Do you need to have a firewall on a linux desktop?
Hi. I wanted to know if it's needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
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Hi. I wanted to know if it's needed to install a firewall on a linux desktop/laptop. Why yes or why no?
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