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IPFire


Last Update: 2025-04-09 14:37 UTC

IPFire is a Linux distribution that focuses on easy setup, good handling and high level of security. It is operated via an intuitive web-based interface which offers many configuration options for beginning and experienced system administrators. IPFire is maintained by developers who are concerned about security and who update the product regularly to keep it secure. IPFire ships with a custom package manager called Pakfire and the system can be expanded with various add-ons.

Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 131 (66), 6 months: 130 (76), 3 months: 132 (81), 4 weeks: 140 (56), 1 week: 148 (48)

Average visitor rating: 9.27/10 from 15 review(s).

IPFire Summary
Distribution IPFire
Home Page https://www.ipfire.org/
Mailing Lists https://lists.ipfire.org/mailman/listinfo
User Forums https://forum.ipfire.org/
Alternative User Forums
Documentation https://wiki.ipfire.org/
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Download Mirrors https://www.ipfire.org/download • DistroWatch Torrent Archive
Bug Tracker --
Related Websites  
Reviews 2.5: LWN
Where To Donate, Buy or Try

Recent Related News and Releases
  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2025-03-11: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 192
 • 2024-12-19: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 190
 • 2024-08-09: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 187
 • 2023-07-16: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 176
 • 2023-02-27: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 173
 • 2022-09-16: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 170
 • 2022-06-13: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 168
 • 2022-03-10: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 164
 • 2021-12-21: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 162
 • 2021-10-05: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 160
 • 2021-08-18: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.27 Core 159
 • 2021-06-21: Distribution Release: IPFire 2.25 Core 157
 • More IPFire releases...

  Headlines:
 • 2024-12-02 IPFire mini appliance available
 • 2021-02-02 IPFire to drop 32-bit support
 • 2020-11-09 Tips for working with IPS
 • 2020-10-14 IPFire explores IP address lookups
 • 2020-08-18 IPFire publishes firewall setup tips
 • 2020-08-05 IPFire explains DNS security
 • 2020-07-22 IPFire publishes guide to security
 • 2020-03-17 IPFire signing kernel modules
 • 2020-02-18 IPFire considers WireGuard
 • 2020-02-12 IPFire improves DNS options
 • More IPFire headlines...

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Feature 2.29-core193 2.27-core176 2.25-core158 2.23-core139 2.21-core130 2.19-core120 2.17-core99 2.15-core86 2.13-core76 2.11-core65 2.9-core52 Feature
Release Date 2025-04-09 2023-07-11 2021-07-19 2020-01-09 2019-04-16 2018-04-30 2016-03-05 2015-01-24 2014-04-16 2012-12-19 2011-09-17 Release Date
End Of Life                       End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 300-400 300-400 300-400 200-300 190-240 170-250           Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Text mode Installation
Default Desktop -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Default Desktop
Package Management pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire pakfire Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture aarch64, x86_64 armv6l, x86_64 armv5tel, i586, x86_64 armv5tel, i586, x86_64 armv5tel, i586, x86_64 armv5tel, i586, x86_64 armv5tel, i586, x86_64 armv5tel, i586 armv5tel, i586 armv5tel, i586 i586 Processor Architecture
Init Software other other other other other other other other other other other Init Software
Journaled File Systems                       Journaled File Systems
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Asian Language Support -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List   2.27-core176 2.25-core158 2.23-core139 2.21-core130 2.19-core120 2.17-core99 2.15-core86 2.13-core76 2.11-core65 2.9-core52 Full Package List

Full Package List:   IPFire 2.27-core168
  Number of packages: 625 (download as TXT)
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  •  amazon-ssm-agent-3.0.356.0
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  •  dracut-056
  •  dvb-firmwares-20141125
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  •  ebtables-v2.0.10-4
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  •  efivar-37
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  •  elinks-0.12pre6
  •  Email-Date-Format-1.005
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  •  etherwake-1.09
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  •  eudev-3.2.6
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  •  file-5.40
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  •  firmware-update-20210107
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  •  freefont-20060126
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  •  HTML-Tagset-3.04
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  •  hwdata
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  •  iana-etc-20220414
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  •  ids-ruleset-sources
  •  iftop-1.0pre4
  •  igmpproxy-0.3
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  •  indoc-impl-0.3.6
  •  inih-r55
  •  inotify-0.2.10
  •  instant-0.1.12
  •  Intel-Linux-Processor-Microcode-Data-Files-microcode-20220510
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  •  inventory-impl-0.1.4
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  •  iotop-0.6
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  •  iperf-3.10.1
  •  ipfire-netboot-v2.0
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  •  iputils-20210202
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Version: 2.29-core193
Rating: 9
Date: 2025-04-14
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 As a novice in the networking field, IPfire has been amazing. The customization is intuitive and I can understand what I’m doing most of the time, allowing me to really absorb knowledge as I go along. I left IPfire to go to the superior (not to me, but per others) pfsense router software, and found it to be sleek, but too granular for me at least for now. IPfire was my first taste of open source routing solutions, and I aim to keep it for a long time, or at least until I am better at this whole networking thing.

I like most that it has the capability to run a TOR relay/bridge after a quick download. Hardening with that in mind is a bit much, as placing a relay on your router is a bit more visible than I’d like. But simply having that capability to me is a game changer. I plan to install IPfire on another PC and use it to host my relay and go back to a bulletproof network.

I took off one point simply for the lack of community. There are users on the forum and Reddit, but replies are sparse. There is answers to your questions there, but you have to look further in the history to find it. With pfsense, there was much more activity on various forums for support and I really liked that. However it wasn’t enough to keep me there.

If you are new to routing OSs or if your someone who has been doing this for year, I highly recommend this OS. Nothing beats free and open source software by a mile. Well okay, maybe Cisco is pretty dope but I’m not paying for all of that.


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Version: 2.29-core193
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-04-12
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 It is really impressive how comprehensive the software is and how many functions it has.
At the same time, it is always geared towards security.
The modular structure and the extensions leave almost nothing to be desired.

When the end of IP-COP was announced in 2017, after a short search I found a router and firewall version,
IPFire, which I have been very happy with ever since.

For me, it's a real all-rounder that now also runs on a hardware-upgraded Barracuda F380
- simply fantastic and completely unobtrusive.


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Version: 2.29-core190
Rating: 10
Date: 2025-01-05
Votes: 0


 my preferred firewall. The best feature for me is the GEO blocking option and the fact that it can run on Hyper-V. The only thing messing is the function to disable the ping on the public red interface

I run multiple instance of Ipfire on hyper-v server to be able to control perfectly and monitor all Vlans. Working perfectly and no downtime. Solid as rock. With 12 network ports. Ipfire is Easy to update as well.

Good for business and home as well. Very easy to setup and operate. People should use Ipfire at home instead of regular router. Just use your old laptop or previous desktop. I personally use Ipfire on a laptop with Usb to network adaptor. This give me the Red et Green interface. Plug and play.







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