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How to Install SaltStack on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install SaltStack on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Install SaltStack on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh && […]

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Common Problems 117985

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS – boot drops into emergency mode after fstab change

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04.6 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — go1.12 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — go1.12 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11888 CVE-2019-16276 CVE-2019-17596 Upstream summary: Go through 1.12.5 on Windows mishandles process creation with a nil environment in conjunction with a non-nil token, which allows […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ossec-hids-server — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: security/ossec-hids-* — root escalation via syscheck feature Related CVEs: CVE-2014-5284 CVE-2015-3222 Upstream summary: OSSEC reports: The CVE-2015-3222 vulnerability, which allows for root escalation via sys check has been fixed in […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ikiwiki — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ikiwiki — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ikiwiki — authentication bypass vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2008-0165 CVE-2008-0169 CVE-2008-0808 CVE-2009-2944 CVE-2011-1408 CVE-2016-10026 CVE-2016-4561 CVE-2016-9645  +2 more Upstream summary: ikiwiki reports: The ikiwiki maintainers discovered further flaws similar to CVE-2016-9646 […]

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How To Share State Across React Components with Context — step-by-step Javascript tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Share State Across React Components with Context

In this tutorial, you’ll share state across multiple components using React context. React context is an interface for sharing information with other components without explicitly passing the data as props. This means that you can share information between a parent component and a deeply nested child component, or store site-wide data in a single place and access them anywhere in the application. To illustrate this, this tutorial will create a website where users can build custom salads.

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How to Install Lighttpd on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Lighttpd on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying install lighttpd on debian 10 on a Debian 10 Buster machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Ensure Debian 10 Buster […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-pyrad — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-pyrad — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pyrad — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0294 CVE-2013-0342 Upstream summary: Nathaniel McCallum reports: packet.py in pyrad before 2.1 uses weak random numbers to generate RADIUS authenticators and hash passwords, which […]

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How To Install Git on Ubuntu 18.04 [Quickstart] — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Git on Ubuntu 18.04 [Quickstart]

This tutorial will walk you through installing and configuring Git on an Ubuntu 18.04 server. Version control systems help you share and collaborate on software development projects. Git is one of the most popular version control systems currently available.

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