I Ubuntu Sudo ufw enable.
minus-square@FrostyPolicy@suppo.filinkfedilink8•2 years agoActually it’s Netfilter. IPTables is just a frontend.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoLinux is a kernel. The actual tooling varies and isn’t always preinstalled
Linux comes with a default firewall it’s called IPtables/NFtables, Just make sure that it’s on. Example I Ubuntu Sudo ufw enable.
Actually it’s Netfilter. IPTables is just a frontend.
Linux is a kernel. The actual tooling varies and isn’t always preinstalled