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A repost from r/linuxmemes - Because I saw the original comic (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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Luigi (with Linux Mint logo) and Mario (Ubuntu logo) come in

Mother: It's-a the Ubuntu Bros!

Linux Mint (Luigi): Mama why-a you never remember my name?

Mother: I'm-a sorry Green Ubuntu

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

ubuntu has firewall protection already to go. I heard if you used debian you have to install UFW or other things on your own

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    For what you need a firewall on a desktop-client?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    For everything? You still shouldnt be running all ports open around. As it would ease the work of hackers getting backdoor access.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So just close the ports (or more precise: Do not open them, as "closed" is the default for most software on Linux).

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yup, and if some bad software wants to create malicious webserver they can not do it as all the ports that are open are used in a legit way. And thus can not really communicate either one or the other way.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    A webserver listens on port 80 or 443. Neither port can be claimed by a normal user (no port below 1024 can). But yes if you manage more than your own user on a desktop AND these other users are not allowed to start programs on their own THEN a firewall can be helpful; but this is not a normal situation for a desktop-client, isn’t it?

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