How to Install and Uninstall libxft2 Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 17,2024

You can also install and uninstall the libxft2 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 "libxft2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install libxft2 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 "libxft2" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libxft2 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libxft2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.4-1
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_2.3.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 41754
MD5sum: 9f3ce8dfc3d86b0761fd99f8078f22ef
SHA1: ac929348826eb8ec35998ced7beb51edd288724b
SHA256: 2f1f300e21c97023e0a8418d68e5eba095d2c5872ceab740f5d70278d94284fd
SHA512: 7d4b6d408f20a21c2ee8f3af469d0fcc14b1b8ad858ac0bae532dd3acb06fb75f28a0a961dbc22a5f0d1adfd9bdc2f3f073fe6f261291f84a23339188fb25d23
Description: FreeType-based font drawing library for X
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