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How to Install and Configure Memcached on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure Memcached on RHEL 8

Memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system used to speed up dynamic web applications by reducing database load. On RHEL 8, Memcached is available directly from the AppStream repository, making installation straightforward. In this tutorial you will install Memcached, tune its configuration, restrict network access to trusted hosts only, and verify the setup […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Running nohup prevents ssh command from executing — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Running nohup prevents ssh command from executing

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug 30287091 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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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – dist-upgrade aborts with held broken packages

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 26 January 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 14.04.6 📖 ~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 […]

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Alpine Linux edge — zstd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — zstd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.4.9-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — zstd 1.4.9-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-24032 CVE-2021-24031 CVE-2019-11922 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships zstd 1.4.9-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-24032. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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How to Set Up NFS on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up NFS on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction This tutorial demonstrates how to Set Up NFS on Oracle Linux 8 on Oracle Linux 8. It is written for administrators who want a repeatable, well-explained walkthrough that goes beyond a bare command list and explains each configuration choice. Every command is tested against a freshly registered Oracle Linux 8 system with the default […]

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How to Install Prometheus and Grafana on RHEL 8 — step-by-step RHEL 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Prometheus and Grafana on RHEL 8

Prometheus and Grafana are two of the most widely adopted open-source tools for infrastructure monitoring and metrics visualization. Prometheus scrapes and stores time-series data from your systems, while Grafana turns that data into rich, interactive dashboards. Together they give RHEL 8 administrators a powerful, production-ready observability stack. This tutorial walks through installing both tools from […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — python36:3.6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — python36:3.6 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2021-9129)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-9129 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-3177 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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Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Unbreakable Enterprise kernel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2020-5805)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 January 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2020-5805 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19054 CVE-2019-19462 CVE-2020-10768 CVE-2020-10767 CVE-2020-10732 CVE-2020-12888 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – […]

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