Ubuntu 16.04

What's New in Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

What’s New in Ubuntu 16.04

The Ubuntu operating system’s most recent Long Term Support version, version 16.04 (Xenial Xerus), was released on April 21, 2016. This guide is intended as a brief overview of new features and significant changes to the system as a whole, since 14.04 LTS, from the perspective of server system administration. It draws on the official Xenial Xerus release notes, along with a variety of other sources.

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¿Cómo Instalar y Configurar VNC en Ubuntu 16.04? — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

¿Cómo Instalar y Configurar VNC en Ubuntu 16.04?

VNC o Virtual Network Computing es un sistema de conexión que le permite utilizar su teclado y su ratón para interactuar con un entorno de escritorio gráfico en un servidor remoto. Facilita la gestión de archivos, software y configuración en un servidor remoto para usuarios…

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Ubuntu 16.04 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — libpodofo — multiple vulnerabilities (10 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 3 August 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7217-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5886 CVE-2018-11255 CVE-2018-12983 CVE-2018-20797 CVE-2018-5308 CVE-2018-8002 CVE-2019-10723 CVE-2020-18971  +2 more Upstream summary: It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer when getting the […]

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Common Problems 118545

DKMS Build Fails After Kernel Update

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 2 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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Common Problems 118609

Ubuntu 16.04 snap applications fail to launch

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 31 July 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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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Apache returns 503 because PHP-FPM socket missing

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 29 July 2020 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4874-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1945 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Apache Ant created temporary files with insecure permissions. An attacker could use this vulnerability to read sensitive information leaked into […]

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Common Problems 118444

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS /boot partition full blocks kernel updates

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 27 July 2020 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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Ubuntu 16.04 — xawtv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — xawtv — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 July 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4518-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-13696 Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner discovered that xawtv incorrectly handled opening files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to open and write to arbitrary files […]

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