Linux

THIS IS THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE POST, THE REST IS JUST DESERT!!

secureblue - Currently The Best Security Focused Desktop And Server Linux Operating System, it's based on Fedora (You still need to follow their guides to harden it further) Use Trivalent browser (currently only supports secureblue) to fully harden your OS.

Lynis - Linux/ MacOS hardening Auditing tool

Linux Hardening - Hardening Linux

ansible-collection-hardening - Linux Hardening guides and tools

Privacy.sexy - Name might look sus, but it has lists of objectives to look for

How to Secure a Linux Server - Documentation on securing a server


Guides

WhoAmI Project - Privacy / Anonymity Tool

ArchWiki - Linux Guide Manuals TUI

Gentoo Wiki - Gentoo Wikis

Debian Wiki - Debian Wiki

LinuxJourney - Interactive Linux Guides

HowToLinux - Linux Desktop Guides

Boot-Repair - Grub Repair Guide for Linux Systems

Linux Command Library - Showcases and explains some terminal commands (Useful for starting out)

Password Privacy / 2FA (2 Factor Authentication)

Ente Auth - 2FA

Aegis - 2FA

Stratum - 2FA

Password Strength Chart

Bitwarden - Password Managers

Proton Pass - Password Managers

DNS Adblocking

Mullvad DNS - DNS Adblocking

NextDNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service

AdGuard DNS - Customizable DNS Adblocking Service

DNSWarden - DNS Adblocking

VPN

Proton VPN

Mullvad VPN - Paid

IVPN - Paid

NYM - Paid

Firewall

OpenSnitch - Linux Firewalls (IDK why but Linux usually doesn't have a working firewall out of the box, always look if the firewall is up!)

Tracee - Runtime Security and Forensics

vnStat - Network Monitors

USBGuard - Implement USB Device Authorization Policies (IDK where to place this)

GoogleTeller - Google Tracking Notifications

Sandboxing

Firejail - Sandboxing Tools

Bubblewrap - Sandboxing Tools

Triage - Online Sandboxes

Cuckoo - Online Sandboxes

SquareX - Online Sandboxes

Clients

mx moment - Encrypted Chat Client

gurk-rs - Signal Client

ZapZap - WhatsApp Client

YouTube-Viewer, Pipe Viewer, Pipeline - YouTube Clients

GrayJay - Combines YouTube, Twitch, Rumble etc

BetterDiscordctl - Modded Discord Client

Discover - Discord Overlay

File Tools

syncthing - continuous file synchronization program between two or more computers in real time

Warpinator - Share files across the LAN

rQuickshare - NearbyShare/QuickShare from Android for Linux and macOS.

Dolphin, SpaceFM - File Managers

Collector - File Drag \& Drop

p7zip, GNU Gzip, pigz - File Archivers / Unzippers

Pika Backup, RecoverPy - File Backup / Reocovery Tools

FSLint, kdiff3, fclones - Duplicate File Finder

xdg-ninja - Unwanted File Finder

gscan2pdf - Turn Documents into PDFs

Window Managers

Hyprland - Wayland Compositor Resources Arch Wiki Simple Config (Alternate Link)

i3wm, BSPWM, herbstluftwm - Tiling Window Managers

awesomewm, xmonad, Qtile, dwm - Dynamic Window Managers

File Scanners

VirusTotal - Online File Scanner

Hybrid Analysis - Online File Scanner

Site Legitimacy Check

URL Void

URLScan

Trend Micro

ScamAdviser

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Pub: 16 Aug 2025 14:45 UTC

Edit: 16 Aug 2025 19:39 UTC

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