Re: Lynx and .deb
Yup, it goes to a deb file, and there is an entry for deb in
/etc/mime.types for a deb listing it as a debian package file,
but perhaps that is not explicit enough for lynx, which insists on
downloading them as content: text
-Todd
On Sat, 06 Nov 1999, Jan Ludewig wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 04:54:03AM -0500, root wrote:
> > I have used lynx for a while but am not familiar with it's advanced
> > functionality, I have pored through the docs but cannot seem to find
> > out where I can tell Lynx that when downloading a .deb file it should
> > NOT download it as text. ;) does this have to do with system mime
> > types, etc, or is there something I can add to lynx.cfg that will let
> > it know that .debs are binary? Thanks!
> switch to advanced mode ( "O" to get to the options) to see wether the
> link really goes to a deb-file
> type "d" for download
>
> or define it as a mime-type ;)
>
> Jan
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