How To Use Gnuplot

A fantastic GNU gem from the early days is this almost all-encompassing utility to plot 2d and 3d graphs to the n-th degree that runs under the very predictable old-style unassuming naming of:

gnuplot.

From the many years of development, the all-encompassing nature of the utility has lead to a formidable and very . . . → Read More: How To Use Gnuplot

Apache2 php Big File Handling (for ownCloud6 file upload/download)

By default, ownCloud limits file uploads and downloads to a maximum of 512MBytes in one gulp. Can you take that higher? How large can you go?…

The file size limit for uploads/downloads is set in the underlying php parameters “upload_max_filesize” and “post_max_size”. With those, for consistency also good is to set proportionately the “output_buffering” parameter…

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4oD on Ubuntu (and related)

This fix works on Kubuntu 13.10 and mostly applies to distros that derive from Ubuntu 13.10 (e.g. Mint) when using Firefox. If you are having an issue with another distro, try their forums and if you find a working solution, do let us know in the comments.

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VirginMedia’s TV Anywhere on GNU/Linux

This works on Kubuntu 13.10 64bit at the time of writing. Similar steps should hopefully work on other modern distros.

What you will do:Install “PlayOnLinux”, create a “Virtual Drive” to hold “Firefox” that thinks it is running on Windows.

Install “PlayOnLinux” using your package manager. Don’t worry about WINE, the one that comes bundled seems . . . → Read More: VirginMedia’s TV Anywhere on GNU/Linux

Integrate MOSH into mRemoteNG

mRemoteNG is a great piece of software if you have to use Windows in your day-to-day job and want an easy way to manage all your RDP, VNC, SSH etc connections in one application (it’s similar to Remmina, KRDP etc in many ways). Unfortunately it does not have native support for MOSH, but it can . . . → Read More: Integrate MOSH into mRemoteNG