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niko787

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Do i need to insall apparmor?

I have arch linux installed on my laptop. If i am concerned about security do i need to install apparmor? I already have installed firewalld and opensnitch. What other security measures would you recommend?

seth

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Re: Do i need to insall apparmor?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Security is not achieved by installing something.
The measures that need be taken depend on the threat scenario - what do you need to protect against whom. And it will be a trade-off, security is the natural enemy of comfort.

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Re: Do i need to insall apparmor?

Start by reading https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Security and note that there is no "one size fits all" approach to security.

Would Apparmor be useful in your case? Perhaps. Perhaps not. It depends on what you are trying to achieve.

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