How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype6 Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libfreetype6" package

This is a short guide on how to install libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


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

Learn how to uninstall libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.13.2+dfsg-1
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: 874
Depends: libbrotli1 (>= 0.6.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.33), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.13.2+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 397464
MD5sum: e556670d95baa3c2880aafab553a64d4
SHA1: 97fbff9afbd7c59c68f1185c4f1e9f92596ec511
SHA256: 1b7e8083626fd0b2426c6f0099239da2cdc4f19abb2360ba981a2b67a0742d81
SHA512: ecc6b27d89ebf0f6d34367b5d09f1e573ae9cdb5788695135e298db51effce23a09564b2eaf1f20b7e108b396d8541ae9f347b20ce314ed34ee6693656d049d7
Homepage: https://freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Description-md5: a1e3ee2cc4e84cd6907bcd99545e0796
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-wsl, print-server, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi