mozilla and mozplugger problems

[ralph1976]

i use moz 1.5 and mozplugger (newest version) when i try to download a .rpm mozilla thinks it is some real-media-file and starts to open the .rpm in a new window...

 

how can i change that?

Edited February 15, 2004 by ralph1976

[VeeDubb]

I have consistentlyhad the exact same problem. SImple solution.

 

Step 1: Uninstall mozplugger.

 

Step2: Install RealPlayer for Linux. It's a free download. If you do a search on this forum you should be able to find a link in less than 60 seconds.

 

Step 3: Enjoy.

[chris z]

you may have a file association set wrong in 1 &/or 2 places. open Mozilla & go to edit->preferences->navigator->helper applications. in the large box on the right panel, check to see if any file type(s) are listed, then below that look to see what action(s) are associated with those file types. if any of the files are .rpm & show as open with realplayer in the "when encountered" box, simply remove that file association, click ok, close the preferences dialogue box, restart Mozilla, then try to download a .rpm file & it should act normally. if not, also check the following..........

 

(this only applies if you're a KDE user. if you're using Gnome or another DE, i'm sure there is a place to check for this, but i don't know where it would be)

 

open KDE Kontrol Center (KCC) which would be in kicker->configuration->configure your desktop (or Kontrol Center in mdk 9.1). go to components->file associations. type rpm or *.rpm in the find filename pattern box on the left. it will bring up the .rpm extension in the filename patterns box on the right. look where it says applications preference order & if software installer is listed. if it isn't at the top of the list, move it to the top & click apply. if it isn't listed at all, click the add button & on the execute tab make the path point to /usr/bin/gurpmi, in the general tab name it software installer, click apply & ok in the add dialogue box, make sure software installer is at the top of the list, click apply in the KDE file associations, then try dowloading a .rpm file with Moz.

 

Chris