How to Install and Uninstall libfontforge-dev Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 02,2024

1. Install "libfontforge-dev" package

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


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libfontforge-dev" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall libfontforge-dev on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


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

Package: libfontforge-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:20190801~dfsg-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/libdevel
Source: fontforge
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 9942
Depends: libfontforge3 (= 1:20190801~dfsg-4), libgdraw6 (= 1:20190801~dfsg-4), libfreetype6-dev, libgif-dev, libglib2.0-dev, libjpeg-dev, libpng-dev, libpython3.8-dev, libreadline-dev, libspiro-dev, libtiff5-dev, libuninameslist-dev, libxml2-dev, zlib1g-dev
Filename: pool/universe/f/fontforge/libfontforge-dev_20190801~dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 2127400
MD5sum: 9cdddc9ffb3cf190ab0d8f401df157ca
SHA1: 769f7ddd5a53e7d6fc463a4f929e510db6b502b8
SHA256: a56a97ebba4c45f6e6ddc772f72662c9cc16e721c8be0ccd1ca2e7d989dd98c3
Homepage: https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/
Description: font editor - runtime library (development files)
Description-md5: a7281391b26af05746acc4cb4b6cba6f