How to Install and Uninstall mailcap Package on Kali Linux
Last updated: December 23,2024
1. Install "mailcap" package
In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mailcap on Kali Linux
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install
mailcap
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2. Uninstall "mailcap" package
Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall mailcap on Kali Linux:
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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 Kali Linux
Package: mailcap
Version: 3.70+nmu1
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)
Size: 31968
SHA256: d6c1e3c60a4b6feb107bd2d4134ea01694e9e8c9fd513639d58b649705a18fcf
SHA1: 9bb9abbadb77ef88d4dea6ee8539d64f6728343b
MD5sum: db7326ba560cffc97a72ae2e9431c6b8
Description: Debian's mailcap system, and support programs
The mailcap system associates media types with programs that can handle them,
using system and user configuration files. A file's media type is determined
by its extension or by running the "file" command if available.
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Other packages register their programs as viewers/editors/composers/etc by
placing mailcap entry files or FreeDesktop menu entries in predetermined
directories monitored by this package's dpkg triggers.
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This package provides a "run-mailcap" program to open arbitrary files, and in
addition the "see", "edit", "compose", and "print" aliases to display, alter,
create, and print (respectively).
.
This package also provides the "debian-view" utility to handle Debian packages
interactively.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mailcap/mailcap_3.70+nmu1_all.deb
Version: 3.70+nmu1
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)
Size: 31968
SHA256: d6c1e3c60a4b6feb107bd2d4134ea01694e9e8c9fd513639d58b649705a18fcf
SHA1: 9bb9abbadb77ef88d4dea6ee8539d64f6728343b
MD5sum: db7326ba560cffc97a72ae2e9431c6b8
Description: Debian's mailcap system, and support programs
The mailcap system associates media types with programs that can handle them,
using system and user configuration files. A file's media type is determined
by its extension or by running the "file" command if available.
.
Other packages register their programs as viewers/editors/composers/etc by
placing mailcap entry files or FreeDesktop menu entries in predetermined
directories monitored by this package's dpkg triggers.
.
This package provides a "run-mailcap" program to open arbitrary files, and in
addition the "see", "edit", "compose", and "print" aliases to display, alter,
create, and print (respectively).
.
This package also provides the "debian-view" utility to handle Debian packages
interactively.
Description-md5:
Multi-Arch: foreign
Section: utils
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/m/mailcap/mailcap_3.70+nmu1_all.deb