About security...

[Dax Solomon Umaming]

Nuno Miguel Pereira wrote:
> I installed the Ubuntu 8.04 LTS OS for the first time and i have this
> question: do i need an anti virus/spyware and a firewall? If so, wich do
> you recommend?

Ubuntu has a firewall named iptables installed. And by default, it has 0
 open ports. So unless you install a server application - like Apache or
MySQL, I don't believe you need anything else.

But if you still want a to configure it yourself, try FWBuilder or
Firestarter. Firestarter's best for newbies and it even has a monitor
option so you can check all inbound and outbound connections in real-time.

FYI, I have never configured iptables since Dapper, and I'm running a
couple of server applications. It works well for me. I do, however, run
a port scanner[1] every now and then though.

[1] https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

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Dax Solomon Umaming
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