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How to trick "Qt Maintenance Tool" to install old versions

tl;dr

Use a software like mitmproxy to modify the (https)-request to iapi.qt.io/api/v2/repositories so it's response lists the old Qt directorys that are still on the servers.

If you never used mitmproxy before here is the guide that shows you how it's done.

migrate_gnome_settings.py

This script makes it easier to copy Gnome settings and extensions from one pc to the other. It supports python>=3.5.

To use it, download it, then run python3 migrate_gnome_settings.py --export-settings to create a tar.gz file with all the settings.

Then, on your new system, copy the script and the gzip to your user's home directory and run python3 migrate_gnome_settings.py --import-settings.

For now, the script migrates:

How to trick "Qt Maintenance Tool" to install old versions

tl;dr

Use a software like mitmproxy to modify the (https)-request to iapi.qt.io/api/v2/repositories so it's response lists the old Qt directorys that are still on the servers.

If you never used mitmproxy before here is the guide that shows you how it's done.

Install

# Install dependencies
sudo yum install -y java-1.8.0-openjdk screen

# Create a new unprivileged user for minecraft
useradd -r -m -d /opt/minecraft minecraft

# Create the directory that will house our minecraft instances

sudo su --shell /bin/bash minecraft

Each of these commands will run an ad hoc http static server in your current (or specified) directory, available at http://localhost:8000. Use this power wisely.

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Python 2.x

$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

	import http.server
	import http.cookiejar
	import io
	import socket
	from http import HTTPStatus

	import ssl
	import os
	import zlib
	server_address = ('0.0.0.0', 4443)

	TFC - Temp File Cleaner
	A small utility that will clean out all the folders on your computer that house temporary files.

	http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/tfc/

	***

	ADW Cleaner
	AdwCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars,
	Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer.

	# taken from http://www.piware.de/2011/01/creating-an-https-server-in-python/
	# generate server.xml with the following command:
	# openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes
	# run as follows:
	# python simple-https-server.py
	# then in your browser, visit:
	# https://localhost:4443

	import BaseHTTPServer, SimpleHTTPServer
	import ssl