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How to Install Maven and Gradle on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Maven and Gradle on RHEL 8

Maven and Gradle are the two dominant build tools in the Java ecosystem, and knowing how to use both gives you flexibility across different project types and team conventions. Maven provides a well-defined project structure and a massive central repository of dependencies, while Gradle offers a Groovy or Kotlin DSL with faster incremental builds and […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — edk2 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — edk2 security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2020-4805)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-4805 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14559 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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AlmaLinux 8 — pcsc-lite-ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — pcsc-lite-ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2021:3049 Upstream summary: PC/SC Lite provides a Windows SCard compatible interface for communicating with smart cards, smart card readers, and other security tokens. Bug Fixes: * Increase global reader array size to […]

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How To Set Up vsftpd on CentOS 6 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up vsftpd on CentOS 6

Vsftpd is a fast and secure FTP server. Installing an FTP server can assist you with uploading files to your droplet. This tutorial describes how to install and set up vsftpd on CentOS 6.

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How To Install Nginx on Debian 9 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Nginx on Debian 9 (ON-DEBIAN-9)

Nginx is one of the most popular web servers in the world and responsible for hosting some of the largest and highest-traffic sites on the internet. It is more resource-friendly than Apache in most cases and can be used as a web server or reverse proxy.

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Ubuntu 18.04 — storebackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — storebackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4508-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7040 Upstream summary: It was discovered that StoreBackup did not properly manage lock files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service […]

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How To Install and Configure LXD on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure LXD on Ubuntu 20.04

A Linux container is a grouping of processes that is isolated from the rest of the system through the use of Linux kernel security features, such as namespaces and control groups. LXD lets you create and manage these containers. In this tutorial, you’ll configure LXD and use it to run Nginx in a container. You’ll then route traffic to the container in order to make the web site accessible from the Internet.

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Ubuntu 20.04 — p11-kit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — p11-kit — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4677-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-29361 CVE-2020-29362 CVE-2020-29363 Upstream summary: David Cook discovered that p11-kit incorrectly handled certain memory operations. An attacker could use this issue to cause p11-kit to crash, resulting […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — nghttp2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — nghttp2 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-2755)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 14 July 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-2755 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-11080 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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AlmaLinux 8 — jigawatts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — jigawatts — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALEA-2021:4343 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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