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Ubuntu 14.04 — pyxdg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — pyxdg — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 9 June 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4700-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12761 Upstream summary: Alexandre D'Hondt discovered that PyXDG did not properly sanitize input. An attacker could exploit this with a crafted .menu file to execute arbitrary code. […]

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How To Install and Use Byobu for Terminal Management on Ubuntu 16.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Use Byobu for Terminal Management on Ubuntu 16.04

Byobu is an easy-to-use wrapper around the tmux (or screen) terminal multiplexer. This means that it makes it easy for you to open multiple windows and run multiple commands within a single terminal connection. This tutorial will cover how to install and configure Byobu as well as how to use its most common features.

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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS DNS Resolution Intermittently Fails

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 7 June 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 LTS Swap Not Activating After Reboot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 6 June 2020 Affected versions: 18.04 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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