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

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mftrace" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install mftrace on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall mftrace on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


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

Package: mftrace
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.20+git20191022.3b4bc2e-2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/tex
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julian Gilbey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 105
Depends: python3:any, potrace, fontforge (>= 1:20190801~dfsg-4) | fontforge (<= 1:20170731~dfsg-2), t1utils, texlive-base-bin, libc6 (>= 2.7)
Suggests: ghostscript
Filename: pool/universe/m/mftrace/mftrace_1.2.20+git20191022.3b4bc2e-2_amd64.deb
Size: 35272
MD5sum: a15dabad3f82724b4bab4dfb00fd905f
SHA1: 4874616f046aea0d8199aae93b9ce6fac3ade9fa
SHA256: 0b405656b835a572bd5c74b84e12cc23958dcc7923d428319a40ee2d1e40b193
SHA512: b5469a092f90b027af34f88e5f7f5a2af53e8d2bca2d44fd665d6b351fc10ebecf4e1e6a99251e301bc292dab4d255784a7f828dab5751f943ae6c8ee8137a86
Description-en: Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts
mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap
font (a METAFONT font) into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1
Scalable Font).
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Type1 fonts offer many advantages over bitmaps, as they allow
PostScript files to render correctly on printers with many resolutions.
Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much better PDF, if given scalable
fonts.
Description-md5: 04c81a18140c5ad35737c542ce67c331