How to Install and Uninstall shared-mime-info.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: March 01,2025

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

This guide covers the steps necessary to install shared-mime-info.src on Oracle Linux 8


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall shared-mime-info.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the shared-mime-info.src package on Oracle Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 3:28:35 ago on Mon Sep 12 02:51:38 2022.
Available Packages
Name : shared-mime-info
Version : 1.9
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : src
Size : 629 k
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
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.