[ubuntu-in] anti-virus

[Gaurav Mishra]

On 5/15/07, Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/15/07, subhanil CHOWDHURY <subhanilc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > do i need any anti-virus or firewall if i have ubuntu
> > on my computer??
> >
>
> It depends on how you use the machine. If the machine has dual boot
> with Windows and you are using some common partition to transfer data
> between both OS or if the machine is on a Windows network then
> probably it is good idea to have antivirus installed.
>
hmm, not readily agree on that i am a 5 year old Dual boot person and
4 year on Local Netowrk in my college . never faced such a problem


> Firewall is inbuilt in the Linux kernel. All you need is a way to
> manager it. You can install package firestarter for a GUI to manage
> it.
>
>
> Onkar
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