Firezone is a desktop firewall for Linux that offers granular control over network traffic. In this tutorial, we’ll be going through the steps to install Firezone on EndeavourOS Latest.
As always before installing any new software, it is recommended to update the package list and upgrade the existing packages using the following command in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syu
Firezone requires Firejail to be installed on the system. Firejail is a sandboxing application that provides protection against external threats. Install it using the following command:
sudo pacman -S firejail
There are two ways to install Firezone on EndeavourOS, either via the AUR or from the official sources. In this tutorial, we’ll be going through the process of installing it from the AUR using yay.
First, install yay using the following command:
sudo pacman -S yay
Then, install Firezone using the following command:
yay -S firezone
This command will prompt you to enter the root password and ask for your confirmation before proceeding to install Firezone along with its dependencies.
After installation, enable Firezone using the following command:
sudo systemctl enable firezone
This will start the Firezone service on boot, and it will be automatically enabled for all network interfaces.
By default, Firezone is set to allow all incoming and outgoing connections. You can customize the firewall rules by editing the configuration file located at /etc/firezone/config.json.
Make sure to read the documentation available at https://github.com/firezone/firezone to learn more about configuring Firezone.
Finally, start the Firezone service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start firezone
If you encounter any issues with Firezone, check the logs using the command:
sudo journalctl -u firezone.service
In this tutorial, we went through the steps to install Firezone on EndeavourOS Latest. Firezone can help secure your system by allowing you to control network traffic to and from your computer. It is also highly customizable, so you can tailor it to suit your specific needs.
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