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What is Ubuntu's Upcoming Security Center GUI Tool All About? (news.itsfoss.com)

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Introduced as part of the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS roadmap late last year (but couldn't make it to the final release), the Flutter-based Security Center is a dedicated application for Ubuntu meant to bring out the hard-to-access “ninja security” features of the distro.

The developers want to focus on four key areas with this app. One is that they aim to make it easy to handle full-disk encryption. The second is that they are planning to move the Ubuntu Pro settings from the “Software & Updates” app into a dedicated section in the new security app.

The third is a dedicated “Network” section for facilitating easy firewall control and enabling “Stealth Mode”. The final one is to introduce a prompting mechanism for apps; more on this one later.

Currently, the Security Center features only a single experimental option to require Snap apps to ask for system permissions. I tried enabling it after installing Security Center on an Ubuntu 24.04 installation on a virtual machine, but it just sent me into a loading loop.

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[–] femtech@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

I like the sound of it. As long as they don't go full M$ and start selling data and adding AI buttons. This will make Linux more approachable.