How to Install and Uninstall fontforge Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: November 25,2024

1. Install "fontforge" package

This is a short guide on how to install fontforge on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall fontforge on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fontforge
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fontforge package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: fontforge
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:20201107~dfsg-4
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4223
Provides: fontforge-nox
Depends: fontforge-common (= 1:20201107~dfsg-4), libfontforge4 (= 1:20201107~dfsg-4), libc6 (>= 2.14), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.21.4), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.18.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpython3.9 (>= 3.9.0~b4)
Suggests: fontforge-doc, fontforge-extras, potrace, python3-fontforge
Conflicts: fontforge-nox
Filename: pool/universe/f/fontforge/fontforge_20201107~dfsg-4_amd64.deb
Size: 1341836
MD5sum: fffe1106e1cf003ca4c47495cd6e107c
SHA1: 740f4a4372eae3cd8a4c894a2a9314d7db96705b
SHA256: d482ec39bfa6cb72c81d3d69097b2bd1f5fc16d6dd5d3a92e5813b5061fa319a
SHA512: dc9e790772d1c964b828d26360c8d4e89289536fb1880308c289dff9290b14421af1f531d01f5792af77c158be0a36e3eb00cdec76d70dd5fe0ea65b880688b0
Homepage: https://fontforge.github.io/en-US/
Description-en: font editor
FontForge is a font editor.
Use it to create, edit and convert fonts
in OpenType, TrueType, UFO, CID-keyed, Multiple Master,
and many other formats.
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This package also provides these programs and utilities:
fontimage - produce a font thumbnail image;
fontlint - checks the font for certain common errors;
sfddiff - compare two font files.
Description-md5: 4ebffb1f6ab9a1d49bd81ce04ad8a0a7
Task: ubuntustudio-publishing