How to Install and Uninstall mailcap Package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Last updated: February 17,2025

1. Install "mailcap" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mailcap on Debian 11 (Bullseye)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mailcap
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mailcap" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall mailcap on Debian 11 (Bullseye):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mailcap
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mailcap package on Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Package: mailcap
Version: 3.69
Installed-Size: 86
Maintainer: Mime-Support Packagers
Architecture: all
Replaces: mime-support (<< 3.65)
Provides: run-mailcap
Depends: perl, media-types
Recommends: bzip2, file, xz-utils
Breaks: mime-support (<< 3.65)
Description: Debian's mailcap system, and support programs
Description-md5: e2a107a54e7ece961f5b1e1bfd92b5bb
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mailcap/mailcap_3.69_all.deb
Size: 31708
MD5sum: af1cfc67dfa0eba7b6c03754b775f0d7
SHA256: 63fa5520f05d2aea5ca23eee95981a5e029608e1186ded4143470c8f84184158