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Ubuntu 16.04 Sudo Shows Unable to Resolve Host on Every Command

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 December 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 — raptor — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — raptor — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7868-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2017-18926 CVE-2020-25713 Upstream summary: Hanno Böck discovered that Raptor incorrectly handled memory operations when processing certain input files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Raptor […]

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Common Problems 118533

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS – stale lock files remain after interrupted updates – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 December 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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How To Set Up an NFS Mount on Ubuntu 12.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up an NFS Mount on Ubuntu 12.04

This tutorial covers setting up an NFS mount on Ubuntu 12.04. NFS mounts work to share a directory between several virtual servers. This has the advantage of saving disk space, as the home directory is only kept on one virtual private server, and others can connect to it over the network. When setting up mounts, NFS is most effective for permanent fixtures that should always be accessible.

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Common Problems 117621

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – Certbot renewal fails because port 80 is in use – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 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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How to Install Rsnapshot on Ubuntu 12.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Rsnapshot on Ubuntu 12.04

In this article, we describe how to install and configure Rsnapshot in Ubuntu. Rsnapshot is a remote backup solution based on the rsync protocol which can be used to create scheduled, incremental backups.

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How To Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 18.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install Jenkins on Ubuntu 18.04

Jenkins is an open-source automation server that automates the repetitive technical tasks involved in the continuous integration and delivery of software. In this tutorial, you will install Jenkins by adding its Debian package repository, and using that repository to install the package with `apt`.

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Ubuntu 18.04 — highlight.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — highlight.js — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8276-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26237 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Highlight.js used plain JavaScript objects for internal language name lookups, making them susceptible to prototype pollution attacks. An attacker could […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-1.10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — golang-1.10 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 December 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4758-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-24553 Upstream summary: It was discovered that Go applications incorrectly handled uploaded content. If a user were tricked into visiting a malicious page, a remote attacker could […]

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