How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype-dev Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: November 26,2024

1. Install "libfreetype-dev" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libfreetype-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libfreetype-dev on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype-dev package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: libfreetype-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.13.1+dfsg-1
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: 2065
Provides: libfreetype6-dev (= 2.13.1+dfsg-1)
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.13.1+dfsg-1), libbrotli-dev, libbz2-dev, libc6-dev | libc-dev, libpng-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev
Suggests: freetype2-doc (= 2.13.1+dfsg-1)
Breaks: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Replaces: libfreetype6-dev (<< 2.10.1)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype-dev_2.13.1+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 570818
MD5sum: fee56b1f44cc12114ad9462b014c3230
SHA1: bcfcc346a9301f232a79d367abb1c742598e8b6b
SHA256: 4609edfbef3be943138cc0dbc41cf033f79a628d9eb09053efef03a04071e9ec
SHA512: 82a5821c077f499d4bcd3373f40d02affa394225a333307badaa2a5babdb9c8b1ff5d80fce7e28e2bd868829b87f3a019a2188056e9a5881f4fef3afd392726d
Homepage: https://freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, development files
Description-md5: 8875ea8826893bae306fe23dfd81f96f
Task: ubuntu-unity-desktop