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#1 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

Hi,

Does "apt-get update" install essential Debian security updates? Is
there any other specific security packages that I can be getting through
apt-get?

Also, apparently I need Gnome 2 to run firestarter. Is there an easy
way to get Gnome 2 through apt-get? I looked at the Gnome website but
it looks pretty daunting with a huge list of packages to choose from....

Thanks,
Camilo

#2 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

On Wednesday 03 November, Camilo Rostoker wrote in
alt.os.linux.debian:

> Hi,

> Does "apt-get update" install essential Debian security updates?

Yes, in stable and unstable. No, in testing.

(security updates usually do appear in testing eventually, but not as
quickly.)

> Is there any other specific security packages that I can be getting
> through apt-get?

harden
bastille
guarddog [kde]

If you want advice on more advanced security you'll have to wait for
somebody better informed than I am to reply.

> Also, apparently I need Gnome 2 to run firestarter.

You probably need only a few dependencies rather than the whole of
Gnome.

> Is there an easy way to get Gnome 2 through apt-get?

If you don't want the whole of Gnome 2, I'd suggest trying to get
firestarter first and seeing what its dependencies are.

> I looked at the Gnome website but it looks pretty daunting with a
> huge list of packages to choose from....

Apt or dselect or aptitude ought to make it easier.

PJR :-)
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#3 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

Camilo Rostoker <rostokec@cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Also, apparently I need Gnome 2 to run firestarter. Is there an easy
> way to get Gnome 2 through apt-get? I looked at the Gnome website but
> it looks pretty daunting with a huge list of packages to choose from....

Why do you need Gnome? I used to use Firestarter in my PII with IceWM, apt-get
will get you all the dependencies. My favorite now is FireHOL, light and
uses iptables, easy to install and configure.

#apt-get install firehol

#vim /etc/default/firehol

make it look like this:

START_FIREHOL=YES

save/exit

#firehol-wizard

press Enter, wait for it to do its thing, and voilá

#reboot

go to www.grc.com and check it with ShieldsUP, all ports should be green
and blue.

#4 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

It said specifically in the Requirements section that I need Gnome 2. It
actually ran on my KDE but spat out some errors as well so I thought it
did need Gnome 2, but I haven't been able to install Gnome 2 yet, still
have 1.4 I think.

I will try firehol as you suggested and let you know how it goes.
Cheers for the suggestion.

macondo wrote:
> Why do you need Gnome? I used to use Firestarter in my PII with IceWM, apt-get
> will get you all the dependencies. My favorite now is FireHOL, light and
> uses iptables, easy to install and configure.
>
[...]
>
> go to www.grc.com and check it with ShieldsUP, all ports should be green
> and blue.

#5 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

> Why do you need Gnome? I used to use Firestarter in my PII with IceWM, apt-get
> will get you all the dependencies. My favorite now is FireHOL, light and
> uses iptables, easy to install and configure.
>
> #apt-get install firehol
>

I tried "apt-get install firehol" and it couldn't find it. So I tried
downloading the tarball myself and running that but still no luck.
Looking for some command called "ip". To get via apt-get, do I need to
add a different source to to my source.list file? Any idea what the
"ip" command is and how I can get it on my system?

Thanks,
Camilo

#6 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 01:37:58 -0800, Camilo Rostoker
<rostokec@cs.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
>> Why do you need Gnome? I used to use Firestarter in my PII with IceWM, apt-get
>> will get you all the dependencies. My favorite now is FireHOL, light and
>> uses iptables, easy to install and configure.
>>
>> #apt-get install firehol
>>
>
> I tried "apt-get install firehol" and it couldn't find it. So I tried
> downloading the tarball myself and running that but still no luck.
> Looking for some command called "ip". To get via apt-get, do I need to
> add a different source to to my source.list file?

Change "stable" to "testing", "sarge" or "unstable".

> Any idea what the
> "ip" command is and how I can get it on my system?
>
It's in the iproute package.

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#7 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

Hi,

Ahhhg, so many troubles trying to install each and every program :-(

Now firehol is saying that I don't have ip_tables installed. I DO have
iptables installed -- are they not the same thing? If not, where can I
get it?

Thanks, again, for the help.

Camilo

Bill Marcum wrote:
>
>>Any idea what the
>>"ip" command is and how I can get it on my system?
>>
>
> It's in the iproute package.
>
>

#8 (**permalink**) 01-19-2008, 06:34 AM

So, any ideas why its looking for "ip_tables" ??

I have iptables installed, I've verified that. Is "ip_tables" somehow
different from "iptables"? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,
Camilo

Camilo Rostoker wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ahhhg, so many troubles trying to install each and every program :-(
>
> Now firehol is saying that I don't have ip_tables installed. I DO have
> iptables installed -- are they not the same thing? If not, where can I
> get it?
>

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