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Why can't someone simply make a security wizard for Linux. Like I run the program and it gives me options and changes the settings based on my selections. Why must everything be so manual everytime on Linux...


They have, it's called Bastille, and it's been around for quite a few years: http://bastille-linux.sourceforge.net/


Last update in 2012...is it still workable?


This was a nice presentation comparing security in general to how cars were built in the 1960's, when engineers made the car work great - but with little consideration for "user error" or the user experience in general. 50 years later cars are highly protected against dumb things the user might do, and he suggests that's how the security community should look at building stuff, too(while hopefully not taking another 50 years to achieve great security with great user experience as well).

http://kernsec.org/files/lss2015/giant-bags-of-mostly-water....


Try YaST on openSUSE. Offers precisely what you're looking for (among other things; it's basically the Linux equivalent to Windows' Control Panel).

Relevant documentation: http://doc.opensuse.org/documentation/html/openSUSE_121/open...


Check out http://hardening.io - not quite a wizard, but a good start.




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