**====== Replace Ufw firewall with FirewallD on Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon ======**
IN [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/category/mint/|**MINT**]], [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/category/tutorialstips/|**TUTORIALS/TIPS**]] / ON JUNE 7, 2014 AT 1:08 PM /
Ufw (Uncomplicated FireWall) is the firewall application that comes with a default installation of [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/07/replace-ufw-firewall-with-firewalld-on-linux-mint-17-cinnamon/#|__Linux__]] Mint 17 – Cinnamon or MATE. This article shows how to replace it with FirewallD, a firewall application that has support for dynamic rules and network zones. It originated from the[[http://linuxbsdos.com/category/fedora|**Fedora**]] project.
FirewallD comes with a command-line utility called //firewall-cmd//, a graphical interface called **firewall-config**, and an applet called **firewall-applet**. These instructions are for installing the whole set on the Cinnamon edition. See [[http://forum.linuxbsdos.com/topic/243/how-to-replace-ufw-firewall-with-firewallld-on-linux-mint-17-mate|**this forum post**]] for how to do the same on Linux Mint 17 MATE.
The whole process involves removing or uninstalling Ufw, then installing FirewallD and customizing the default configuration using firewall-config. To start, launch a shell terminal, then type the following command: **sudo apt-get remove ufw && sudo apt-get install firewall-applet**.
The second part of that command will not only install the applet, but will also install the main [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/07/replace-ufw-firewall-with-firewalld-on-linux-mint-17-cinnamon/#|__application__]] (FirewallD) and firewall-config. If you’d rather install them from the distribution’s graphical package manager, launch it, then search for “firewall-applet.” You should be able to install them from there.

//Install FirewallD on Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon//
As part of the installation, the applet is included automatically in the list of [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/07/replace-ufw-firewall-with-firewalld-on-linux-mint-17-cinnamon/#|__startup__]] programs. If you look in the **Startup programs** module of the distribution’s **System Settings**, you should see it listed.

//Startup programs on Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon//
This screenshot shows the entries in the applet’s menu on the panel.

//Firewall-applet on Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon//
And this one shows firewall-config. The default [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/07/replace-ufw-firewall-with-firewalld-on-linux-mint-17-cinnamon/#|__network__]] zone is **Public**, and out of the box, some programs, like //ssh//, are allowed in. If you installed the SSH server package (openssh-server), you might want to configure the [[http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2014/06/07/replace-ufw-firewall-with-firewalld-on-linux-mint-17-cinnamon/#|__firewall__]] to allow connections to the SSH server only from the local network, or disable //ssh// from the Permanent and Runtime rules of the Public zone.