Wesley Moore

Oh nice! The developers of Little Snitch have made a version for Linux. Like they say at the start of the post, I never found an alternative I was happy with when I switched from macOS to Linux. Although, with vastly more open-source software in my workflow it was also less necessary.

https://obdev.at/blog/little-snitch-for-linux/

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Little Snitch for Linux — Because Nothing Else Came Close

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Show threadJack William Bell13h ago

@wezm

OpenSnitch already exists. I've been using it for a while.

> https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch

GitHub - evilsocket/opensnitch: OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch.

OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch. - evilsocket/opensnitch

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Show threadWesley Moore13h ago
@jackwilliambell yeah I tried it (the post also mentions it), but it didn't give me an experience equivalent to Little Snitch on macOS. Sorry it was a while ago, and I didn't remember the specific reasons that stopped me sticking with it.
Show threadToon2h ago
@wezm @jackwilliambell same experience. I should give OpenSnitch another try before trying LittleSnitch.
Show threadTom Dullemond13h ago
@wezm @gptreb I love little snitch! That’s good news.
Show threadG1itchbit12h ago
@wezm OpenSnitch has been around for a while. How does LittleSnitch compare?
Show threadWesley Moore12h ago
@glitch Can't say. I haven't been able to run this LittleSnitch yet, and my macOS experience with it was nearly 10 years ago now. I also tried OpenSnitch many years ago, but it didn't stick. I don't recall why.
Show threadChaddicus11h ago
@wezm this scratches an itch I didn't know I had and I love that
Show threadFrost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄11h ago
@wezm Neat! How's it compare to opensnitch? We've never used that either, I'm just curious.
Show threadFrost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄11h ago
@wezm Oh never mind, the article covers that, heh. :3
Show threadbigiain10h ago
@wezm Looks like I will be upgrading my Ubuntu24.04 machines at home to 25 on the weekend...
Show threadMatt Godden8h ago
@wezm The lifeboat gains another set of oars.
Show threadSergey Bugaev6h ago

@wezm

> The main application code is in Rust, a language I've wanted to explore for quite a while. And the user interface was built as a web application.

Welp

Show threadWesley Moore5h ago
@bugaevc I think it would be pretty involved to build the equivalent native UI. And it's a tool that is intended to run in the background and not be seen most of the time, so the web UI seems like a reasonable trade off.
Show threadTobias3h ago
@wezm Hooooray!