Konqueror and mimetypes

[Mitch Thompson]

Nicolas Ouellette wrote:
> Hi. Since I've upgraded to KDE 3.5.1 on Breezy, I have this problem when 
> donwloading certain type of files with Konqueror. For example, when I click 
> on a link to download either a *.deb or *.skz (at this time, these are the 
> two mimetypes for which I know Konqi behave this way), Konqueror doesn't 
> start a dowload. Instead, it displays the file in binary format. In 
> consequence, I have to load Firefox and start the download...
> 
> Surely this has to do with mimetype associations, but I can't figure out how 
> to correct the problem.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Regards,
> 
An immediate fix is to "Shift-Click" on the link.

Otherwise, in Konqueror, go to Settings, Configure Konqueror, then go to
File Associations.  In the Find filename pattern box, type in the
extension you are searching for (in this case, .deb and .skz).  When it
shows up in the Known Types box, simple select it, then change what you
want Konqueror to do with the file.

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