How to Install and Uninstall mailcap Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mailcap on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "mailcap" package

Please follow the guidance below to install mailcap on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall mailcap on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mailcap package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, lamp-server, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, mail-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi