On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 15:43 +0000, baza wrote: > On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 15:14 +0000, Dave Briggs wrote: > > 1) Do I need to install any anti-virus/malware or firewall software on > > Ubuntu? > > > > Hi, you don't really need a anti virus, but a firewall is always a good > idea.
If you don't need an anti-virus, then it follows that by default Ubuntu doesn't need a firewall either. Firewalls are used to block incoming and/or outgoing network traffic. Ubuntu doesn't have any services open by default, so the only traffic should be solicited: ie, that you've initiated yourself (for example web browsing). Viruses often open ports, creating holes which do need blocking by the firewall, but - as you do not need an anti-virus - you shouldn't need a firewall to block this traffic (which you do not have). Thus, Ubuntu doesn't - by default - need a firewall. -- Help me get to Venezuela! http://tibsplace.co.uk/venezuela -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
