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Reverse proxy with HTML rewriting using Apache

By admin | May 25, 2014

<VirtualHost *:80>
 ServerName foo.example.com

 ... other directives ...

 ProxyHTMLEnable On (comment in some cases)
 SetOutputFilter proxy-html
 SetOutputFilter inflate;proxy-html;deflate  (for compression issues - e.g. The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression)

 ProxyHTMLURLMap http://192.168.12.34/myfolders/ /
 ProxyHTMLURLMap /myfolders /
</VirtualHost>

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How to get the classic Firefox look back

By admin | November 20, 2013

Firefox, restored to a classic look

While all the latest dynamic changes (such as the new Australis UX) may be interesting, you may be looking to get that classic Firefox look back for productivity reasons. Here is a list of recommended addons to restore your Firefox back to something to do work with:

Classic Theme Restorer – Removes many annoying Australis features like the removal of the title bar and tabs on top.
- Set ‘Squared tabs (classic)‘
- Check ‘Tabs not on top‘
- Un-check ‘Tabs in titlebar‘
- Under Application button, set ‘Button disabled‘
- Check ‘Addon-bar‘
- Check ‘Movable back-forward button‘
Classic Bookmarks Button – Restores the bookmarks button previously present in Firefox.
- Find it in ‘Customize Nightly‘
Element Properties – Restores the ‘Properties’ item in the context menu.
NoScript – Restores the control over whether you want to run JavaScript (removed in recent Firefox by default).
Status-4-Evar – Brings back the status bar menu that we all love and hate.
- Find the widgets ‘Status Text’, ‘Progress Meter’ in ‘Customize Nightly‘
- Un-check ‘Enable protocol hiding‘

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Fixing IllegalStateException: The content of the adapter has changed but ListView did not receive a notification

By admin | November 16, 2013

Recently while working with a custom BaseAdapter in ListView, I came across this error:

E/InputEventReceiver(30380): Exception dispatching input event.
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): Exception in MessageQueue callback: handleReceiveCallback
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): java.lang.IllegalStateException: The content of the adapter has changed but ListView did not receive a notification. Make sure the content of your adapter is not modified from a background thread, but only from the UI thread. [in ListView(2131230721, class android.widget.ListView) with Adapter(class com.compdigitec.libvlcandroidsample.DirectoryAdapter)]
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.widget.ListView.layoutChildren(ListView.java:1544)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.widget.AbsListView.onTouchEvent(AbsListView.java:3403)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:7239)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2168)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1903)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2174)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2174)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2174)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2174)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1953)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1405)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2410)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1901)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:7419)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3220)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:3165)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:4292)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4271)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4363)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:179)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:125)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:124)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5191)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:795)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:562)
E/MessageQueue-JNI(30380): 	at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

this.notifyDataSetChanged() was already being called, so that couldn’t have been the problem.

The solution?
If registerDataSetObserver() and unregisterDataSetObserver() are going to be overridden, ensure that the superclass’ methods are being called too. If you forget to call them, then when Android registers the ListView dataset observer, nothing is going to happen.

    @Override
    public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver arg0) {
        // ...stuff
        super.registerDataSetObserver(arg0);
    }

    @Override
    public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver arg0) {
        // ...stuff
        super.unregisterDataSetObserver(arg0);
    }

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Importing upstream tarballs in Debian with gbp import-orig

By admin | October 6, 2013

gbp import-orig --pristine-tar --upstream-branch=upstream ../programname-0.9.9.tar.xz

To build it:

gbp buildpackage --git-ignore-new --git-export-dir=../build-area/ --git-no-purge

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Apache Active Directory authentication

By admin | September 15, 2013

Add this to /etc/ldap/ldap.conf:

REFERRALS off

Then add this to a block:

 AuthLDAPBindDN "ApacheUser@example.com"
 AuthLDAPBindPassword "the password used for apache lookups"
 AuthLDAPURL "ldap://192.168.88.2:389/dc=example,dc=com?sAMAccountName?sub?(objectClass=user)" NONE

 AuthzLDAPAuthoritative off
 AuthBasicProvider ldap
 AuthType Basic
 AuthName "Please enter your computer logon (Active Directory) to enter."
 # Important, otherwise you get "(9)Bad file descriptor: Could not open password file: (null)"
 AuthUserFile /dev/null
 Require ldap-group cn=Users
 Require valid-user

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Reverse proxy HTTPS with Apache

By admin | August 23, 2013

The procedure is mostly similar to the procedure with regular HTTP, but there are a few gimmicks involved here:

Generate a self-signed one or purchase a SSL certificate (*.crt) for the server in question.
Make sure you run ‘sudo a2enmod ssl‘ to enable SSL.
Make sure you have enable the proxy module with ‘sudo a2enmod proxy‘ as well.

Below is a sample reverse HTTPS proxy configuration.

<VirtualHost *:443>
    <Proxy *>
     Order Deny,Allow
     Allow from all
    </Proxy>

 SSLEngine On
 SSLProxyEngine On
 SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/cert/server.crt <!-- path to your certifcate and key -->
 SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/cert/server.key
 SSLProxyCheckPeerCN off
 SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire off
 SSLProxyCheckPeerName off

 ProxyRequests Off
 ProxyPass / https://192.168.42.3/
 ProxyPassReverse / https://192.168.42.3/
 ProxyPreserveHost On
</VirtualHost>

Replace 192.168.42.3 with the internal IP address of your server, as before (keep the http(s):// portion).

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CUPS web interface not working

By admin | August 17, 2013

CUPS seems to be working fine – documents can be printed and everything seems to work fine, but the web interface at http://localhost:631/ doesn’t work, returning something like:

“Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at localhost:631.”

Solution:

Open /etc/cups/cupsd.conf as root and ensure that the line:

Listen 631

Exists somewhere in the file. Then save it and close it. Finally, restart CUPS:

sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart

Then fire up your web browser and head to http://localhost:631/ and enjoy the CUPS web interface.

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OpenGL acceleration in Debian/Ubuntu

By admin | June 20, 2013

Getting “Error: couldn’t get an RGB, Double-buffered visual“?

1) Install video driver

Example:

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-intel # or whatever nvidia package for your card

2) Install OpenGL and related libraries/tools:

sudo apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx mesa-utils

3) Restart X server or restart computer:

sudo shutdown now -r

4) Test acceleration:

glxgears
glxinfo

Sample working output:

name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.4
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
    GLX_INTEL_swap_event
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile,
    GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB,
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB,
    GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
GLX version: 1.4
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context,
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer,
    GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_swap_control,
    GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGI_make_current_read,
    GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, GLX_SGIS_multisample,
    GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group,
    GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_INTEL_swap_event
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Open Source Technology Center
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) 915GM x86/MMX/SSE2
OpenGL version string: 1.4 Mesa 9.1.3
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_multisample, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_blend_color,
    GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_copy_texture,
    GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_EXT_texture_object,
    GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_texture,
    GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_ARB_point_parameters,
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_EXT_point_parameters,
    GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color,
    GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap,
    GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp,
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays,
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1,
    GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix,
    GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays,
    GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_texture_env_add,
    GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias,
    GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_NV_light_max_exponent,
    GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_S3_s3tc,
    GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp,
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object,
    GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine,
    GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil,
    GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_shadow,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar,
    GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat,
    GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map,
    GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers,
    GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects,
    GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ATI_draw_buffers,
    GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap,
    GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel,
    GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_sync,
    GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object,
    GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate,
    GL_OES_read_format, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle,
    GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1,
    GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object,
    GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample,
    GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_APPLE_object_purgeable,
    GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ATI_separate_stencil,
    GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_ARB_copy_buffer,
    GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects,
    GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_ARB_debug_output,
    GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location,
    GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex,
    GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ARB_robustness,
    GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3, GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5,
    GL_ARB_internalformat_query, GL_ARB_texture_storage,
    GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata

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Check if an Intent can be used in Android

By admin | June 15, 2013

Intent intent = new Intent("org.openintents.action.PICK_FILE"); // or any other intent
// add other intent options here

if(context.getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY).size() > 0) {
    // we can use this intent
} else {
    // we can't use this intent
}

From: http://www.curious-creature.org/2008/12/15/android-can-i-use-this-intent/ [Romain Guy]

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Generating slope fields / direction fields with python and gnuplot

By admin | April 21, 2013

Slope field of (dy/dx) = x/y

slopefields.py (1.9 KB)

Now you can generate your own slope field / vector field / direction field of a differential equation using open source python and gnuplot!

Set function to draw field of under dy_dx().
Set window parameters (x/y minimums and maximums, intervals, and length of field arrows).
Run with
```
python slopefields.py
```
to generate the slope field.

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