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_D....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! Firestarter and Synaptic as well!

P.S.: you can check it at Krazy Penguins site: http://krazypenguin.net/Ubuntu_Dappe..._root_password
as well!

Hynek