[SOLVED] Arch linux net install: is a firewall necessary?
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I did a net install of Arch via a net install flashdrive. Should I have been behind a firewall during the installation process? If should have been a firewall, then the help guides are grievously negligent in perhaps litigable sense of the term for not stating this fact.
In general, it rarely ever hurts using a NAT router unless you want to do pxe-boot(which
you should only do on a trusted network, anyway).
But, unlike a windows install, there are not vulnerable services open to the internet
until you configure some.
This linuxquestions court does hereby find the defendants, Arch linux wiki contributors, not guilty of grievous help guide negligence. Court is adjourned.
In general, it rarely ever hurts using a NAT router unless you want to do pxe-boot(which
you should only do on a trusted network, anyway).
But, unlike a windows install, there are not vulnerable services open to the internet
until you configure some.
Thanks for the Detail. I did the base install, then I installd the x-server. I only began to use sudo just before the desktop install. Would it be accurate to say that my actions did not constitute some sort of security breech?
If possible, I prefer a yes or no answer. This is open to Shylock too.
Only you know your actions good enough - a standard install followed by security updates, with download from only trusted repos with hash-checks, without opening unconfigured services, or services with "default passwords", does not introduce breeches.
Only you know your actions good enough - a standard install followed by security updates, with download from only trusted repos with hash-checks, without opening unconfigured services, or services with "default passwords", does not introduce breeches.
Cool! all I did was follow instructions for the standard install of the base system, x-server & desktop. During my web install of Arch, which was not done behind a firewall, my web usage was confined to the pacman repos, so I am concluding that all is well, unless someone chimes in with some profound warning.
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