Troubleshooting

Common Problems 121521

Debian 9 – resolv.conf Keeps Reverting and DNS Fails – Resolver Control

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 October 2020 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 & […]

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Common Problems 118022

Kernel Panic After Dist-upgrade

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 4 October 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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How to Configure Kibana Dashboards on SLES 15 — step-by-step SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure Kibana Dashboards on SLES 15

Introduction This tutorial covers How to Configure Kibana Dashboards on SLES 15 on SLES 15. SLES 15 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management. Prerequisites Ensure your SLES 15 system is up to date: zypper refresh […]

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How to Set Up Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Set Up Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) on Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) provides each user with their own dedicated virtual machine desktop, as opposed to session-based desktops where multiple users share the same server OS instance. Windows Server 2012 R2 RDS supports two VDI models: Pooled Virtual Desktops (users get […]

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How to Set Up Istio Service Mesh on Oracle Linux 8 — step-by-step Oracle Linux 8 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up Istio Service Mesh on Oracle Linux 8

Introduction Setting up set up istio service mesh on oracle linux 8 on a Oracle Linux 8 server is a common task for system administrators, DevOps engineers, and site reliability engineers. This guide explains how to Set Up Istio Service Mesh on Oracle Linux 8, with all the commands you need, the SELinux and firewalld […]

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SLES 15 — xtrans — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — xtrans — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 4 October 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2023:3189-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2020-25697 Upstream summary: A privilege escalation flaw was found in the Xorg-x11-server due to a lack of authentication for X11 clients. This flaw allows an […]

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Alpine Linux edge — axel — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 2.17.8-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — axel 2.17.8-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13614 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships axel 2.17.8-r0 which addresses CVE-2020-13614. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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How to Set Up MariaDB Galera Cluster on Debian 9 — step-by-step Debian 9 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Set Up MariaDB Galera Cluster on Debian 9

Introduction Deploying set up mariadb galera cluster on debian 9 on a Debian 9 Stretch machine is straightforward thanks to Debian’s policy-compliant packaging. Unlike rpm-based distributions, Debian stores configuration helpers in /etc/default/, uses update-rc.d for older init scripts, and provides dpkg-reconfigure for interactive package configuration. This tutorial stays on the systemd path throughout. Prerequisites Before […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — Kernel Issues — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — Kernel Issues (8-KERNEL-ISSUES)

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 October 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Oracle Bug OLRNB-ol8-issues-kernel 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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Common Problems 118513

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – failed package configuration leaves dpkg in broken state – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 3 October 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 📖 ~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 […]

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