This app just starts some productivity session while forbidding some programs from starting. Is there a Linux and most importantly FOSS version of it?
@Psyhackological @sports games For Linux, I’d probably prefer a combination of existing FOSS tools rather than something that has to run with deep system privileges. LeechBlock is useful for browser distractions, while AppArmor can be used to restrict specific applications.
For a full “productivity session” approach, a small script could combine those ideas: temporarily apply the restrictions, start a timer, and provide a simple command to disable them early. That would keep the user in control while still making it inconvenient enough to launch distracting programs.
I think the important distinction is whether the restrictions are voluntary and reversible. If it’s something you deliberately enable for yourself and can turn off when needed, it feels quite different from software that tries to enforce restrictions against the owner of the machine.
I do not know any program like that but what worked for me was creating another user account that had no access to lots of stuff.
Yeah that’s idea but it will also lose some of the setup that I have right now. I wonder how hard it would he to tell the kernel not to spawn anything during session time.
With apparmor, you could enable and disable profiles that could restrict access to files and paths by name.
For network traffic, it’s possible to use dnsmasq to blacklist or whitelist some domains.
Good idea, thanks.
LeechBlock for just the browser? And yeah AppArmor for stopping programs from launching.
Thanks for LeechBlock as I see it’s FOSS https://github.com/proginosko/LeechBlockNG
and I will try AppArmor.
Looks like malware to me
Behaves as such but I don’t think so.
If it behaves as malware it’s malware in my book. Same reason I consider things like kernel level anti-cheat to be malware.
How the same thing can be done without being seen as a malware?
In my opinion it can’t. The core thing you want to do, prevent the user from running whatever software they desire on their own computer, is fundamentally malicious behavior even if the user is yourself
You can also do it while having a way to stop it, it doesn’t have to be forced on the user. It’s just isolated productivity environment.
forbidding some programs from starting
You can write script for this
Examples?
@Psyhackological @clicker games
Is there a FOSS Linux alternative to Freedom? I’m looking for something that can start a focus session and block selected apps/websites from launching. I’d really love a privacy-friendly, open-source option.Removed by mod
