mkchromecast VS portmaster

You can forward a Chrome window to it via your web browser, or you can use something like https://mkchromecast.com/ to push local videos to it.

Wow... I haven't used a ChromeCast in about 6 years. Ok, have you installed MKChromecast? Last Time I used a ChromeCast I was on Ubuntu, and followed instructions here however I see on MKChromecast page they have an instructional video if you hit the cast button and goto bottom of page.

You can use VLC with the chromecast renderer (playback -> renderer) for that, I've also used https://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast in the past.

I need to stream a captured video input from my Ubuntu Kinetic to a smart TV or iPad sink via Chromecast/Miracast or whatever. Can this be done without VLC (not reliable)? Mkchromecast is not working in Kinetic yet, and GNOME Network Displays only casts physical monitors.

I think this may help you in your search https://mkchromecast.com/

I have this. I don't have a pie but you will have to Google your way through and try I guess.

Video games won't work with >1 sec. delay, and it seems to be an issue with mkchromecast per https://github.com/muammar/mkchromecast/issues/61 .

There's a very good relatively new open-source GUI firewall app like this called Portmaster:

https://safing.io/

It's available for Windows and Linux

You can get your own firewall app. Portmaster by safing.io lets you open and close what ever ports you want on your windows system

amazing work OP! what's the difference between zen and portmaster? :) i would like to compare options to see which one fits my needs the best way

For Context: Technical Introduction from https://github.com/safing/portmaster#technical-introduction

Portmaster is a privacy suite for your Windows and Linux desktop.

Base Technology

- Portmaster integrates into network stack using nfqueue on Linux and a kernel driver (WFP) on Windows.

- Packets are intercepted at the raw packet level - every packet is seen and can be stopped.

- Ownership of connections is found using eBPF and `/proc` on Linux and a kernel driver and the IP Helper API (`iphlpapi.dll`) on Windows.

- Most settings can be defined per app, which can be matched in different ways.

- Support for special processes with weird or concealed paths/actors:

--- Snap, AppImage and Script support on Linux

--- Windows Store apps and svchost.exe system services support on Windows

- Everything is 100% local on your device. (except the SPN, naturally)

--- Updates are fully signed and downloaded automatically.

--- Intelligence data (block lists, geoip) is downloaded and applied automatically.

- The Portmaster Core Service runs as a system service, the UI elements (App, Notifier) run in user context.

- The main UI still uses electron as a wrapper :/ - but this will change in the future. You can also open the UI in the browser

Feature: Secure DNS

- Portmaster intercepts "astray" DNS queries and reroutes them to itself for seamless integration.

- DNS queries are resolved by the default or configured DoT/DoH resolvers.

- Full support for split horizon and horizon validation to defend against rebinding attacks.

Feature: Privacy Filter

- Define allowed network scopes: Localhost, LAN, Internet, P2P, Inbound.

- Easy rules based on Internet entities: Domain, IP, Country and more.

- Filter Lists block common malware, ad, tracker domains etc.

Feature: Network History ($)

- Record connections and their details in a local database and search all of it later

- Auto-delete old history or delete on demand

Feature: Bandwidth Visibility ($)

- Monitor bandwidth usage per connection and app

Feature: SPN - Safing Privacy Network ($)

- A Privacy Network aimed at use cases "between" VPN and Tor.

- Uses onion encryption over multiple hops just like Tor.

- Routes are chosen to cover most distance within the network to increase privacy.

- Exits are chosen near the destination server. This automatically geo-unblocks in many cases.

- Exclude apps and domains/entities from using SPN.

- Change routing algorithm and focus per app.

- Nodes are hosted by Safing (company behind Portmaster) and the community.

- Speeds are pretty decent (>100MBit/s).

Portmaster itself is open source (https://github.com/safing/portmaster)

Then install https://safing.io/ (Portmaster); it's free.