How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype-dev Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 08,2024

1. Install "libfreetype-dev" package

Please follow the steps below to install libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libfreetype-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype-dev package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.13.2+dfsg-1
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: 2065
Provides: libfreetype6-dev (= 2.13.2+dfsg-1)
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.13.2+dfsg-1), libbrotli-dev, libbz2-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.13.2+dfsg-1)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.13.2+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 570360
MD5sum: 8499bf1807a385c932248d89a448d178
SHA1: 094a36585c3384680092d1466911eea4ebd73a27
SHA256: 955d62efba183588c9e2cf5f3540e328702df94ad85f3e9a456d43fed97be7b1
SHA512: 28cd27891783c89775c5fd4062e86f8e065c2100942f409e6e9ed51a27ca755b50db836ae87553958b4978a2d08eae0f1ec938d575417670234306f2153f7a4b
Homepage: https://freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f
Task: ubuntu-unity-desktop