Linux application sandboxing - old tech for the future

Linux application sandboxing tools like Firejail and Xpra provide mature mechanisms to isolate applications and restrict their access to system resources. As Ubuntu deprecates X11 in Gnome due to security concerns about rogue programs reading keystrokes, the article argues that existing sandboxing solutions offer a practical alternative. The piece makes the case that robust application sandboxing can address security threats without requiring wholesale platform changes.