Public bug reported: According to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deb_%28file_format%29) the mime type for deb extension is application/x-deb
There is also some confussion about the correct mime type for deb extension in bug #760644 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: mime-support 3.51-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jul 10 08:36:26 2012 Dependencies: EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=da_DK.UTF-8 SHELL=/usr/bin/tcsh SourcePackage: mime-support UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-06 (3 days ago) ** Affects: mime-support (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1022824 Title: Incorrect mime type for deb extension To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mime-support/+bug/1022824/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs