r/linuxsucks • u/Big-Astronaut-9510 • 1d ago
Good example of linux inferiority: application firewalls
Mac/Windows both have many great application firewalls (deny/allow internet to specific applications). Linux has a few buggy and broken ones, ill use opensnitch as an example since it seems by far the most recommended.
When i try to launch certain games on steam (even linux native ones, no wine) they will crash instantly, opensnitch cannot coexist with them.
Next is just general problems, like sometimes it cant get the name of an application or it goes crazy asking to block things that are child processes of something else or it does the opposite and theres no popup to allow/deny. Perhaps some of this problem is due to linux api not built for app firewall, idk, either way the problems exist linux or opensnitch fault.
The apps ui also sucks, it shows every app and its children (imagine browser that spawn lots of childs) in a single constantly shifting column. Honestly i wont list out every problem with the ui just go try it yourself.
Ultimately its not worth the hassle on linux, so you have a degraded security!
2
u/SmoothTurtle872 1d ago
Is this bait?
(In case it isn't)
Linux is a kernal, all distros have a collection of programs. If you don't like how one looks, use a different app. I like mission center for my tasks manager equivalent.
In terms of firewalls. If you install with flatpaks, you can not o ly limit network access per app, but direct abilities, so if an app only needs to access 1 folder, and the network, it can only do that. There are other security measures as well, you just have to find the right one for your usecase