
If someone doesn’t know much about configuring linux, but just wants their DLNA/Script/Web server to work, then either they just give up and whine that linux is shit (because user feedback on blocked packets is, by necessity, nonexistent), or they google enough to disable the firewall entirely, and are left properly unprotected. If you have someone who knows about such things, and cares, then locking down those ports is trivial for them. The <1024 ports are typically ones that host more sensitive services too, so having a firewall just for those is still a significant benefit. Dynamic NAT routers are actually a pretty good protection against unsolicited inbound traffic (not perfect). On almost every home network, there’s an extra layer of protection between your PC and the ‘big bad’ internet, a router. In this case, the choice to allow >1024 by default seems like an interesting compromise. The security/convenience issue is always a balance, and there will always be people who believe any solution is too much/little either way.

Why does the launcher overlay the entire screen ala Windows 8? Why do I have to return to the full-screen overlay to get a minimized window back, and why isn’t there a way to minimize a window without a right click? Gnome 3 is just not for me.Įdit: apparently getting out of squintyvision requires a gsettings command, because it would be unreasonable to have actual settings in the Settings program: Īlas, after applying this and rebooting (because of the aforementioned logout issue), I can’t log in anymore I just get a black screen.

I’m also still not fond of the default desktop environment. I’m sure some of these issues are related to the fact that I’m using Fusion 7 instead of real hardware, but virtualization isn’t that uncommon now…

What is fedora workstation install#
The entire install process took place in squintyvision the installer had some rough edges, and whenever I try to log out from the desktop it seems to hang on a black screen. I gave it an honest try, but so far Fedora 21 is pretty hopeless for me.
