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How to Install and Use tmux on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Use tmux on Debian 10

Introduction How to Install and Use tmux on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. […]

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Debian 10 — aspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — aspell — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 August 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17544 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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Ubuntu 18.04 — gdm3 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — gdm3 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4614-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-16125 CVE-2019-3825 CVE-2018-14424 Upstream summary: Kevin Backhouse discovered that GDM incorrectly launched the initial setup tool when the accountsservice daemon was not reachable. A local attacker able […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS APT Lock File Prevents Updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 17 August 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 […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-java/oracle-jre-bin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-java/oracle-jre-bin — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202209-15 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-2585 CVE-2020-2755 CVE-2020-2756 CVE-2020-2757 CVE-2020-2773 CVE-2020-2781 CVE-2020-2800 CVE-2020-2803  +12 more Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle's JDK and JRE software suites. Please review the CVE identifiers […]

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How to Configure IBM PowerVM Hypervisor on IBM AIX 7.2 — step-by-step IBM AIX 7.2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure IBM PowerVM Hypervisor on IBM AIX 7.2

Introduction IBM AIX 7.2 is the latest release of IBM’s enterprise-grade UNIX operating system, running on IBM Power Systems hardware. Known for its reliability, security, and performance in mission-critical environments, AIX 7.2 introduces enhanced virtualization, security hardening, and cloud integration features. This guide covers how to configure ibm powervm hypervisor on ibm aix 7.2 on […]

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How to Configure AppArmor Profiles on Debian 10 — step-by-step Debian 10 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure AppArmor Profiles on Debian 10

Introduction How to Configure AppArmor Profiles on Debian 10 is a fundamental operation for any administrator maintaining a Debian 10 Buster server. Debian 10 Buster ships with the Linux 6.12 kernel, updated toolchains, and a fully refreshed package archive — meaning version numbers, configuration file paths, and some dependency chains differ from Debian 10. This […]

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How to Set Up Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2019 — step-by-step Windows Server 2019 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2019

Introduction to Data Deduplication on Windows Server 2019 Data Deduplication (Dedup) is a Windows Server 2019 feature that reduces storage consumption by identifying and eliminating duplicate data blocks across files on a volume. Instead of storing multiple copies of identical data, Dedup replaces duplicates with references to a single shared copy stored in a special […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-Flask-Cors — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-Flask-Cors — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2020:1393-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25032 Upstream summary: An issue was discovered in Flask-CORS (aka CORS Middleware for Flask) before 3.0.9. It allows ../ directory traversal to access private resources […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — spice — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — spice — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4572-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-14355 Upstream summary: Frediano Ziglio discovered that Spice incorrectly handled QUIC image decoding. A remote attacker could use this to cause Spice to crash, resulting in a […]

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