How to Install and Uninstall fontforge-common Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: February 02,2025

1. Install "fontforge-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install fontforge-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "fontforge-common" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall fontforge-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fontforge-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fontforge-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: fontforge-common
Architecture: all
Version: 1:20190801~dfsg-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/fonts
Source: fontforge
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6626
Recommends: fonts-cantarell, fonts-inconsolata
Breaks: fontforge (<< 1:20160404~dfsg-3), fontforge-nox (<< 1:20160404~dfsg-3)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fontforge/fontforge-common_20190801~dfsg-4_all.deb
Size: 1436924
MD5sum: 4e10e39f583230b501ae3e64e60f8843
SHA1: ab439af7f0c4813a247832b3186b85a0d0536681
SHA256: 514b43002d8d89d3c15f8986c3a98993731a33208ce93b14352e7625c7759ada
Homepage: https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/
Description: font editor (common files)
Description-md5: e73b7c59e225efcf676e067828964164
Task: ubuntustudio-publishing