On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:57, Pietro Calogero wrote: > 1. Is there a way of searching the apt database for specific files?
In "dselect" go to "Select" then type "/ipchains". Or even just "apt-get install ipchains", for some things you can just figure that they use the most obvious name and install it. > 2. I succeeded in installing kernel 2.4.18 only on the second pass; > initially I did not modify LILO correctly and I lost access and > bootability to the entire partition and had to start over. Since this > whole reinstall was my 10th (I do not exaggerate) time I have tried to > get a workable system since I began in mid-November, I am increasingly > reluctant to invest more time in Linux. When doing a Debian install you have an option to create a boot floppy. If you use that then you can boot from the floppy if you break your lilo config. > So what do you recommend as a sound approach to a firewall? Follow the > Security-quickstart HOWTO and use iptables? Sounds OK in concept, although I haven't read that HOWTO. iptables is what you must use. > Please keep in mind that, following the advice of several HOWTOs, I will > not connect this laptop to the internet until I have a firewall built. > So all of Debian's online software updates are unavailble to me until then. The situation isn't that bad, and a firewall isn't that good. -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
