How To Install php-mime-type on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mime-type on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is php-mime-type
php-mime-type is:
Provide functionality for dealing with MIME types:
- Parse MIME type.
- Supports full RFC2045 specification.
- Many utility functions for working with and determining info about types.
- Most functions can be called statically.
- Autodetect a files mime-type, either with fileinfo extension, mime_magic extension, the file command or an in-built mapping list
There are three methods to install php-mime-type on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-mime-type Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mime-type using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-mime-type
Install php-mime-type Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-mime-type using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-mime-type
Install php-mime-type 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 php-mime-type using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-mime-type
How To Uninstall php-mime-type on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the php-mime-type package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-mime-type
Uninstall php-mime-type And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-mime-type and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-mime-type
Remove php-mime-type Configurations and Data
To remove php-mime-type configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-mime-type
Remove php-mime-type configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-mime-type configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-mime-type
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-mime-type package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
