How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype6 Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "libfreetype6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libfreetype6" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libfreetype6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype6 package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.13.1+dfsg-1
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: 874
Depends: libbrotli1 (>= 0.6.0), libbz2-1.0, libc6 (>= 2.33), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.13.1+dfsg-1_amd64.deb
Size: 397624
MD5sum: fa5a35f793193c6f31847eb2f1ecee07
SHA1: fe5170e024794ea5bc49fa79cb533fce5c2d8a5e
SHA256: 4c75b582162e59d8f7be477ab0ef34cc77c60de1991f90deb7c7c6f916384375
SHA512: 67ffe8aa4d5b46a30d40f81a13b62914c6e8acd25ad4af8c59b55b027c7d737f77d28ba08e7aa1c37a1fd2f5b3cba3e3385f75c6a885b56580d965f0d32c4c98
Homepage: https://freetype.org
Description: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Description-md5: a1e3ee2cc4e84cd6907bcd99545e0796
Task: print-server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-wsl, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi