How to Install and Uninstall libxft-dev Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "libxft-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libxft-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxft-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxft-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libxft-dev on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxft-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxft-dev package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: libxft-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.4-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: xft
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 187
Provides: libxft2-dev
Depends: libxft2 (= 2.3.4-1), libc6-dev | libc-dev, libfontconfig1-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libx11-dev (>= 2:1.0.0), libxrender-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Filename: pool/main/x/xft/libxft-dev_2.3.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 52420
MD5sum: a37587079ca73da90ff3d64c9f2767d2
SHA1: ee2fb80dc3fbee0fb7d17f1869301acadbca7042
SHA256: 96061bbbfb0ec1b6fffa4e982ed52a8e2ede169710802ecb0d938d36443c8c7c
SHA512: 550d265381f7861885f077ee2c48e75757791864081c5b0e3634d389d5b98dca41efa042642c7ee365e09cfade485f1508751432af78e45f7987bbaf4bf6dcf0
Description: FreeType-based font drawing library for X (development files)
Description-md5: 361e21531f0392d4741d24575db55848