Linux

In this post I describe how I set up this static blog “built” with jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages. The source files are in the repository LuisPalacios.github.io. The site is finally configured on my domain: https://www.luispa.com …

The goal is to make X11 (X-Window) applications work “also” from root. Making them work from a regular user is straightforward, but then switching to root with su/sudo and having X11 work is not allowed in Linux. The X11 connection only belongs to the user you logged in with via SSH. …

I recently had to move a virtual machine from one of my servers to another on the same network. As always I relied on Google, although it’s a straightforward operation I do almost everything from the shell, so here’s the process for future reference… …

I published this post on Wordpress in February 2016 so, although outdated, you have a reference on how to install Tvheadend on a Linux server to watch IPTV channels via my Movistar Fusion TV contract. I used Tvheadend 4.1-1566 and a new EPG download method. …

WebGrab+Plus is a multi-site EPG guide collector capable of working incrementally. It downloads the programming schedule and generates an XMLTV format file that you can use to feed your media center or Tvheadend. I first tried installing it on MacOSX and now (this article) it’s time to install it on my Linux server and of course integrate it with Tvheadend. …

Por el 2015 andaba yo buscando un Media Center casero de siguiente generación conectado a mi TV, un “pata negra” que no sea demasiado caro, que pueda conectarse por cable ethernet a un “mundo” de múltiples fuentes que incluya música, fotos, videos familiares o películas o series (tanto SD o HD) y que sea capaz de reproducir TV en tiempo real (SD o HD), que soporte bitrates altos (~40Mbps) independiente de cual sea la fuente (antena, satélite, internet). …