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How to Install MariaDB on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MariaDB on Debian 9 (DEBIAN-9-2)

Introduction How to Install MariaDB on Debian 9 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 9 Stretch server. Debian 9 Stretch ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 9. This tutorial […]

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How To Run Parse Server on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Run Parse Server on Ubuntu 14.04

Parse is a Mobile Backend as a Service platform. In January of 2016, Parse announced that its hosted services would shut down within a year. In order to help its users transition away from the service, Parse has released an open source version of its backend, called Parse Server. This guide supplements the official documentation with instructions for installing the Parse Server module on an Ubuntu 14.04 system, such as a cloud servers.

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fgets() and gets() in C Programming — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

fgets() and gets() in C Programming

Introduction We all are familiar with the scanf() function. It is the main function applicable to take basic user inputs. Even though scanf() works great while taking inputs such as integer, character, float etc. It certainly falls behind while taking string inputs containing whitespaces. Let's take a look at an example, #include<stdio.h> int main() { […]

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VMware ESXi 7.0 — ovf — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on VMware ESXi 7.0

VMware ESXi 7.0 — ovf — multiple ESXi vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — VIB / vLCM patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 30–120 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: VMware ESXi 7.0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: VMware advisory VMSA-2020-0026 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-4004 CVE-2020-4005 Fixed image profile / build: ESXi670-202011301-SG Upstream summary: An issue in OVF descriptor parsing on ESXi (CVE-2020-4004 / CVE-2020-4005) lets a malicious actor with local access […]

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Como configurar Apache Virtual Hosts no Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como configurar Apache Virtual Hosts no Ubuntu 16.04

O servidor web Apache é a forma mais popular de servir conteúdo web na Internet. Ele representa mais da metade de todos os websites ativos na Internet e é extremamente poderoso e flexível. O Apache divide suas funcionalidades e componentes em unidades individuais que podem…

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How to Configure Windows Server 2019 Active Directory Reporting — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Windows Server 2019 Active Directory Reporting

How to Configure Windows Server 2019 Active Directory Reporting Active Directory reporting provides visibility into the state of your directory — user account status, group memberships, password policy compliance, inactive accounts, privileged access, and more. Regular AD reports are essential for security auditing, compliance requirements (SOX, HIPAA, PCI-DSS), and operational hygiene. Windows Server 2019 includes […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — rsync security and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — rsync security and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2022-7793)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 3 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-7793 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-37434 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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