Linux

How to Set Up a Node.js Forever Process Manager on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up a Node.js Forever Process Manager on Debian 9

Introduction Debian 9 Stretch is built around the ethos of stability and free software. Setting up set up a node.js forever process manager on debian 9 on Stretch leverages the same proven Debian packaging system that powers millions of servers worldwide, while benefiting from the latest upstream releases included in the Stretch freeze. Follow each […]

Read more
How To Install and Use phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04

phpPgAdmin is a php-based web application that provides a GUI interface for the postgresql system. It performs a similar function to phpMyAdmin, which allows users to manipulate database information in a visual program in MySQL. Here’s how to install and use phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04.

Read more
Alpine Linux edge — libosinfo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libosinfo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.5.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libosinfo 1.5.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13313 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships libosinfo 1.5.0-r1 which addresses CVE-2019-13313. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

Read more
How To Configure Nginx as a Web Server and Reverse Proxy for Apache on One Ubuntu 14.04 Droplet — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure Nginx as a Web Server and Reverse Proxy for Apache on One Ubuntu 14.04 Droplet

This tutorial will show you how to configure Nginx as both a web server and as a reverse proxy for Apache – all on one Droplet. Depending on the web application, code changes might be required to keep Apache reverse-proxy-aware, especially when SSL sites are configured. To ensure this, we will install an Apache module named **mod_rpaf** which rewrites certain environment variables so it appears that Apache is directly handling requests from web clients.

Read more
Ubuntu 18.04 — okular — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — okular — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 6 September 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4830-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1000801 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Okular mishandled certain crafted archives during extraction. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem. […]

Read more
SLES 15 — libidn2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — libidn2 — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 6 September 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2020:10-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12290 CVE-2019-18224 CVE-2015-2059 CVE-2015-8948 CVE-2016-6262 Upstream summary: GNU libidn2 before 2.2.0 fails to perform the roundtrip checks specified in RFC3490 Section 4.2 when converting A-labels […]

Read more
Common Problems 121709

Debian 9 Logrotate Not Rotating Application Logs

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 September 2019 Affected versions: Debian 9 📖 ~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 & […]

Read more
Common Problems 118406

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – dist-upgrade aborts with held broken packages

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 September 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 Ubuntu 16.04.7 📖 ~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 […]

Read more
Common Problems 118011

Ubuntu 18.04 Bluetooth Stops Working After Update

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 5 September 2019 📖 ~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