%general-entities; ]> shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version; Introduction to <application>shared-mime-info</application> The shared-mime-info package contains a MIME database. This allows central updates of MIME information for all supporting applications. Package information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download size: &shared-mime-info-size; Estimated Disk space required: &shared-mime-info-buildsize; Estimated build time: &shared-mime-info-time; <application>shared-mime-info</application> dependencies Required , and : XML-Parser Installation of <application>shared-mime-info</application> Install shared-mime-info by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr && make && make install Contents The shared-mime-info package contains update-mime-database and /usr/share/mime/*. Description update-mime-database update-mime-database assists in adding MIME data to the database. MIME Database /usr/share/mime/* contains the centralized MIME database.