Rpm download

[Anthony J Placilla]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 30 November 2006 15:26, Anthony J Placilla wrote:
>> Gene Heskett wrote:
>>> On Thursday 30 November 2006 09:20, jim tate wrote:
>>>> Downloading a rpm from the sight below, When I click on rpm to save
>>>> in FC 6 all that happens it open a RealPlayer window , I can't even
>>>> do a "Save link" that doesn't work either.
>>>> This site is the only site I have had this problem with.
>>>> What gives?
>>> The browsers all come configured for winderz syntaxes for some reason,
>>> and that think an .rpm is a realplayer file of some sort.  The cure is
>>> to right click on the url and chose the 'save as' option.  Or find and
>>> fix the file associations which I haven't yet.
>>>
>>> Frankly, that really should be bugzilla'd, its a PITA.  But I'm too
>>> lazy.
>>>
>>>> Jim
>> /etc/mime.types?
>>
> [root at coyote linux-2.6.19]# grep .rpm /etc/mime.types
> application/x-rpm               rpm
> #audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin    rpm
> 
> but I think this ones in the browsers own prefs someplace I haven't found.
> 
> If this is the proper place to fix it, what should that be edited to be?
> 

which has got me puzzled because about:config in FF shows
helpers.global_mime_types_file uses /etc/mime.types

how about
browser.helperApps.neverAsk.saveToDisk

-- 
Tony Placilla, RHCT, GSEC
anthony_placilla at suth.com


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