[Discuss] Trying to connect to internet in Debian

[Rich Pieri]

On Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:01:01 +0000
"Randall Rose" <rrose at pobox.com> 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.

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