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20machinm
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do i need a firewall for linux and if so, what is the best free one going?
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what exactly do you mean. if you are referring to a firewall like windows xp/vista has then no you dont need one. but if you are talking about setting up linux as a gateway for your home network then yes you will want one.
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20machinm
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well I connect to the internet through a modem at home and also on a LAN at work
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| Motherboard | AsRock B760M Steel Legend Wifi |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-U9S |
| Memory | 4x 16 Gb Gskill S5 DDR5 @6000 |
| Video Card(s) | Gigabyte Gaming OC 6750 XT 12GB |
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| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova 650 P2 |
| Mouse | MX Master 3s |
| Keyboard | Logitech G915 Wireless Clicky |
| Software | The Matrix |
with linux, you dont need a firewall like windows xp/vista. i hope you are behind some sort of firewall however (be it your router or another computer you connect to the internet through.)