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.. _getting_started:
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Getting Started with Firejail
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A brief overview of Firejail, how to install it, and some common uses.
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What is Firejail?
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Firejail is a sandbox program for Linux that aims to do three things:
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1. Reduce the risk of security breaches by isolating and `sandboxing`_ programs.
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2. Integrate well with other existing technology like SELinux or AppArmor.
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3. Be easy to use, with very little consumption of computer resources.
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Traditional Linux sandboxes have offered fine-grained control for users, but
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often at the cost of being difficult to configure and use. In contrast, there is
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no *difficult* in Firejail, at least no *SELinux-difficult*. For us, the
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user always comes first. We want Firejail to be simple to use, powerful but not
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complicated.
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Quick install tips
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As with many other Linux programs, it's best to check if Firejail is present in
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your distribution's repositories and install from there, unless you need a
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specific version. Many distributions, such as Arch, Debian, Gentoo, and Ubuntu,
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provide Firejail.
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We also provide pre-built packages of the `latest release`_ and
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`latest long-term support (LTS) release`_ on our Sourceforge download page.
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.. _sandboxing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_(computer_security)
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.. _latest release: https://sourceforge.net/projects/firejail/files/firejail/
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.. _latest long-term support (LTS) release: https://sourceforge.net/projects/firejail/files/LTS/
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