# Install shared-mime-info Database of common MIME types. Version 2.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:shared-mime-info ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/shared-mime-info/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shared-mime-info from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: shared-mime-info from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: shared-mime-info from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shared-mime-info/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: shared-mime-info from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install shared-mime-info ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: shared-mime-info from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:shared-mime-info - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.4 - **Source summary:** Database of common MIME types - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T18:56:08Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - update-mime-database (cli) - update-mime-database (alias) ## Dependencies - glib ## Build Dependencies - gettext - itstool - meson - ninja - pkgconf - xmlto ## macOS Provided Libraries - libxml2 ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 2.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/shared-mime-info - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Notes de sécurité broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** shared-mime-info - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - shared-mime-info - 2.4-5+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: shared-mime-info from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | FreeDesktop.org shared MIME database and spec | https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/shared-mime-info - Nix - shared-mime-info: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shared-mime-info/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - shared-mime-info - 2.4-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: shared-mime-info from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | FreeDesktop.org shared MIME database and spec | https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/shared-mime-info - apk - shared-mime-info - 2.4-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shared-mime-info from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info | https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info - apk - shared-mime-info-doc - 2.4-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shared-mime-info-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info (documentation) | https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info - apk - shared-mime-info-lang - 2.4-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shared-mime-info-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package shared-mime-info | https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info - dnf - shared-mime-info - 2.4-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: shared-mime-info from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Shared MIME information database | http://freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info - pacman - shared-mime-info - 2.4-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: shared-mime-info from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec/ - zypper - shared-mime-info - 2.4-3.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: shared-mime-info from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Shared MIME Database | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info - zypper - shared-mime-info-lang - 2.4-3.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: shared-mime-info-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package shared-mime-info | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info - 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