Luigi (with Linux Mint logo) and Mario (Ubuntu logo) come in

Mother: It’s-a the Ubuntu Bros!

Linux Mint (Luigi): Mama why-a you never remember my name?

Mother: I’m-a sorry Green Ubuntu

  • DaBPunkt@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    So just close the ports (or more precise: Do not open them, as “closed” is the default for most software on Linux).

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      11 months ago

      Yup, and if some bad software wants to create malicious webserver they can not do it as all the ports that are open are used in a legit way. And thus can not really communicate either one or the other way.

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        11 months ago

        A webserver listens on port 80 or 443. Neither port can be claimed by a normal user (no port below 1024 can). But yes if you manage more than your own user on a desktop AND these other users are not allowed to start programs on their own THEN a firewall can be helpful; but this is not a normal situation for a desktop-client, isn’t it?