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Juan,
While Linux is certainly more secure than Windows, it is still not a
*perfect* operating system, and the applications written for it are not
perfect either. If you follow the various security announcements, you will
see that security holes are found every week, in various packages which
you may or may not have installed.
It is therefore wise to have a firewall -- preferably as a separate box,
but if this is not possible, then run pmfirewall or bastille on your main
system.
It sounds like you already have made sure that no unneeded services are
running. This is good. My only other recommendation is that you
consistently run Mandrake Update (once per week), to stay updated on any
security patches.
Dave
On Friday 06 July 2001 17:50, thus spake Juan Carlos Conde:
> Hello All.
>
> A little question. There is any real risk of hacker intrussion using
> linux? May I need install a Firewall? Or anything?
>
> I don't have installed any internet server as apache, samba or anything.
> I just use programs like kmail, ftp, netscape, opera, setiathome, quake.
>
> Thanks.
- --
"Nihil tam munitum quod non expugnari pecunia possit." (No
fortification is such that it cannot be subdued with money.)
- - Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 B.C.
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