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

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    1 year ago

    Yes, and hopefully you will have one preinstalled, blocking all incoming connections.

    An outbound firewall like Opensnitch or Portmaster is also nice. But here I would say often you dont need one. Balena Etcher was the only App loading Ads, at all. Firefox and Thunderbird can be hardened. The rest is okay and doesnt phone home, Flatpak permissions ard also great.