How To Install mime-support on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mime-support on Kali Linux.

What is mime-support

mime-support is:

This is a transitional package. It will be possible to remove it safely once its dependency chain has adjusted to depend on mailcap or media-types directly.

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

Install mime-support Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install mime-support

Install mime-support Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install mime-support

Install mime-support Using aptitude

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

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install mime-support

How To Uninstall mime-support on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the mime-support package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mime-support

Uninstall mime-support And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mime-support and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mime-support

Remove mime-support Configurations and Data

To remove mime-support configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mime-support

Remove mime-support configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mime-support

Dependencies

mime-support have the following dependencies:

• mailcap
• media-types

References

• mime-support website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mime-support package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.