Dumb Question

[retriever]

So I checked the wiki first but didn't see anything about a firewall listed. I was able to install gufi in the last version of Salix, but I am having a difficult time now. Any help would be appreciated, and I am sorry to be asking this question again - I just want a firewall.

Thank you!

[mimosa]

gufw is available in the 14.1 repositories - you should just be able to install it with Gslapt.

[retriever]

Thank you so much mimosa. You are always so helpful.

[mimosa]

Not at all

[gapan]

I just want a firewall.

The question is: why? How are you connecting to the internet?

[mimosa]

Yes, I must say, even though I packaged this, I don't use it myself. I always assumed it was a bit like antivirus, no need to bother really unless you're using Windows or running a server. I'd be interested to understand better when a firewall is or is not worth having.

[JWJones]

On Salix/Slackware, the easiest way to do this is by using Alien Bob's adaptation of the Easy Firewall Generator. Just generate the firewall, copy the output to /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall, and make it executable.

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chmod a+x /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall