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Tag: Firewalls

  • Update/install fail: Server cannot access software repositories

    If you are trying to install something and the server waits forever after you answer yes to the update and it accesses the software repository… something like… apt-get update … details of packages … Need to get 83.7 MB of archives. After this operation, 237 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to […]

  • Installing UFW – Uncomplicated Firewall on Ubuntu 12.04

    If you are one of those nerdy types and use iptables, ignore this. If you are like the rest of us Ubuntu users (nerdy in denial), UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) provides a handy tool to configure your firewall. Here’s how to install. As root, type: apt-get install ufw If this can’t find the package, run apt-get […]