Remove (commenting out needed parts) the Firewall stanza

usr/lib/linuxmint/mintwelcome/mintwelcome.py

@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ class MintWelcome():
         builder.get_object("button_mintinstall").connect("clicked", self.launch, "gnome-software")
         builder.get_object("button_timeshift").connect("clicked", self.pkexec, "timeshift-gtk")
         builder.get_object("button_mintdrivers").connect("clicked", self.pkexec, "driver-manager")
-        builder.get_object("button_gufw").connect("clicked", self.launch, "gufw")
+# button to launch gufw
+#builder.get_object("button_gufw").connect("clicked", self.launch, "gufw")
         builder.get_object("button_layout_legacy").connect("clicked", self.on_button_layout_clicked, LAYOUT_STYLE_LEGACY)
         builder.get_object("button_layout_new").connect("clicked", self.on_button_layout_clicked, LAYOUT_STYLE_NEW)
 

usr/share/linuxmint/mintwelcome/mintwelcome.ui

@@ -1340,6 +1340,7 @@
                     <property name="position">7</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
+		<!-- Remove Firewall (gufw) stanza
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkBox" id="box_gufw">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -1445,6 +1446,7 @@
                     <property name="position">8</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
+		-->
               </object>
             </child>
           </object>