How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype6 Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "libfreetype6" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libfreetype6 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libfreetype6
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libfreetype6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libfreetype6 on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libfreetype6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype6 package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 870
Depends: libbrotli1 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.33), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 388826
MD5sum: e64a7c5ea2ef02fd6c77009cfcfb3490
SHA1: 15463a70a30b4633a0c672db10a0cb6075253e20
SHA256: 8a5ea24cb79eb6955fe5f48f9f1a5ccf89227b8f559357686071956fd403f37c
SHA512: 888b706cd852029a1ecb59937dd9d9ae615baa3a1044c4e4aa5f696400ed34bd5d0c63b5a12e6fa20afe329591e4c902b0ff05b8a7b614dc20eb86cb37a45c2d
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Description-md5: a1e3ee2cc4e84cd6907bcd99545e0796
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 870
Depends: libbrotli1 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.33), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.11.1+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 389224
MD5sum: c2ca9c004049a2814ceb72649baee9fd
SHA1: a995f7aee061d470bd945fb1bfdf8f42dc19c1c3
SHA256: ccc186e123790e4425ba5d65684101153031f8838d6daedb0ed3c0e5e1d528da
SHA512: 37eb43d12c853e3101342d5e32c0d3611d812a495e0f61a4979b88693836ff8a17558bd46af43514f145d69a7f718e9e4f1825f75506da147ad533291d17936d
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Description-md5: a1e3ee2cc4e84cd6907bcd99545e0796
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi