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How to Detect Rootkits with rkhunter and chkrootkit on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Detect Rootkits with rkhunter and chkrootkit on RHEL 7

How to Detect Rootkits with rkhunter and chkrootkit on RHEL 7 A rootkit is a collection of malicious software designed to maintain persistent, hidden access to a compromised system while concealing its presence from the administrator and standard system tools. Once installed, rootkits can replace core binaries, hide processes and network connections, and exfiltrate data […]

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How to Manage Node.js Versions with nvm on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Manage Node.js Versions with nvm on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Manage Node.js Versions with nvm on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for […]

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How to Install Node.js 20 on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Node.js 20 on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Install Node.js 20 on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet filtering, […]

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How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Install pip and Manage Python Packages on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf […]

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How to Audit Linux Security with Lynis on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Audit Linux Security with Lynis on RHEL 7

How to Audit Linux Security with Lynis on RHEL 7 Maintaining a secure Linux server requires more than installing updates and setting strong passwords. A comprehensive security audit reveals configuration weaknesses, missing hardening measures, and potential vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. Lynis is an open-source security auditing tool that performs an in-depth scan of […]

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How to Configure SELinux on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure SELinux on RHEL 7

How to Configure SELinux on RHEL 7 SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) is a mandatory access control (MAC) system built into the Linux kernel and enabled by default on every RHEL 7 installation. Unlike traditional Unix discretionary access control (DAC), which lets file owners decide who can access their files, SELinux enforces a policy defined by the […]

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How to Install ClamAV Antivirus on RHEL 7 — step-by-step RHEL 7 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install ClamAV Antivirus on RHEL 7

How to Install ClamAV Antivirus on RHEL 7 ClamAV is the leading open-source antivirus engine used on Linux servers, primarily for scanning files shared with Windows clients, email attachments passing through mail gateways, and uploaded content on web servers. While RHEL 7 itself is rarely the target of self-propagating malware, compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, […]

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How to Set Up pgBouncer Connection Pooler on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up pgBouncer Connection Pooler on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Set Up pgBouncer Connection Pooler on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for […]

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How to Install and Configure InfluxDB on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure InfluxDB on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Install and Configure InfluxDB on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for packet […]

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How to Set Up MongoDB Replica Set on FreeBSD 15 — step-by-step FreeBSD 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up MongoDB Replica Set on FreeBSD 15

Introduction How to Set Up MongoDB Replica Set on FreeBSD 15 is a core administration task for any FreeBSD 15 server operator. FreeBSD 15 ships with the 15.0-RELEASE kernel, ZFS as the default root filesystem, Capsicum capability sandboxing improvements, and an updated ports tree. Unlike Linux distributions, FreeBSD uses rc(8) for service management, pf for […]

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