How to Install Firestarter Firewall on Linux Mint

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: In order to install Firestarter on Linux Mint

   First, install the Firestarter application by opening up a terminal and issuing the following commands.
   
   Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get update.
   
   This will update your Linux Mint repositories Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s apt-get install firestarter.
   
   This will install the firestarter firewall application to your Linux Mint system.
   
   You will also have to edit the visudo file and include all the users who you want be able to use Firestarter on your system.
   
   For that Type/Copy/Paste: sudo
   -s visudo
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   Step 2: you will have to perform the following tasks to work around this problem.

   , Type:
   Control-X, to exit the visudo program.
   
   Use a text editor to edit the following file, open a terminal and enter the following command:
   Type/Copy/Paste: sudo gedit /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf OR Type/Copy/Paste: sudo nano /etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf Comment out (delete the hash sign #) in front of the following lines so they look like as below ,
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   Step 3: Allow members of group sudo to execute the firestarter command by entering their usernames in the quotations: (Do not include the quotations)

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   Step 4: when you enter the username.

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   Step 5: Save the file Type: Control-O

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   Step 6: to write the file out.

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   Step 7: Save the file and exit the terminal.

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