The fix is here : http://superuser.com/questions/726789/flash-files-swf-prompts-for-download-instead-of-opening
So you can add the following file : nano /usr/share/mime/packages/freedesktop.org.z.add.x-shockwave-flash.swf with this content : <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">]> <mime-type type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> <comment>Shockwave Flash file</comment> <comment xml:lang="ar">ملف Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="be@latin">Fajł Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="bg">Файл — Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="ca">fitxer Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="cs">Soubor Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="da">Shockwave Flash-fil</comment> <comment xml:lang="de">Shockwave-Flash-Datei</comment> <comment xml:lang="el">αρχείο Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="en_GB">Shockwave Flash file</comment> <comment xml:lang="eo">dosiero de Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="es">archivo Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="eu">Shockwave Flash fitxategia</comment> <comment xml:lang="fi">Shockwave Flash -tiedosto</comment> <comment xml:lang="fo">Shockwave Flash fíla</comment> <comment xml:lang="fr">fichier Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="ga">comhad Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="gl">ficheiro sockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="he">קובץ של Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="hr">Shockwave Flash datoteka</comment> <comment xml:lang="hu">Shockwave Flash-fájl</comment> <comment xml:lang="id">Berkas Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="it">File Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="ja">Shockwave Flash ファイル</comment> <comment xml:lang="kk">Shockwave Flash файлы</comment> <comment xml:lang="ko">Shockwave 플래시 파일</comment> <comment xml:lang="lt">Shockwave Flash failas</comment> <comment xml:lang="lv">Shockwave Flash datne</comment> <comment xml:lang="ms">Fail Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="nb">Shockwave Flash-fil</comment> <comment xml:lang="nl">Shockwave Flash-bestand</comment> <comment xml:lang="nn">Shockwave Flash-fil</comment> <comment xml:lang="pl">Plik Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="pt">ficheiro Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="pt_BR">Arquivo Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="ro">Fișier Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="ru">файл Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="sk">Súbor Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="sl">Datoteka Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="sq">File Flash Shockwave</comment> <comment xml:lang="sr">Шоквејв Флеш датотека</comment> <comment xml:lang="sv">Shockwave Flash-fil</comment> <comment xml:lang="uk">файл Shockwave Flash</comment> <comment xml:lang="vi">Tập tin Flash Shockwave</comment> <comment xml:lang="zh_CN">Shockwave Flash 文件</comment> <comment xml:lang="zh_TW">Shockwave Flash 檔</comment> <alias type="application/x-shockwave-flash"/> <alias type="application/futuresplash"/> <generic-icon name="video-x-generic"/> <magic priority="50"> <match value="FWS" type="string" offset="0"/> <match value="CWS" type="string" offset="0"/> </magic> <glob pattern="*.swf"/> <glob pattern="*.spl"/> </mime-type> </mime-info> Then update-mime-database /usr/share/mime Perhaps a more tiny workaround exists. -- Alain Rpnpif -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org