Installing Firestarter is as simple as searching for “firestarter” (no quotes) in your Add/Remove Software utility.
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When you first run Firestarter you will be taken through an initial setup Wizard. In this screen you select the networking device you want to use.
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The last step of the setup wizard is to start the firewall and save the configuration.
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