Mohammad K. to Linux@lemmy.ml • 9 months agoDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?message-square86fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareDo you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?Mohammad K. to Linux@lemmy.ml • 9 months agomessage-square86fedilinkfile-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-29 months 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•9 months agoActually it’s Netfilter. IPTables is just a frontend.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months 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