Gufw is an
easy to use Ubuntu / Linux firewall, powered by ufw.
Gufw is an
easy, intuitive, way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks
such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports
port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by ufw, runs on Ubuntu, and
anywhere else Python, GTK, and Ufw are available.
Introduction
iptables is already a very powerful tool by itself, but it's syntax can get awkward at times and hard to figure out, so Ubuntu developers decided to make ufw ("The reason ufw was developed is that we wanted to create a server-level firewalling utility that was a little bit more for `human beings`."), which was to be simpler. Now, on the graphical side of things, Firestarer already existed. But why not make an even easier to use GUI for desktop `human beings`, powered by ufw? This is where Gufw comes in.
iptables is already a very powerful tool by itself, but it's syntax can get awkward at times and hard to figure out, so Ubuntu developers decided to make ufw ("The reason ufw was developed is that we wanted to create a server-level firewalling utility that was a little bit more for `human beings`."), which was to be simpler. Now, on the graphical side of things, Firestarer already existed. But why not make an even easier to use GUI for desktop `human beings`, powered by ufw? This is where Gufw comes in.
Latest News
Beta release of 0.20.0
The 0.20.0 release is available as an beta and is ready for testing!
If you'd like to give it a try, .deb is here, sources are here. Please report all bugs you encounter!
0.0.7 release
The 0.0.7 release is out! Install the .deb and enjoy.
Here is a list of new features available:
- "Any" text in entrybox (Advanced Tab).
- Minimize in tray icon on close Gufw.
- Remove multiple rows with Remove Button.
- Better check for ufw exist/loaded when startup.
- Inverted colors of the shields and texts.
- Configuration files programs for ports.
- Import/Export rules.
- Add user rules (IPs ranges) from files.
- Languages available: English, Asturian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Roadmap
Here's what is planned for future releases:
Reading configuration files for different p2p programs to adjust to user preferences.done!Import/export of firewall settings.done!- More preference options - such as disabling logging
- ... and more! Feel free to ask for more features here