How to Install and Uninstall mime-support Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 11,2025

You can also install and uninstall the mime-support 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 "mime-support" package

This tutorial shows how to install mime-support 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 "mime-support" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mime-support on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


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

Package: mime-support
Architecture: all
Version: 3.66
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mime-Support Packagers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 17
Depends: mailcap, media-types
Filename: pool/main/m/mime-support/mime-support_3.66_all.deb
Size: 3696
MD5sum: 20bb3bda9fd34be83796f96349243113
SHA1: 5255f583e0d8eda16d67f8cf1bb05c0ba73bea22
SHA256: 70bdf961f080ce5d8f19ad0d2729e88f86923982fa4c9ae7ed8e6499bad6af31
SHA512: 4f740bca53b72c17d25bb992062efaeb0b74d63ed6677ed1e854701c66a0effee7903600f38fdd1440147383ccade0f38fc0ef7daaed3fdeafcef9894d9aa76d
Description: transitional package
Description-md5: a8bc38ac3b203638744d1c8821245e13
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, lamp-server, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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