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An Introduction to the Linux Terminal — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

An Introduction to the Linux Terminal

This tutorial covers getting started with the terminal, the Linux command line, and executing commands. If you are new to Linux, you will want to familiarize yourself with the terminal, as it is the standard way to interact with a Linux server.

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

Oracle Linux 8 — tigervnc security, bug fix, and — enhancement update — new behaviour and fixes (ELSA-2021-1783)

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-1783 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26117 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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Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/fwupd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/fwupd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202007-04 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10759 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in fwupd and libjcat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & […]

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Debian 10 — screen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — screen — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 February 2021 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-26937 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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openSUSE Tumbleweed — chocolate-doom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — chocolate-doom — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:0928-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14983 Upstream summary: The server in Chocolate Doom 3.0.0 and Crispy Doom 5.8.0 doesn't validate the user-controlled num_players value, leading to a buffer overflow. A […]

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Como Executar Transações no Redis — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Como Executar Transações no Redis

O Redis é um datastore ou armazenamento de dados open-source de chave-valor na memória. O Redis lhe permite planejar uma sequência de comandos e executá-los um após o outro, um procedimento conhecido como transação. Cada transação é tratada como uma…

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libdbi-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libdbi-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 21 February 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4534-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-20919 CVE-2013-7490 CVE-2014-10401 CVE-2020-14392 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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How To Install the Ajenti Control Panel and Ajenti V on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install the Ajenti Control Panel and Ajenti V on Ubuntu 14.04

Ajenti is an open source, web-based control panel that can be used for a large variety of server management tasks. It can install packages and run commands, and you can view basic server information such as RAM in use, free disk space, etc. All this can be accessed from a web browser. Optionally, an add-on package called Ajenti V allows you to manage multiple websites and email accounts from the same control panel.

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How to Install MySQL 5.7 on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install MySQL 5.7 on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying install mysql 5.7 on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch 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 You will need […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — caribou — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — caribou — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 21 February 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4958-1 Related CVEs: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1912060 Upstream summary: It was discovered that the Caribou onscreen keyboard could be made to crash when given certain input values. An attacker could use this to […]

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