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ID: 65

Category: Ubuntu

Added: 26th of December 2015

Updated On: Tutorial updated and rechecked on 16th of July 2025

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ufw uncomplicated Firewall is the default Firewall in Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions. It also included in many other Linux distributions.

ufw is not enabled by default when you start your distribution, so you need to enable it via the terminal.

To check the status of ufw enter the following in the terminal

To enable ufw, open your terminal and enter the following command


The following message will be displayed in terminal
Firewall is active and enabled on system startup

If you want a detailed information about the status of ufw via the terminal enter the following command


Which results in the following output:
Status: active
Logging: on (low)
Default: deny (incoming), allow (outgoing), disabled (routed)
New profiles: skip

If you prefer not to use the terminal to access your firewall, ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) has a user-friendly GUI (gufw). It can be accessed by entering the following command in the terminal or from the main menu in your Linux distribution.

If gufw is not installed in your distribution, enter the following command below




The default settings should be fine for the average home user.

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