How to Install and Uninstall mailcap.noarch Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "mailcap.noarch" package

This is a short guide on how to install mailcap.noarch on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                mailcap.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mailcap.noarch" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall mailcap.noarch on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                mailcap.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mailcap.noarch package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Installed Packages
Name : mailcap
Arch : noarch
Version : 2.1.41
Release : 2.amzn2
Size : 62 k
Repo : installed
From repo : amzn2-core
Summary : Helper application and MIME type associations for file types
URL : http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/mailcap.git
License : Public Domain and MIT
Description : The mailcap file is used by the metamail program. Metamail reads
: the mailcap file to determine how it should display non-text or
: multimedia material. Basically, mailcap associates a particular
: type of file with a particular program that a mail agent or other
: program can call in order to handle the file. Mailcap should be
: installed to allow certain programs to be able to handle non-text
: files.
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: Also included in this package is the mime.types file which
: contains a list of MIME types and their filename "extension"
: associations, used by several applications e.g. to determine MIME
: types for filenames.