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

Last updated: November 23,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libfreetype-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 "libfreetype-dev" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "libfreetype-dev" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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3. Information about the libfreetype-dev package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
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: 2017
Provides: libfreetype6-dev (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2)
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2), libbrotli-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 555414
MD5sum: 043677a6b40044825a5041682ee6c763
SHA1: 352d30381f08456ca309964f4316ece0ca5bf0ef
SHA256: a759deea4cf6906a66740ad43032c945e765c24592a4d3d9fb63edc5ddaa6737
SHA512: 31c33b494eeecad9044e1229e8975587fa5621448e115cf0279edc6341bd3bcb3f5c1c96caddeffcf9b8e2c51c7ed07dd974ff63ff7fc9dee03d9406ebb799dd
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+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: 2017
Provides: libfreetype6-dev (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1)
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1), libbrotli-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.11.1+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 555320
MD5sum: 822f4331b8979d30acf138818289f7a7
SHA1: 98566dceebc67ef877fbab4e76fde17bd486dc0e
SHA256: c43edf5c51902fe495a826fb89bd452ef23fe8afe49aec4a3e30ad249da4b8cb
SHA512: fb1da2c6e7b0090a00b92af6eae9cc851aa6c30eb706a3a3a692e44211ba3e0df3035e48887b2fed206d0267e6ebd6a3cb43c626804dee73ad3cc997322fd53b
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f