[Wolves] An update

Helen Randle wolves at mailman.lug.org.uk
Mon Sep 1 19:12:02 2003


> From: Aquarius <aquarius-lists@kryogenix.org>
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] An update
> To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
> Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 08:13:39 +0100
> Reply-To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk
> 
> 
> You might also want to look at Morphix, which is Knoppix but with a
> nice clickable GUI installer...
If I'm going to get another version I might go to Mandrake.
Re: [Wolves] An update
> Antivirus software you probably don't need, since there are very few
> viruses for Linux, 
Now I'm confused!! I'm getting conflicting advice!! 
>
> Network worms are stopped by firewalls, which is your next
> question: I don't know whether Knoppix comes with a decent firewall
> configuration thing built in. If not, there are plenty in the Debian
> archive: fwbuilder is apparently not too bad, and can be installed
> with apt once you've installed Knoppix. 
Sorry to be thick (again!), but what's apt? 
>
>I'll defer to almost anyone
> else in talking about firewall software, though; I have a separate
> machine being my firewall, which is obviously impractical unless
> you've got a home network like me.
No I don't have a home network, so anyone got any suggestions??
> 

Helen