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

  • Jagger2097@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Linux with no services? That’s not a usable system for anyone who would ask “do I need a firewall”

    Systemd is a service that runs logind. What are you doing without them?

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      1 year ago

      I think by services they mean self-hosted, web-based services, or things like sshd - services which work by actively serving connections on a particular port or ports.

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        1 year ago

        And even then, a properly configured SSHD instance wouldn’t really benefit from a firewall, unless you wanted to block all countries besides your own or something.