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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2018, 01:39:40 AM »
 

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 :) Ralphy, thanks for all the excellent, hard work.
 

Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2018, 01:04:18 AM »
 

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I have included few new tweaks specifically tailored for Linux Lite:

1- LXTerminal Geometry:
Change default LXTerminal geometry in Linux Lite system-wide so that LXTerminal opens with your desired geometry whether it is launched from wiskermenu, panel shortcut, right-click custom action or a dock.



2- Open as Administrator
Use pkexec policykit instead of gksu to open directories as Administrator in Thunar (Open as Administrator Custom Action). This tweak allows opening directories as super user from non admin accounts with proper elevation. Also, if combined with bypass pkexec prompt for admins, you wont be asked to enter your password each time.



3- Open Terminal Here
Opens Terminal in the selected folder path (Open Terminal Here Custom Action)




Hope you find them useful!  ;D
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2018, 09:00:06 PM »
 

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@ralphy Works for me.

Great! I'm pushing the update for UnlockMe to github tonight.
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2018, 01:44:24 PM »
 

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@ralphy Works for me.
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2018, 03:47:03 AM »
 

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@Oobuntus I added an info dialog at the beginning of the execution. I did not make it a warning dialog; just an info box letting the user know there is a custom /etc/hosts file in place.


I don't know how effective it will be but for the vast majority of users it should be fine considering that mostly advanced users will ever dare to edit the hosts file in the first place.





Thoughts?
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2018, 03:04:19 PM »
 

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This is not a Lite Software replacement. Linux Lite offers a set of commonly used apps for its users in Lite Software. UnlockMe app simply adds some of those that didn't make it to Lite's list.

Thank You for explaining
 

Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2018, 01:57:18 PM »
 

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@ralphy Regarding the Blacklist Generator, Thank you for elaborating. One learns a little more every day.

I agree that 100 lines would be a reasonable threshold. Now I ruminate on how I ought respond to the 'hint' when it came.

For a very long time I have used the hblock script by Hector Fernandez, https://github.com/zant95/hBlock/blob/master/hblock, to periodically update my 'enhanced' hosts file. Would you mind offering a critique of this script?
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2018, 11:40:12 AM »
 

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Thanks Ralphy, works fine. Thanks.

You're welcome! :)
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2018, 11:12:30 AM »
 

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Will this or any of its code be replacing Lite Software or parts of it and which versions of Linux Lite ?

This is not a Lite Software replacement. Linux Lite offers a set of commonly used apps for its users in Lite Software. UnlockMe app simply adds some of those that didn't make it to Lite's list.

https://unlockforus.com

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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2018, 05:00:55 PM »
 

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Thanks Ralphy, works fine. Thanks.

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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2018, 09:13:56 AM »
 

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Will this or any of its code be replacing Lite Software or parts of it and which versions of Linux Lite ?
 

Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2018, 12:52:21 AM »
 

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@RandomBoy you deserve much more credit than that :)

You actually spotted bugs and reported them (which is the only way they got addressed in the first place) - but to hit a bug you have to actually test it and then test it some more. You also made eye opening recommendations in more than one occasion. The yad bug, the waterfox uninstall issue, the do not kill update manager issue, the kernel dialog issue... should I continue? :P

Thank you so much for all the feedback you provided and for having taken the time to test and report your findings. You rock!
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2018, 12:10:46 AM »
 

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@Oobuntus interesting recommendation. Indeed! I was in fact working directly on a hosts file substitution with this based on the fact that TLDs do matter for dnsmasq (DNS) - while the hosts file doesn't care for TLDs at all - and I never thought even once about implementing additional checks for cases as the one you have just described. Kudos to you!

But yeah, to also address part of your initial comment... the difference between the hosts file approach and dnsmasq is that we are dealing with TLDs in dnsmasq, which is more effective for blocking in my opinion. For example, you could tell the hosts file to block domain.tld and it will not care about any other subdomain - *.domain.tld would still be accessible... while with dnsmasq blocking domain.tld effectively blocks all *.domain.tld  subdomains.

Also, just so you know, I was trying to "hit two birds in one shot" with the Blacklist Generator... The generated list can be used on security appliances such as pfsense; which offers dnsmasq and unbound DNS Server services. Blacklist Generator can actually generate lists for either service for later use on pfsense appliances ;) - unbound list cleanup needs more work but I'll get to that at some point, besides I'm getting off-topic there.

Back to your suggestion... perhaps hint users with hosts files with more than 100 lines? Would that be a reasonable threshold? That's assuming users blocking via hosts file blacklists will easily exceed the 100 lines threshold.

 
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2018, 07:18:26 PM »
 

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@ralphy Kudos for UnlockMe. It's an impressive toolbox.

Regarding the Blacklist Generator:
As I understand it, the benefit of the dnsmasq.d blacklist method over the hosts file method of blocking is that it allows for a shorter and theoretically more effective block list to be used.

However, the performance improvement of a UnlockMe blacklist with 68000+ lines over my rather large hosts file with 30000+ lines may not be a positive one.

Most likely, you could count on one hand the number of folks like myself who have large hosts files. Certainly, that's not many who may suffer parsing 98000, often redundant, lines of site blockage after using the Blacklist Generator.

Perhaps your blockhosts script could easily be made to query the user's hosts file, and if it exceeds a reasonable size, then
1. offer to defer to the user's hosts file and exit, or
2. advise the user that he should restore to a generic hosts file after he has utilized your feature-rich utility.
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Re: UnlockMe App for Linux Lite
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2018, 04:41:03 AM »
 

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I have been testing this for weeks, and in just the last couple of days even more super-cool stuff has been added and improved.  It's like a neatly organized, all-in-one tool box.  I'm honored that @ralphy has actually added some of the apps I requested, fixed a little YAD bug I discovered (in a matter of hours!), and made a few other little changes I suggested.  It's so cool to have input on what is sure to become a standard treasure chest of awesomeness for Ubuntu-based distros.
 

 

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