How to Install and Uninstall mailcap Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "mailcap" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mailcap on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall mailcap on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: mailcap
Architecture: all
Version: 3.70+nmu1ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mime-Support Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 88
Provides: run-mailcap
Depends: perl, media-types
Recommends: bzip2, file, xz-utils
Breaks: mime-support (<< 3.65)
Replaces: mime-support (<< 3.65)
Filename: pool/main/m/mailcap/mailcap_3.70+nmu1ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 23828
MD5sum: 69ea240aa98a1b1c927c6d9c63d9ce91
SHA1: 0659c19870af4fb0fad16b8857513cca9384ef03
SHA256: 031a7faf5e2117c04c4c79cf100058e2f7660f2404d07a750b8f76736630e25a
SHA512: 8b7d818be8cb2fec1542889911a736866b42619fb5dd9ec4fa809477cb3a1aff18227dc54780069250aa92d6e851a9fca1cfb1d5909d0ea4a3ab3e1c8652c260
Description: Debian's mailcap system, and support programs
Description-md5: e2a107a54e7ece961f5b1e1bfd92b5bb
Task: mail-server