# KDE/firewalld interaction - packaging problem leads to short auth loop **URL:** \ **Category:** Plasma\ **Created:** [June 17, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-firewalld-interaction-packaging-problem-leads-to-short-auth-loop/80201 "2026-06-17T11:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/keescase/32/114900_2.png) [@keescase](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/keescase)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-firewalld-interaction-packaging-problem-leads-to-short-auth-loop/80201/2 "2026-06-17T11:10:04Z")
That is why I use the systemd firewall as installed by default on EOS. [https://discovery.endeavouros.com/applications/firewalld/2022/03/](https://discovery.endeavouros.com/applications/firewalld/2022/03/) And just in case you don’t see the icon in the system tray. > [@Manual intervention is necessary to regain the graphical tools for Firewalld](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/manual-intervention-is-necessary-to-regain-the-graphical-tools-for-firewalld/77959): > > Due to packaging changes in the Archlinux repository, a manual intervention is necessary to regain the graphical tools for Firewalld: Firewalld packages are splitt now if you need the applet and config GUI tools just sudo pacman -Syu firewall-applet should bring the applet back, and it will bring in firewall-config as dependency, so the config GUI will be back in the same. If you do not install these, firewalld will still run but you will not have the applet in yo… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/kde-firewalld-interaction-packaging-problem-leads-to-short-auth-loop/80201)._