How to Install and Uninstall mailcap.noarch Package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

Last updated: July 01,2024

1. Install "mailcap.noarch" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install mailcap.noarch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                mailcap.noarch
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mailcap.noarch" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mailcap.noarch on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8):


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                mailcap.noarch
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mailcap.noarch package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8)

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Installed Packages
Name : mailcap
Version : 2.1.48
Release : 3.el8
Architecture : noarch
Size : 71 k
Source : mailcap-2.1.48-3.el8.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : ubi-8-baseos-rpms
Summary : Helper application and MIME type associations for file types
URL : https://pagure.io/mailcap
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.