[Jantjuh]

Hello guys, thanks for reading this,

Since a few days, I finally managed to get my SA-MP server migrated from Windows to Linux Ubuntu.
Now, I've got a few questions:

- Is Ubuntu safe enough from itself or do I have to install some extra security software such as firewall or anti-malware?
- Are there any other things I need to configure, for example the time when the computer automatically goes to stand-by mode, to ensure the SA-MP server doesn't get involved by the system which will cause (for example) that the server will stop or something?

Great if somebody can help me.

Thanks!

[FireCat]

Q: Is Ubuntu safe enough from itself or do I have to install some extra security software such as firewall or anti-malware?
A: No. There are only a very few virus for ubuntu.

Q: Are there any other things I need to configure, for example the time when the computer automatically goes to stand-by mode, to ensure the SA-MP server doesn't get involved by the system which will cause (for example) that the server will stop or something?
A: I think not.

[Mrkrabz]

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Originally Posted by FireCat Q: Is Ubuntu safe enough from itself or do I have to install some extra security software such as firewall or anti-malware? A: No. There are only a very few virus for ubuntu.

Updating that as this is not true. You are going to need some sort of firewall as you don't just want to free all your ports to the world, this is also to stop other locals on the network gaining access. You are going to want to configure for example iptables which is default firewall used in linux systems. The easiest way to do this is through the command-line interface terminal. Another firewall you can use (Designed for Ubuntu is UFW).

Also, you are going to want to read up on SSH security as it's not just viruses you want to worry about. Infact don't worry about viruses at all. Viruses on Linux systems are theoretically possible but very few actually exist, and you should read further when following tutorials and make sure they don't tell you to wget some random thing. Something like IDS for extra security which is a Network Intrusion Detection System, this can help if you are running a dedicated server and someone locally or even externally are trying to break into your system through the traffic.

Have a look at the Ubuntu documentation for more help: https://help.ubuntu.com/

[Jantjuh]

Thank you very much, both!
+rep ofc.

[Scenario]

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Originally Posted by Mrkrabz Updating that as this is not true. You are going to need some sort of firewall as you don't just want to free all your ports to the world, this is also to stop other locals on the network gaining access. You are going to want to configure for example iptables which is default firewall used in linux systems. The easiest way to do this is through the command-line interface terminal. Another firewall you can use (Designed for Ubuntu is UFW). Also, you are going to want to read up on SSH security as it's not just viruses you want to worry about. Infact don't worry about viruses at all. Viruses on Linux systems are theoretically possible but very few actually exist, and you should read further when following tutorials and make sure they don't tell you to wget some random thing. Something like IDS for extra security which is a Network Intrusion Detection System, this can help if you are running a dedicated server and someone locally or even externally are trying to break into your system through the traffic. Have a look at the Ubuntu documentation for more help: https://help.ubuntu.com/

I'll second this as a form of confirmation. The firewall is probably your most important thing to enable right now, get that going pronto.

[Norn]

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Originally Posted by FireCat Q: Is Ubuntu safe enough from itself or do I have to install some extra security software such as firewall or anti-malware? A: No. There are only a very few virus for ubuntu.

Viruses are any scripts/software created to cause harm to the users system, not mystical unicorns.

Which means they're more common than you think.

[Jantjuh]

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Originally Posted by Norn Viruses are any scripts/software created to cause harm to the users system, not mystical unicorns. Which means they're more common than you think.

Didn't he mean there aren't much anti-virus programs?
Not sure :P