How to Install and Uninstall libfontconfig-dev Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libfontconfig-dev on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libfontconfig-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libfontconfig-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall libfontconfig-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libfontconfig-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfontconfig-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libfontconfig-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.13.1-4.2ubuntu5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: fontconfig
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian freedesktop.org maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 572
Provides: libfontconfig1-dev (= 2.13.1-4.2ubuntu5)
Depends: libfontconfig1 (= 2.13.1-4.2ubuntu5), libexpat1-dev, libfreetype6-dev (>= 2.8.1), uuid-dev, pkg-config
Replaces: libfontconfig1-dev (<< 2.13.1-3)
Filename: pool/main/f/fontconfig/libfontconfig-dev_2.13.1-4.2ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 150792
MD5sum: d301f3c49d8377f45e2c1eed313ee520
SHA1: 797bc45ce621475fea409eb7ef8c10eabfd9504d
SHA256: 2dfd75329c954d7453bf95a6057151aba638159172b7700cfa95b4901d0cbde7
SHA512: a7018530dfd5fa5e6b99a74e458bcf14a58136385ad92cdcfc3ad011dc78c904a0dc1bebc810b6898f1e76b7d86e3acb74b12955d18d667dc71f9e539a109c08
Homepage: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/
Description: generic font configuration library - development
Description-md5: 050db170deaa19847a8222ec11c75166