Realplayer grabs *.rpm on download

jackdoll · 06-22-2005, 02:50 PM

I am running FC4 with Realplay10 installed. In Firefox, I tried to get Acrobat 7 from Adobe, but when I click to download the rpm, a full-screen Realplayer window opens in Firefox and of course a window tells me it is unplayable. Anyone else?

Running FC for more than a year, I can't really claim newbie, but this is my first post to a thread, so don't hesitate to critique my manners. -like why does this seem like a dumb question?

homey · 06-22-2005, 03:19 PM

I had that happen once but not on fc4.
In firefox, go to Edit / Preferences / Downloads
Plug-Ins...
If you see and Extension type rpm, make sure to uncheck the Enabled section. You do that by actually clicking on the check mark thingy.

stefan_nicolau · 06-22-2005, 03:21 PM

Download the file with wget. (or any other program that does not have .rpm associated with realplayer)

Code:

me@linux# cd /tmp
me@linux# wget http://www.web-site.com/package.rpm

You may also wish to disable this association in firefox.

jackdoll · 06-22-2005, 03:37 PM

Thanks stefan, homey,
Firefox doesn't list the Real plug-in, so I guess I'll have to do some digging. wget is the solution for now.

homey · 06-22-2005, 06:04 PM

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Firefox doesn't list the Real plug-in,

I said rpm

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If you see and Extension type rpm, make sure to uncheck the Enabled section. You do that by actually clicking on the check mark thingy.