How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype-dev Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "libfreetype-dev" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype-dev package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.10.4+dfsg-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1943
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.10.4+dfsg-1build1), libbrotli-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.10.4+dfsg-1build1)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.10.4+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 499204
MD5sum: b10f6494f8e3de562522bc06727623ad
SHA1: 79afd6478aa1c08a93b5cc22cb72728b815589d2
SHA256: 00a6e2566922f976efcd31827b0fba609e12c965f5a2801cf0b65597f22575f2
SHA512: 3a90c39c56b69b8d9333f0c3f6f4cdff50295999321aa96d4ee59321f44aaa6f97c100d8978f54ee7671b9b249d783d91d7026c1ce8a860b5295a5f0e5e544d0
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description-en: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
They specifically target embedded systems and focus on providing small,
efficient and ubiquitous products.
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This package contains all of the supplementary files you need to develop your
own programs using the FreeType 2 library.
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f