Firewall + Mint worth the trouble?

[Admiral Naismith]

Hello,

 

Any point using a fire-wall on Linux Mint? I would normally just turn it on, but I'm using a old acer-netbook that has an old Intel Atom. I'd rather not use something that would slow this system down any more than it already is. No sensitive info is on this machine, I only plan on using it for surfing the web.

I'm referring to the UFW btw.

 

Also, any tips for improving the cooling on an old acer-netbook that has an old Intel Atom? I need to overclock the fan .

 

Thanks in advance and have a good day.

[Altecice]

try UFW – Uncomplicated Firewall, Its a friendly front end to IPTABLES meaning its actually usable haha Also it doesn't slow down your PC at all.

[DacStugly]

I second UFW. If your laptop is comprised so is your network and other devices connected to it.

[DacStugly]

I second UFW. If your laptop is comprised so is your network and other devices connected to it.

[Opcode]

Gufw is probably what you're looking for. Ubuntu has it installed by default so I imagine Mint might as well too. What you need is the frontend to get started.

 

sudo apt-get install gufw

Just turning the firewall on and setting incoming to deny should be enough to keep you protected from someone trying to root into your machine.