How to Install and Uninstall shared-mime-info.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "shared-mime-info.x86_64" package

This is a short guide on how to install shared-mime-info.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                shared-mime-info.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "shared-mime-info.x86_64" package

Learn how to uninstall shared-mime-info.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                shared-mime-info.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the shared-mime-info.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 3:38:32 ago on Sun May 9 13:03:46 2021.
Installed Packages
Name : shared-mime-info
Version : 1.9
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 2.3 M
Source : shared-mime-info-1.9-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Shared MIME information database
URL : http://freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info
License : GPLv2+
Description : This is the freedesktop.org shared MIME info database.
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: Many programs and desktops use the MIME system to represent the types of
: files. Frequently, it is necessary to work out the correct MIME type for
: a file. This is generally done by examining the file's name or contents,
: and looking up the correct MIME type in a database.