How to make .pkg(dot pkg) downloadable?

Question

I have installed Apache Web server & hosted(or uploaded) a .pkg file on it.

Everything is working on server side. I can see directories browser to get

From the server, i can download zip, txt, doc. etc other files, but i am unable to download .pkg(dot pkg). From the browser, .pkg file is actually looks like a folder.

I have on many servers, e.g., SourceForge.net and i have downloaded this package. Its downloadable.

So, my question is how to make .pkg file directly downloadable. 1. Is it some setting from my Apache server or 2. Need to create pkg of some other type?

Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

Short Answer: yes you need to recreate the package by other way.

In OS X there are 4 main types of packages which you can install/distribute:

1. .pkg packages
2. .mpkg packages
3. .app bundles
4. .dmg drives

Further more .pkg/.mpkg packages have 2 more types flat and non flat packages.

• Flat Packages are single file packages.
• Non Flat Packages looks like a folder.

Your problem is that your package is a non Flat package. You can this post to create a Flat package.

Answer 2

It sounds like you're missing the mime type for a pkg file.

You'll need to find the mime type config - on an OSX box I have, it's in /private/etc/apache2/mime.types

Add the line

application/x-newton-compatible-pkg pkg

to that file and restart Apache