Yep.Thanks for the information, Uptorn. I really think KDE should at least disable the firewall by default, and let the user enable it from systemsettings if they want it. Maybe I'll nose around and see if there is a bug report on the subject. I suppose if you aren't using your machine as some sort of a server you might not even notice the firewall, but I was using the box as a local file & web server.
I've used Linux for personal use for 20 years and never seen the point of a firewall (other than my router) or antivirus for that matter, though I've messed with clamav to scan friends' Windows boxen. My machines always seemed secure. (That wasn't always the case when I ran Windows). Mind you, I'm not managing a corporate server, just a little household LAN, but professionals who would benefit from a firewall would undoubtedly know how to turn it on.
At least now I'm aware of what is going on, I can temporarily or permanently disable firewalld if a service doesn't work properly. Sometimes I wish Debian came with those little pop-up desktop thingies with important information and links like many distros do. They are easy enough to turn off and can be very helpful, especially for less experienced users.
Finally after a week I'm becoming comfortable with my new aptly-named trixie server, though if I had to do it over I wouldn't have ordered the newest hardware so I could have stuck with Debian stable & not broken my install by upgrading at a bad time in the cycle.
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firewalld/testing,testing,now 2.3.0-1 all [installed,automatic] dynamically managed firewall with support for network zonesI've used Linux for personal use for 20 years and never seen the point of a firewall (other than my router) or antivirus for that matter, though I've messed with clamav to scan friends' Windows boxen. My machines always seemed secure. (That wasn't always the case when I ran Windows). Mind you, I'm not managing a corporate server, just a little household LAN, but professionals who would benefit from a firewall would undoubtedly know how to turn it on.
At least now I'm aware of what is going on, I can temporarily or permanently disable firewalld if a service doesn't work properly. Sometimes I wish Debian came with those little pop-up desktop thingies with important information and links like many distros do. They are easy enough to turn off and can be very helpful, especially for less experienced users.
Finally after a week I'm becoming comfortable with my new aptly-named trixie server, though if I had to do it over I wouldn't have ordered the newest hardware so I could have stuck with Debian stable & not broken my install by upgrading at a bad time in the cycle.
Statistics: Posted by Praxis — 2025-01-15 02:14 — Replies 2 — Views 64