How to Install and Uninstall libxft2 Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libxft2" package

Learn how to install libxft2 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxft2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxft2" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libxft2 on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxft2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxft2 package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: libxft2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.3-0ubuntu4
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: xft
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 118
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libx11-6, libxrender1
Filename: pool/main/x/xft/libxft2_2.3.3-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb
Size: 41530
MD5sum: 88a0d82a80e307e823e06b8685021ad5
SHA1: f7ac38211f36b10cbbd9f799528ecb70bf52dceb
SHA256: e9937e8cd540bb2a90d2953f96a4e1515dbb5dcb77d56e7ad21940a6b1428f02
SHA512: f415574a91ed72e457fb98b26117cd335dcb1bf8349f9fad8cba125f8e1c3058538326b651ad84dd01a72bd38ba248e226e5d582eb3d16e99eecca54486d3e67
Description-en: FreeType-based font drawing library for X
Xft provides a client-side font API for X applications, making the FreeType
font rasterizer available to X clients. Fontconfig is used for font
specification resolution. Where available, the RENDER extension handles
glyph drawing; otherwise, the core X protocol is used.
Description-md5: 9f19660eee6522753a05ff6cf228ec1d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi