How to Install and Uninstall fontconfig Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "fontconfig" package

This is a short guide on how to install fontconfig on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


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

Learn how to uninstall fontconfig on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fontconfig
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fontconfig package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: fontconfig
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.12.6-0ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Keith Packard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 563
Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.16.1)
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), fontconfig-config
Replaces: fontconfig-config (<< 2.5.93-1)
Filename: pool/main/f/fontconfig/fontconfig_2.12.6-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 168636
MD5sum: 9e7919b0a0b9401b5732cede09514f35
SHA1: 49392e567173341390074063ecf56e2bbd794415
SHA256: 173f5385ec17a3da0c72e5002ba89ad2956388a47a021a1999e6da3daaa2a11d
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/
Description: generic font configuration library - support binaries
Description-md5: 4c47f79299a983151349c73c189cb29a
Task: ubuntu-desktop, print-server, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-live-share, core-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-live, lubuntu-qt-core, lubuntu-live-qt, lubuntu-live-gtk, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y