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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libxfont-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to install libxfont-dev on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxfont-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxfont-dev" package

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


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

Package: libxfont-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.4-1build3
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxfont
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 410
Depends: libxfont2 (= 1:2.0.4-1build3), libx11-dev, x11proto-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libfontenc-dev (>= 1:1.0.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxfont/libxfont-dev_2.0.4-1build3_amd64.deb
Size: 128262
MD5sum: 902bb417d1cd95de51ed5c83cf4865b4
SHA1: 7c1d18dff9dbd104eeecf2dac702f0cef4b2af8f
SHA256: 42355f20f3576fae7abb2f3ebd637348b6d15888f3c921fae7bcf1b56655ccee
SHA512: 3ab03d7f03ddf4ca93a51a1f3ebd3c2c14465ee776087aec96355cb2d58919891c8a7a89c5b918104daf6e86f0171f88ffb9e427e652dd1bfa5a79c2c44b5910
Description-en: X11 font rasterisation library (development headers)
libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
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This package contains the development headers for the library found in
libxfont2. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont
Description-md5: cab55efddd1be9ff5e33a1ddb8d2a99a