How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype-dev Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "libfreetype-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to install libfreetype-dev on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libfreetype-dev on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype-dev package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2017
Provides: libfreetype6-dev (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2)
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2), libbrotli-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 555414
MD5sum: 043677a6b40044825a5041682ee6c763
SHA1: 352d30381f08456ca309964f4316ece0ca5bf0ef
SHA256: a759deea4cf6906a66740ad43032c945e765c24592a4d3d9fb63edc5ddaa6737
SHA512: 31c33b494eeecad9044e1229e8975587fa5621448e115cf0279edc6341bd3bcb3f5c1c96caddeffcf9b8e2c51c7ed07dd974ff63ff7fc9dee03d9406ebb799dd
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2017
Provides: libfreetype6-dev (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1)
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1), libbrotli-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.11.1+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 555320
MD5sum: 822f4331b8979d30acf138818289f7a7
SHA1: 98566dceebc67ef877fbab4e76fde17bd486dc0e
SHA256: c43edf5c51902fe495a826fb89bd452ef23fe8afe49aec4a3e30ad249da4b8cb
SHA512: fb1da2c6e7b0090a00b92af6eae9cc851aa6c30eb706a3a3a692e44211ba3e0df3035e48887b2fed206d0267e6ebd6a3cb43c626804dee73ad3cc997322fd53b
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f