How To Install ruby-mime-types-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mime-types-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-mime-types-data
ruby-mime-types-data is:
This package consists of the gem mime-types-data that provides a registry for information about MIME media type definitions. It can be used with the Ruby mime-types library or other software to determine defined filename extensions for MIME types, or to use filename extensions to look up the likely MIME type definitions.
There are three methods to install ruby-mime-types-data 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 ruby-mime-types-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mime-types-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mime-types-data
Install ruby-mime-types-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mime-types-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mime-types-data
Install ruby-mime-types-data 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 ruby-mime-types-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mime-types-data
How To Uninstall ruby-mime-types-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-mime-types-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mime-types-data
Uninstall ruby-mime-types-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mime-types-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mime-types-data
Remove ruby-mime-types-data Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mime-types-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mime-types-data
Remove ruby-mime-types-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mime-types-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mime-types-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mime-types-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
