Rpm download

[Grumpy]

On Friday 01 December 2006 08:04, Lester M Petrie wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 09:40 -0500, Anthony J Placilla wrote:
> > jim tate wrote:
> > > 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/lightscrib
> > >>>e- 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
> >
> > You are doing nothing wrong. The page listing for the rpm is actually a
> > link to
> > http://www.lightscribe.com/downloadSection/linux/index.aspx?id=814#
> >
> > which is the license agreement you've gotta accept before they redirect
> > to the actual rpm.
> >
> > And as the server config is b0rked it pushes the rpm as a RealAudio file.
>
> After you have accepted the license agreement, and the RealPlayer window
> has come up, click File on the toolbar, and the click Save page as.
> Select where you want the rpm saved to, and it will be downloaded there.
> Clumsy, but it worked for me.
easier yet go to 
http://www.lacie.com/support/drivers/index.htm