How To Install ruby-mimemagic on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mimemagic on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is ruby-mimemagic
ruby-mimemagic is:
The mimemagic Ruby library provides fast MIME detection by extension or content. It uses the freedesktop.org MIME database provided by the shared-mime-info package. It also contains some extra magic to detect Microsoft Office 2007+ formats.
There are three methods to install ruby-mimemagic 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-mimemagic 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-mimemagic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ruby-mimemagic
Install ruby-mimemagic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ruby-mimemagic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ruby-mimemagic
Install ruby-mimemagic 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-mimemagic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ruby-mimemagic
How To Uninstall ruby-mimemagic on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the ruby-mimemagic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ruby-mimemagic
Uninstall ruby-mimemagic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ruby-mimemagic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-mimemagic
Remove ruby-mimemagic Configurations and Data
To remove ruby-mimemagic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-mimemagic
Remove ruby-mimemagic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ruby-mimemagic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-mimemagic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-mimemagic package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
