How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype6 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: December 29,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libfreetype6 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 "libfreetype6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libfreetype6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype6 package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 870
Depends: libbrotli1 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.33), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.11.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb
Size: 388826
MD5sum: e64a7c5ea2ef02fd6c77009cfcfb3490
SHA1: 15463a70a30b4633a0c672db10a0cb6075253e20
SHA256: 8a5ea24cb79eb6955fe5f48f9f1a5ccf89227b8f559357686071956fd403f37c
SHA512: 888b706cd852029a1ecb59937dd9d9ae615baa3a1044c4e4aa5f696400ed34bd5d0c63b5a12e6fa20afe329591e4c902b0ff05b8a7b614dc20eb86cb37a45c2d
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Description-md5: a1e3ee2cc4e84cd6907bcd99545e0796
Task: print-server, 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

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.1+dfsg-1build1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hugh McMaster
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 870
Depends: libbrotli1 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.33), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.11.1+dfsg-1build1_amd64.deb
Size: 389224
MD5sum: c2ca9c004049a2814ceb72649baee9fd
SHA1: a995f7aee061d470bd945fb1bfdf8f42dc19c1c3
SHA256: ccc186e123790e4425ba5d65684101153031f8838d6daedb0ed3c0e5e1d528da
SHA512: 37eb43d12c853e3101342d5e32c0d3611d812a495e0f61a4979b88693836ff8a17558bd46af43514f145d69a7f718e9e4f1825f75506da147ad533291d17936d
Homepage: https://www.freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Description-md5: a1e3ee2cc4e84cd6907bcd99545e0796
Task: print-server, 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