Linux

How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Telegraf Metrics Agent on Debian 10

Introduction Deploying configure telegraf metrics agent 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 You will […]

Read more
How To Set Up Mattermost on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up Mattermost on Ubuntu 18.04

Mattermost is an open source collaboration and messaging platform created with security and configurability in mind, that provides comparable functionality to Discord or Slack. In this tutorial, you will set up the Mattermost Team Edition on your Ubuntu 18.04 server. First, you’ll install it and expose it at your domain, secured with a free Let’s Encrypt TLS certificate.

Read more
Ubuntu 16.04 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libmaxminddb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5751-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-28241 Upstream summary: It was discovered that libmaxminddb incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using libmaxminddb to […]

Read more
Импорт и экспорт базы данных MongoDB в Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Импорт и экспорт базы данных MongoDB в Ubuntu 20.04

MongoDB — одна из самых популярных СУБД NoSQL. Она отличается масштабируемостью, мощностью и надежностью и удобством в использовании. В этом учебном модуле мы покажем, как создавать резервные копии, восстанавливать и переносить ваши базы данных MongoDB.

Read more
Ubuntu 16.04 — redmine — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — redmine — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4200-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17427 CVE-2019-18890 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Redmine incorrectly handle certain inputs that could cause textile formatting errors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to […]

Read more
Arch Linux — ruby-bundler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — ruby-bundler — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202106-14 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-36327 Upstream summary: Type: insufficient validation. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2.2.17-1. Fixed in: 2.2.18-1. Group: AVG-1891. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis […]

Read more
openSUSE Tumbleweed — remind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — remind — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5957 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the DumpSysVar function in var.c in Remind before 3.1.15 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via a long name. […]

Read more
Common Problems 115598

RHEL 7 Yum Update Fails Because /boot Is Full

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 19 June 2020 📖 ~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 & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

Read more
CHAT