#21 2025-03-07 19:49:04

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: uBlock Origin goes from Chromium-based browsers

why would there ever be a requirement to use Chrome/ium over Firefox/LibreWolf?

I need to use Chrome to be able to cast World Superbikes coverage to my Google Chromecast. The website is the only way to watch the full races, their smartphone application only offers the free highlights, which is irritating.

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Sun For Miles

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Re: uBlock Origin goes from Chromium-based browsers

I have never used NextDNS but I like your dashboard view better than my/AdGuard. The reason why I created custom Grafana dashboard is there are statistics only available in premium subscription which show zero's in Home version dashboard:

https://i.imgur.com/1M1Toyxt.png

Back on the topic, I think network wide blockers help secure (malware and phishing block lists) and speed up (not loading ad domains, cached responses are available for other users in the network) connection especially on devices of less tech-savvy folk.

Those might become a good option for those who still require Chrome/ium. Any good ones to check out that will work in BL/Debian?

I apologize, but I think I don't fully understand the question.

If you meant if there are network wide blockers that would work in BL/Debian as in, you install the service for others in the network and use BL/Debian as server - yes, all of these network wide blockers can be installed on Debian flavor OS. Install scripts for two mentioned:
- AdGuard (generic Linux support): https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardH … install.sh
- NextDNS (recognizes different Linux distros): https://nextdns.io/install

If you meant to use BL/Debian as client to network DNS sinkholes, it's just as easy as any other client. You send DNS server info via DHCP option packet to all clients in the network, and BL/Debian workstation with DHCP client will just use the service.

Note(1) that major limitation of network wide blockers is that they can't deal with sneaky services which use the same domain for core functionality and ad services. Prime example is Youtube. For that reason uBlock Origin or custom Youtube client software is the only proper way to block ads there.

Note(2) that typical DNS sinkhole service contains thousants domains in various block lists. My AdGuard Home block lists combine to over 1 million I think (didn't do exact math or track this number so far). So if you want to block only browser trackers like Chromium or FF telemetry, there are easier ways to achieve this since there are only about a dozen domains involved.

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