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How To Install and Configure Seafile on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure Seafile on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS

Seafile is a great way to share files between team members in a centralized location. As a DropBox alternative, you can easily sync local directories to the server and pull down changes on other clients. In this guide, we’ll cover how to install and configure the Seafile server on an Ubuntu 12.04 VPS.

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How to Perform a System Security Audit with auditd on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Perform a System Security Audit with auditd on RHEL 8

The Linux Audit system (auditd) provides a comprehensive security logging framework that records system calls, file accesses, and user actions at the kernel level. On RHEL 8, auditd is installed and enabled by default, making it a foundational component of any security compliance strategy. Whether meeting requirements for PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or internal policy, audit rules […]

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

Oracle Linux 8 — GraalVM — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2023-12673)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 20 December 2019 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2023-12673 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 […]

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Debian 9 — flatpak — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 9

Debian 9 — flatpak — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 20 December 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 (stretch) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2017-9780 CVE-2019-8308 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]

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How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7

How to Install and Configure FreeIPA on RHEL 7 FreeIPA is an integrated identity and authentication solution that combines LDAP (via 389 Directory Server), Kerberos, DNS, a certificate authority (Dogtag PKI), and a web-based management interface into a single coherent platform. It is Red Hat’s upstream open-source project that underpins Red Hat Identity Management (IdM), […]

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How To Set Up the code-server Cloud IDE Platform on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up the code-server Cloud IDE Platform on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial, you will set up the code-server cloud IDE platform on your Ubuntu 18.04 machine and expose it at your domain, secured with free Let’s Encrypt TLS certificates. In the end, you’ll have Microsoft Visual Studio Code running on your Ubuntu 18.04 server, available at your domain and protected with a password.

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How to Configure Fail2Ban to Protect SSH on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Fail2Ban to Protect SSH on RHEL 7

How to Configure Fail2Ban to Protect SSH on RHEL 7 Even with SSH key-based authentication enabled, your server’s port 22 (or whatever port SSH is listening on) is constantly targeted by automated bots scanning the internet for open SSH services. These bots attempt thousands of login combinations per hour. While they cannot succeed against key-only […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — freetds — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 19 December 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4173-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13508 Upstream summary: Felix Wilhelm discovered that FreeTDS incorrectly handled certain types after a protocol downgrade. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeTDS to […]

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