How to Disable the Firewall on Ubuntu on PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off the firewall in Ubuntu using the “ufw” command.

Steps

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    Press Ctrl+Alt+T to open a terminal window. If you’re signed into the system remotely and are already at a command line, just skip to the next step.
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    Type sudo ufw disable and press ↵ Enter. You will be prompted to enter the root password.
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    Enter the root password and press ↵ Enter. The firewall is now disabled.

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1. Press Ctrl+Alt+T.
2. Type sudo ufw disable and press ↵ Enter.
3. Enter the root password and press ↵ Enter.

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