Mohammad K.@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?message-squaremessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?Mohammad K.@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square88fedilinkfile-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-squarecorey389@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down2·edit-21 year 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-squareFrostyPolicy@suppo.filinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoActually it’s Netfilter. IPTables is just a frontend.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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
It’s unnecessary.