How to Install and Uninstall libxft2 Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: May 10,2024

1. Install "libxft2" package

This guide let you learn how to install libxft2 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxft2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxft2" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall libxft2 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxft2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxft2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: libxft2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.2-1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: xft
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 125
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.9.0), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libx11-6, libxrender1
Filename: pool/main/x/xft/libxft2_2.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 36120
MD5sum: e45fdf6ee9df169ba8e3430ea4087b81
SHA1: c4a70fb45d1acdd478113b390026ec5718821958
SHA256: 823ae2f0bb194376463fdf35518effc4c20a38120ed4b55b0b49440ec22a4075
Description: FreeType-based font drawing library for X
Description-md5: 9f19660eee6522753a05ff6cf228ec1d
Task: ubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, core-share, lubuntu-gtk-core, lubuntu-desktop-share, lubuntu-core, lubuntu-qt-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 5y