Installing LinkWarden on Clear Linux Latest

LinkWarden is a powerful tool for managing outbound network connections on a per-application basis. If you're running Clear Linux Latest and want to take advantage of this tool, here's a step-by-step guide to help you get started.

Prerequisites

Before you can install and use LinkWarden, you need to have the following prerequisites in place:

• A Clear Linux Latest installation
• Root access to your system
• Basic knowledge of using the command line

Installing LinkWarden

Here are the steps you need to follow to install LinkWarden on Clear Linux Latest:

1. Launch a terminal window on your Clear Linux Latest system.
2. Run the following command to install the dependencies required for LinkWarden:

sudo swupd bundle-add network-basic

3. Next, you need to download the LinkWarden source code from GitHub. To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/Daniel31x13/link-warden.git

4. Change into the newly created link-warden directory:

cd link-warden

5. Next, you need to build the LinkWarden executable. Run the following command:

make

6. Once the build process is complete, you can install LinkWarden by running the following command:

sudo make install

LinkWarden is now installed on your Clear Linux Latest system. However, there are a few more steps you need to follow before you can start using it.

Configuring LinkWarden

Here are the steps you need to follow to configure LinkWarden on Clear Linux Latest:

1. First, you need to create a configuration file for LinkWarden. To do this, run the following command:

sudo touch /etc/lw.yaml

2. Open the newly created /etc/lw.yaml file in a text editor of your choice, and add the following configuration:

listen: localhost:9000
rules:
  - path: /usr/bin/firefox
    announce: true
    block: false
    ip:
      v4:
        allow:
          - 0.0.0.0/0
        deny: []

This configuration tells LinkWarden to listen on localhost:9000 for incoming connections, and to allow outbound connections from the /usr/bin/firefox executable to any IP address.

3. Save and close the /etc/lw.yaml file.

Using LinkWarden

Now that you have LinkWarden installed and configured on your Clear Linux Latest system, you can start using it.

To start LinkWarden, run the following command:

sudo link-warden start

This will start the LinkWarden daemon, which will listen on the port specified in your configuration file.

To stop LinkWarden, run the following command:

sudo link-warden stop

To check the status of LinkWarden, run the following command:

sudo link-warden status

That's it! You now have LinkWarden installed and configured on your Clear Linux Latest system, and you can start using it to manage outbound network connections on a per-application basis.

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