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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Do I need a firewall for my fedora 38? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Do I need a firewall for my fedora 38?

I'm new to Linux, previously been on Windows where I used defender + Windows firewall. Now I'm on fedora which also have its firewall called firewalld. Are those sufficient, or do I need any other solutions for my security?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Unless your computer is exposed directly to the internet, your router's firewall should be enough. Fedora typically has SELinux and AppArmor enabled by default which should protect from something nasty executing on your machine.

Don't execute things as root if you don't know what it is and you should be fine.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Fedora doesn't use AppArmor, it uses SELinux.

You normally only use SELinux or AppArmor, not both, since they are the same goal and purpose.

I would definitely keep firewalld and SELinux installed and enabled on any system unless there's a good reason not to.