Little Snitch on Linux
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Why I’m skipping the new Little Snitch for Linux in favour of my existing, transparent AdGuard Home and OpenSnitch setup.

I saw the news about Little Snitch coming to Linux via eBPF and Rust. On paper, it looks fancy. In reality, the backend is closed source.

Personally, I don’t see the point in installing a proprietary black box to monitor other black boxes. I’m sticking with my AdGuard Home setup and OpenSnitch for when I actually need to trace a binary.

I wrote up my thoughts on why I think this is a solved problem for most FOSS-first home labs.

  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    These things are for the nasty little surprises, more relevant for the proprietaries, but not useless on linux. They’re for the unknown unknowns, and that’s a good thing. The next supply chain vuln might bite you, and opensnitch might let you know.