There is OpenSnitch ( https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch ) but I'm not sure how well it compares?
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OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch.
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What it is
OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch.
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- gustavo-iniguez-goya/opensnitch · linked in 2 of the same discussions
- henrypp/simplewall · linked in 2 of the same discussions
- nathants/tiny-snitch · linked in 2 of the same discussions
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 12 | 1 | 11 |
From the project README
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OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux application firewall.
•• Key Features • Download • Installation • Usage examples • In the press ••
Key features
Interactive outbound connections filtering.
Block ads, trackers or malware domains system wide.
Ability to configure system firewall from the GUI (nftables).
Configure input policy, allow inbound services, etc.
Manage multiple nodes from a centralized GUI.
SIEM integration
Download
Download deb/rpm packages for your system from https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/releases
Installation
deb
$ sudo apt install ./opensnitch*.deb ./python3-opensnitch-ui*.deb
rpm
$ sudo dnf install opensnitch*.rpm
Then run: $ opensnitch-ui or launch the GUI from the Applications menu.
Please, refer to the documentation for detailed information.
OpenSnitch in action
Examples of OpenSnitch intercepting unexpected connections:
https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/discussions/categories/show-and-tell
Have you seen a connection you didn't expect? submit it!
In the press
2017 PenTest Magazine
11/2019 It's Foss
03/2020 Linux Format #232
08/2020 Linux Magazine Polska #194
08/2021 Linux Format #280
02/2022 Linux User
06/2022 Linux Magazine #259
Donations
If you find OpenSnitch useful and want to donate to the dedicated developers, you can do it from the Sponsor this project section on the right side of this repository.
You can see here who are the current maintainers of OpenSnitch:
https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/commits/master
Contributors
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Translating
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
8 sources(I interpreted "iptables frontend" as probably meaning something that just generates iptables rules, that's why I was asking)
netfilter is the underlying kernel infrastructure, that's used e.g. by iptables to set rules for packets. From this https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/blob/master/opensni..., it looks like OpenSnitch uses iptables to set rules so that the kernel delivers outgoing packets that don't belong to an existing connection to a queue. It then can use said queue to only intercept those packets – if it lets them pass, a connection will be created and further packets will not be passed to/handled by OpenSnitch. It touches the first packet of each outgoing connection, but not all traffic.
In OpenSnitch – A Linux clone of the Little Snitch application firewallIf I understand it correctly, it only intercepts DNS and the beginning of new connections: https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/blob/master/opensni...
In OpenSnitch – A Linux clone of the Little Snitch application firewallOpenSnitch – A Linux clone of the Little Snitch application firewall
319 points · Open discussionOpenSnitch - GNU/Linux Port of Little Snitch
5 points · Open discussionOpenSnitch – open source LittleSnitch clone for Linux
4 points · Open discussionOpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux port of the Little Snitch application firewall
3 points · Open discussion