macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install shared-mime-infolocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install shared-mime-infoMacPorts ports tree · devel/shared-mime-info/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install shared-mime-info with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Database of common MIME types. Version 2.5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-29.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add shared-mime-infoAlpine Linux edge package indexes · shared-mime-info · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install shared-mime-infoDebian stable package indexes · shared-mime-info · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install shared-mime-infoFedora Rawhide package metadata · shared-mime-info · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#shared-mime-infonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sh/shared-mime-info/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S shared-mime-infoArch Linux sync databases · shared-mime-info · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install shared-mime-infoopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · shared-mime-info · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Database of common MIME types
Project links
Commands and aliases
- update-mime-database
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:database
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 6 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
update-mime-database | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.5.1
manager updated2026-06-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/shared-mime-info
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/shared-mime-infonone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:shared-mime-info |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.5.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shared-mime-info |
| Homepage | https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/shared-mime-info |
| Repository | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/-/blob/master/README.md |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/-/archive/2.5.1/shared-mime-info-2.5.1.tar.bz2 |
| Last updated | 2026-06-29T18:02:22Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | glib |
| Build dependencies | gettext, itstool, meson, ninja, pkgconf, xmlto |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | shared-mime-info |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
shared-mime-info 2.4-5+b2
FreeDesktop.org shared MIME database and spec
https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/shared-mime-info
sudo apt install shared-mime-info- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
Nix95%
shared-mime-info
nix profile install nixpkgs#shared-mime-info- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
Ubuntu apt95%
shared-mime-info 2.4-4
FreeDesktop.org shared MIME database and spec
https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/shared-mime-info
sudo apt install shared-mime-info- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
apk95%
shared-mime-info 2.4-r7
Freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info
https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info
sudo apk add shared-mime-info- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
apk95%
shared-mime-info-doc 2.4-r7
Freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info (documentation)
https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info
sudo apk add shared-mime-info-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
apk95%
shared-mime-info-lang 2.4-r7
Languages for package shared-mime-info
https://www.freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info
sudo apk add shared-mime-info-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
dnf95%
shared-mime-info 2.4-11.fc45
Shared MIME information database
http://freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info
sudo dnf install shared-mime-info- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
pacman95%
shared-mime-info 2.4-3
Freedesktop.org Shared MIME Info
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/shared-mime-info-spec/
sudo pacman -S shared-mime-info- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
zypper95%
shared-mime-info 2.4-3.8
Shared MIME Database
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info
sudo zypper install shared-mime-info- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/X11/Utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- 6 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
zypper95%
shared-mime-info-lang 2.4-3.8
Translations for package shared-mime-info
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info
sudo zypper install shared-mime-info-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: shared-mime-info
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
MacPorts95%
shared-mime-info
sudo port install shared-mime-info- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Shared Mime Info
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment