Rpm download

jim tate mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net
Fri Dec 1 13:58:02 UTC 2006


Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 30 November 2006 09:37, Todd Zullinger wrote:
>   
>> 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 lightscribe.com site has an incorrected mime-type set for .rpm
>> files (audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin), at least for .rpm files as most
>> of us are used to them.  You can use wget to download it:
>>
>>     
> That's not lacies mistake, its the browsers mimetype associations and can 
> be fixed if one is determined to.
> Its also very very commonly made, and can be worked around by right 
> clicking and choosing the save as option from the pop-up.
>
> Windoze folks think they can make life difficult by hijacking the .rpm 
> extension away from the OSS folks but all it does is make me more 
> convinced I should nuke the only winderz install here, a leftover copy of 
> XP on my lappy.  I keep that just for the dweebs at C.C. in case I have a 
> problem with it.  When the warranty is up, it gets nuked at the first 
> sneeze, I don't like viri loose in my house.
>
>   
>> wget
>> http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/downloads/lightscribe-
>> 1.4.124.1-linux-2.6-intel.rpm
>>     
>
>   
Would you please go to that site and do a right click and "save as" and 
tell me what I'm doing wrong.



Jim




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