I've tested almost all these programs, before 3-4 years (I was using Kubuntu at the time), when I was making my first steps on Linux, in order to get myshelf a bit more familiar with my new OS.
Most of them don't have binary packages and they don't exist in repositories.
Worse than that, their sources can't even get compiled with modern versions of gcc.
Alas! They're abandoned. They're history.
Nowadays I've switched to Debian (stable), because....ehm.....it's stable.
After a lot of research, I made the conclusion that the 2 best ip filtering packages (for me), are: 1) iplist - ipblock (gui) and 2) peer guardian - moblock (gui).
Peer Guardian has DEB installers at repositories, while someone can download iplist DEB installer from SF.NET.
Both are in active development.
I tried Mageia, because I search for an easy to use distro, in order to install it at my friends Windows systems.
Debian is really good, but it has a slooow setup (over an hour) and demands a lot of tweaking from me, before I can pass it to the end user for every day's use.
On the other hand, Mageia is
excellent!!!If I can make a request, for being 100% perfect, please consider putting one of these ip filtering packages at the repositories.
I think they're critical for torrent users (and not only for them).
Once again,
THANKS for your help and
congrats for your work!!!
Mageia is amazing!!!