Rich Pieri wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:01:01 +0000 > "Randall Rose" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. Debian should have a checkbox during the iso's install process > > which, if checked, installs a firewall whose settings default to > > something reasonable so that this firewall is up and running on first > > boot. That checkbox could start out unchecked, but the point is to > > You're welcome to suggest this to the Debian maintainers but I think > you will be rebuffed quite strongly. Debian ostensibly (my opinions > about adopting systemd aside) is about choice and this includes at > least a dozen different firewall tool suites and wrappers, and you can > make your own nftables rules. That Debian does not install any of these > by default is not a flaw or a mistake. It is a deliberate design > decision. If you disagree so strongly that it interferes with getting > Debian working then Debian isn't the distribution for you. I suggest > looking at Fedora, openSUSE or Ubuntu. They should meet your firewall > requirement.
It is also the case that, surprise, surprise: Debian *can* do this. If the process is worth it to you, you can create a custom install script for Debian which will install the firewall system of your choice, pull configuration from whatever system you arrange, and apply it. Is it an easy one-click checkbox? No. Is setting up a firewall ever going to be so generic that a reasonably high proportion of users will want a one-click checkbox and be happy with the results? I suppose it depends on the user population, but I suspect the answer is negative. -dsr- _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
