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Asked: 2020-12-12 19:28:34 +0800 CST

Restrict internet connection for wps-office on Ubuntu 18.04

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I am using Ubuntu 18.04 on Dell Vostro 3546.
I want to restrict internet access to WPS Office 2019. I installed it using a .deb file downloaded from here. I want to completely restrict internet access only for this app. I don't want network problems elsewhere.

Thanks in advance.

networking internet wps-office

3 Answers

  1. You can also use firejail.

    firejail --net=none <application>

    Firejail offers a ton of choices, including rate-limiting on a per-application basis. It is also a sandboxing application. It has a ton of great features.

    sudo apt install firejail
man firejail
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  2. Sounds like you will want to use trickle

    trickle -u 0 -d 0 {application/service}

    Be sure to change {application/service} to the application or service that you want to restrict.

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  3. Best Answer

    I finally figured out a way to do this.
    I uninstalled the .deb app, and installed it's flatpak instead! Then I installed Flatseal and disabled network access for WPS Office.

    Works like a charm !!!

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