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SelfControl -- The Linux port icon

SelfControl -- The Linux port

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Linux port of the Mac OS X application SelfControl . Uses Perl/Gtk2 + iptables. Provides basic timed blocking of specified hosts.

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  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Linux
Discontinued

The project is no longer updated. Last version, 0.9, released in September 2010, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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  • network-management
  • network-control
  • network-controls
  • network-controlling

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  • Developed by

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  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    56 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about SelfControl -- The Linux port, and it has gotten 3 likes

SelfControl -- The Linux port was added to AlternativeTo by zengargoyle on Aug 12, 2010 and this page was last updated Oct 11, 2021. SelfControl -- The Linux port is sometimes referred to as SelfControl.

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User2976471
Dec 28, 2012
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It's good on my Ubuntu 12.10. It blocks out all distracting web sites. You can decide for how long you want to block those sites and once started, you cannot unblock them, you just have to wait for it to expire. There's a bug regarding the block list (before starting it) because it's so small you can't select one of the entries and delete it (say, you have a duplicate for a website and you want to eliminate one of the entries). However there is a work-around -- in sudo mode, just copy/paste a piece of code in the UI.pm file under /usr/share/perl5/SelfControl/, instruction are given in their GIThub section (google it, if you're having trouble). It worked for me: I was able to delete one of the entries for youtube.com!

What is SelfControl -- The Linux port?

Linux port of the Mac OS X application SelfControl icon SelfControl . Uses Perl/Gtk2 + iptables. Provides basic timed blocking of specified hosts.