ApplicationBinary

`application/x-debian-package`

Debian Package

Reference for application/x-debian-package, the MIME type for Debian .deb packages used on Ubuntu and Debian Linux.

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Expected extensions: .deb

HTTP Content-Type Header

HTTP Header

Content-Type: application/x-debian-package

Associated File Extensions

.deb

Quick Facts

MIME Type	application/x-debian-package
Category	Application
Type	Binary
Extensions	.deb

Common Usage

DEB files are the software package format for Debian, Ubuntu, and their derivatives. They contain compiled binaries, configuration files, dependency metadata, and installation scripts.

Managed by dpkg and APT, they are the foundation of package management on the most popular Linux distributions.

Code Examples

HTML

<!-- Link or embed with explicit type -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="file.deb" type="application/x-debian-package">

<!-- Or for script/media elements -->
<script type="application/x-debian-package" src="file.deb"></script>

Node.js

// Express.js
app.get('/file', (req, res) => {
  res.type('application/x-debian-package');
  res.send(data);
});

// Node.js http
res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/x-debian-package' });

nginx

# nginx.conf — add to types block or use default
types {
    application/x-debian-package  deb;
}

# Or set for a specific location
location /api/ {
    default_type application/x-debian-package;
}