How To Install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr on Ubuntu 18.04. libapache2-mod-mime-xattr is Apache2 module to get MIME info from filesystem extended attributes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

libapache2-mod-mime-xattr is:

This is a module for the Apache HTTPD 2.4 which may be used to set a range of MIME properties of files served from a document tree with extended attributes (EAs) as supported by the underlying file system. The following attributes may be used:

  • user.mime_type: set the MIME type of a file explicitly. This attribute is compatible with the shared MIME database specification as published by freedesktop.org.
  • user.charset: set the charset used in a file.
  • user.mime_encoding: set the MIME encoding of a file (e.g. gzip).
  • user.apache_handler: set the apache handler of a file explicitly.

There are three methods to install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

Install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

Install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

How To Uninstall libapache2-mod-mime-xattr on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libapache2-mod-mime-xattr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

Uninstall libapache2-mod-mime-xattr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libapache2-mod-mime-xattr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

Remove libapache2-mod-mime-xattr Configurations and Data

To remove libapache2-mod-mime-xattr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

Remove libapache2-mod-mime-xattr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libapache2-mod-mime-xattr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libapache2-mod-mime-xattr

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libapache2-mod-mime-xattr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.