How to rename the downloaded file with wget?

Question

To download the SOFA Statistics from the server I use the wget command:

wget -c http://sourceforge.net/projects/sofastatistics/files/latest/download?source=dlp
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Answer 1

That link points to a redirector, not the final destination! So you're downloading HTML and renaming it to .deb. The cluttered page has this around the top:

Your download will start in 0 seconds... Problems with the download? Please use this direct link, or try another mirror.

Now, this is a valid link (note the download prefix): http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/sofastatistics/sofastatistics/1.3.1/sofastats-1.3.1-1_all.deb?r=http%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fsofastatistics%2Ffiles%2Fsofastatistics%2F1.3.1%2F&ts=1358119361&use_mirror=ufpr

Pass this URL to wget. Also, note that SourceForge tries to outsmart you, guesting the operational system via the User-Agent string. The best guess for "wget" seems to be the .tar.gz package. So, you should be more specific, requesting the deb file!