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Ubuntu 20.04 — libproxy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libproxy — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 10 November 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4673-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26154 CVE-2020-25219 Upstream summary: Li Fei discovered that libproxy incorrectly handled certain PAC files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS swap thrashing after memory pressure spike

🟠 High   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 10 November 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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How To Manage Logfiles with Logrotate on Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Manage Logfiles with Logrotate on Ubuntu 20.04

Logrotate is a system utility that manages the automatic rotation and compression of log files. If log files were not rotated, compressed, and periodically pruned, they would eventually consume all available disk space on a system. In this article, we will explore the default Logrotate configuration, then configure log rotation for a fictional custom application.

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How To Install MariaDB from Binary Tarballs on Ubuntu 13.10 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install MariaDB from Binary Tarballs on Ubuntu 13.10

Currently, MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL. This article describes the installation of MariaDB version 5.5.34 x86_64 on an Ubuntu 13.10 droplet. Binary tarballs are used for installation instead of the software repositories available through apt-get. A potential rationale for this choice would be to have complete control over the installed version of MariaDB.

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Ubuntu 16.04 screen tearing during video playback

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 9 November 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 18.04 — zziplib — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — zziplib — multiple vulnerabilities (9 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 9 November 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6298-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-7727 CVE-2020-18442 CVE-2018-6381 CVE-2018-6484 CVE-2018-6540 CVE-2018-6541 CVE-2018-6869 CVE-2018-7725  +1 more Upstream summary: Liu Zhu discovered that ZZIPlib incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated […]

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Installieren von Webmin unter Ubuntu 20.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

Installieren von Webmin unter Ubuntu 20.04

Webmin ist ein modernes Websteuerungspanel, mit dem Sie Ihren Linux-Server über eine browserbasierte Benutzeroberfläche administrieren können. Mit Webmin können Sie Benutzerkonten verwalten, DNS-Einstellungen konfigurieren und Einstellungen für…

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How To Install and Use Beanstalkd Work Queue on a VPS — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use Beanstalkd Work Queue on a VPS

In this the cloud provider article, we learn about installing Beanstalkd using a packagemanager as well as compiling it from source. The article goes into detail in its explanation of Beanstalkd and compares it to other systems to let developers know why they might want to use it instead of others.

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