HOWTO: Install Firestarter Automatically with Fixes

[KrazyPenguin]

This is how to start Firestarter Automatically at login, with Fixes to the administrative problems seen with Synaptic, Updater, etc.

This is not secure, but I have never heard of this to be a problem to anybody.

This section is copied out of my guide located here:
http://www.krazypenguin.net/Ubuntu_Dapper_Drake_6.06_Guide#How_to_install_Fire starter_.28Firewall.29

I can not take full credit for this, except for simpifying the steps, editing, etc.

Note: There was a problem with the word "DISPLAY" being displayed as "DI SPLAY".
The problem was due to a conflicion between the format of the line and the format of this forum.
I simply put BOLD text around the word "DISPLAY" to fix the problem.

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How to install Firestarter (Firewall)

* Read #How to use this Guide
* Read #How to add extra repositories

sudo apt-get install firestarter

* Read #How to refresh GNOME panel
* Applications -> System Tools -> Firestarter

For more information please visit: http://www.fs-security.com/


How to minimize Firestarter to a panel icon when closed

* With Firestarter already opened
* Preferences -> Check "Enable tray icon" -> Accept


How to make Firestarter start automatically at startup

* System -> Preferences -> Sessions -> Startup Programs -> Add

sudo firestarter --start-hidden

* Press "OK"


How to have Firestarter start without the root password

Note: This is not secure

export EDITOR=gedit
sudo visudo

* navigate to the # Defaults section
* and place a # in front of this line Defaults !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn
* so it looks like this:

#Defaults !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn

* then add this line right after it:

Defaults !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn,env_reset,env_keep+="DISPLAY HOME XAUTHORIZATION"

* At the very bottom of the file add this line:

your_user_name ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/firestarter

* Save the file
* Next we must fix the problem with adminstative applets that won't open due to the changes that we made to our visudo file
* These applets include Synaptic and the Updater, and after entering your password they no longer open
* For the next two lines, USERNAME = your username

sudo ln -fs /home/USERNAME/.Xauthority /root/.Xauthority
sudo chown USERNAME.root /home/USERNAME/.Xauthority

* Restart your computer

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Hope this helps somebody!!!
Good luck!!!

[nwgray]

You are the man (or woman as the case may be). This FINALLY fixed my issues with autostarting Firestarter and Synaptic not running. Thank you so much!!

[KrazyPenguin]

You are the man (or woman as the case may be). This FINALLY fixed my issues with autostarting Firestarter and Synaptic not running. Thank you so much!!

No problem. Like I said somewhere, I cannot take full credit except for editing, and rewording etc.

Glad it help at least 1 person ;-)

Good luck!!!

The KrazyPenguin

[xXx 0wn3d xXx]

Thanks for posting this :) it worked really well.

[skafiskafnjak]

If im using SSH to install firestarte on remote PC what should I do to avoid to lock server, so that firewall is not blocking me to access server?

[User-007]

Hi,

This doen't work with me. When completed all the tasks above and restarted, the firestarter won't open. Furthermore i'll get this:

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$ sudo firestarter

(firestarter:5526): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

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Same problem occurs when trying to start anything with "sudo":

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$ sudo gedit /etc/sudoers
cannot open display: (null)
Run 'gedit --help' to see a full list of available command line options.

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Now I am really on stuck. Please someone help me to get this solved.

Thanks!
User JB

[phase]

Nice, that work.

[User-007]

Hey, plz help me to solve this. See above.

User JB

[oyvindaa]

sudo firestarter --start-hidden

This doesn't make Firestarter start automatically on my box.

Why is that?

[suchyh]

Hi,

This doen't work with me. When completed all the tasks above and restarted, the firestarter won't open. Furthermore i'll get this:

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$ sudo firestarter

(firestarter:5526): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

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Same problem occurs when trying to start anything with "sudo":


User JB

Hello User-007!

I followed the instructions in this thread..and I ended with the same problems as you!
There is one typo-mistake in the instructions:
part of the line which should be added to visudo - "DISPLAY HOME XAUTHORIZATION"
and not "DI SPLAY HOME XAUTHORIZATION"

I repeated the whole procedure with this correction from the beginning and then restarted and now everything works!:D Firestarter and Synaptic as well!

P.S.: you can check it at Krazy Penguins site: http://krazypenguin.net/Ubuntu_Dapper_Drake_6.06_Guide#How_to_have_Firesta rter_start_without_the_root_password
as well!

Hynek

[User-007]

Thanks a lot,

I solved this also a couple of minutes ago, by correcting that typo. But thanks to original "author", Now all works like a charm.

User NB

[KrazyPenguin]

Just a kick note here.

a) The typo doesn't appear in my guide.
b) The typo doesn't appear when I go to edit it in these forums.

So this is really wierd :twisted:

Anybody have any ideas why this exists???

Thanks.

[Arktis]

Thanks for this guide. At first, it didn't work at all for me, after doing exactly as the guide says at each step. But then I remembered something that helped determine the problem, and with that in mind, went back to

System > Preferences > Sessions > Startup Programs

and changed sudo firestarter --start-hidden to sudo 'firestarter --start-hidden', and hit cntrl + alt + backspace to restart the x session.

It worked; firestarter loaded up and showed in the systray. But for some reason, the startup command had changed back to the initial sudo firestarter --start-hidden.

Strange.

[suchyh]

Just a kick note here.

a) The typo doesn't appear in my guide.
b) The typo doesn't appear when I go to edit it in these forums.

So this is really wierd :twisted:

Anybody have any ideas why this exists???

Thanks.

Hello KrazyPenguin!
I know it's not in your guide. When I was writting my reply, I copied the right sequence from your site. Then I hit Preview Post and the "typo" appeared again..So the mistake is at the way how forum format and break messages..
Anyway thanks for great guide, it works!

[bootleg]

Still works with 6.10.

Thanks! :mrgreen:

Maybe you have do add, that /etc/sudoers is read only, so you have to change that for editing the file.

[Zaggy]

Thanks for the guide!
And the hint from suchyh!

[cement_head]

Hello,

This completely worked for me! Thank you for the excellent post to solve awhat had been a very annoying problem.

- CH

[dashingdon]

This guide rocks !!!!

Thank You .. I was struggling with the GTK error. This worked like charm :)

-DD

[Sgt. Pepper]

I have this problem
ik@ik-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install firestarter
Password:
Leyendo lista de paquetes... Hecho
Creando árbol de dependencias
Leyendo información de estado... Hecho
firestarter ya está en su versión más reciente.
0 actualizados, 0 se instalarán, 0 para eliminar y 2 no actualizados.
1 no instalados del todo o eliminados.
Necesito descargar 0B de archivos.
Se utilizarán 0B de espacio de disco adicional después de desempaquetar.
Configurando firestarter (1.0.3-1.2ubuntu3) ...
* Starting the Firestarter firewall... [fail]
invoke-rc.d: initscript firestarter, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error al procesar firestarter (--configure):
el subproceso post-installation script devolvió el código de salida de error 2
Se encontraron errores al procesar:
firestarter
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Can someone help me?