I am struggling to open an important pdf file I have on my ubuntu 12.04, which is probably created on MS Windows(assuming since it has some formatting issue). When I open the file using a PDF viewer it show me this error: File type unknown (application/octet-stream) is not supported
I tried to open it using console, too. Film semi barat. Here is the output:
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Can anybody help me with solving this issue and to fix this?
These OCTET-STREAM files may be opened by renaming the extension of the attached file to a specific file extension, and then by using an application with support for opening such files. For example, an.octet-stream file may be renamed to a.txt file (if it is indeed a.txt file), and Notepad may then be used to open the file. It is necessary to know about the file extension application/octet-stream for many people. The file extension application/octet-stream is a binary file and it must be. Apr 25, 2018 - As far as i know application/octet-stream is sent with the header and is also used when there are files with an unknown format or missing file.
Application/octet-stream Filename
Thanks Surya
1 Answer
MIME type for a PDF on Ubuntu is application/pdf
but application/octet-stream (meaning any generic binary file) is a sort of catch all for files, and usually requires a file extension to determine what to open it with.
Download the PDF locally and save it as a PDF, making sure there is .pdf at the end.