How to protect your Ubuntu PC from intruders

gufw is a great firewall front-end that will help you protect your data by blocking unauthorized access to your computer. If you have a hard wired connection to a router that has a firewall at home then this might not be that important to you because your router will protect your computer but if you have a wireless connection and you often use public access points then a software firewall is a must.

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[meppyhead12]

yea but dats only for mac and linux i have winodws

[amzertech]

I don't use mac or windows so i'm afraid I can't help you. sorry :-/

[meppyhead12]

what scrren recorder is that?

[amzertech]

@meppyhead12 GTK-recordmydesktop

[Tikmondo]

is it just me or does this firewall require admin pass at boot up? and if so how do you automated it?

[amzertech]

It shouldn't require admin pass at boot up. it only requires your pass when you want to change the settings.

[xqtr123]

when you install gufw it is under System>Administration as Firewall Configuration

[FenrisVermillion]

does the firewall matter if i have TOR configured with firefox? i only have exclusive TOR internet navigation can i do this and be more secure? or will it be in conflict with tor?

[ShadowEater120880]

@meppyhead12 The guide is clearly for Linux...

[Thetarget1]

@nakedvolleyball

They aren't shit - you probably just haven't learned how to use them yet. Try setting it to deny all outgoing traffic. Then you can add exceptions for the ones you want to be able to connect.

[Thetarget1]

Thanks, it looks really easy!

[naalexandru]

Hi.This is a great video and is useful,what is the song name from this video?Sorry for my english,thx for this video:)

[brotaque]

Cool! Thanks!

[jjovereats]

GUFW is the firewall configurator. You already have UFW.

[SonOfTheSystem]

Great video, nice work! You also picked excellent music. Thx :)

[nakedvolleyball]

Linux firewalls are shite. I don't care about keeping people out of the computer. That's easy. I want to keep the apps in it from calling out. Like OpenOffice, etc. And even thunderbird which connects to other sites besides mail servers.