How to Install and Uninstall libxft2 Package on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

Last updated: November 22,2024

1. Install "libxft2" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libxft2 on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libxft2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libxft2 on Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu):


    
        
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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 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu)

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