Ubuntu 16.04

How To Install MySQL on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install MySQL on Ubuntu 16.04

MySQL is an open-source database management system, commonly installed as part of the popular LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Python/Perl) stack. It uses a relational database and SQL (Structured Query Language) to manage its data.

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How To Install and Configure Nextcloud on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Configure Nextcloud on Ubuntu 16.04

Nextcloud is fork of ownCloud, a file sharing server that permits you to store your personal content, like documents and pictures, in a centralized location, much like Dropbox. The difference with Nextcloud is that all of its features are open-source. It also returns the…

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS cloud-init stalls first boot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 12 April 2021 📖 ~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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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS iptables rules lost after reboot

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 11 April 2021 Affected versions: 16.04 📖 ~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 […]

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How to Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 16.04

In this guide, we will be setting up VNC on a Ubuntu 16.04 server and connecting to it securely through an SSH tunnel. The VNC server we will be using is TightVNC, a fast and lightweight remote control package. This choice will ensure that our VNC connection will be smooth and stable even on slower internet connections.

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – SSH login fails with Permission denied (publickey) – Fix & Prevention

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2021 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — opensmtpd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — opensmtpd — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 April 2021 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4875-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-7247 CVE-2020-8793 CVE-2020-8794 Upstream summary: It was discovered that OpenSMTPD incorrectly verified the sender's or receiver's e-mail addresses under certain conditions. An attacker could possibly use this […]

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How To Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Secure Nginx with Let’s Encrypt on Ubuntu 16.04

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use Let’s Encrypt to obtain a free SSL certificate and use it with Nginx on Ubuntu 16.04. We will also show you how to automatically renew your SSL certificate. If you’re running a different web server, simply follow your web server’s documentation to learn how to use the certificate with your setup.

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