How to Install and Uninstall libxft2 Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "libxft2" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libxft2 on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall libxft2 on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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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 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: libxft2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.3.6-1
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_2.3.6-1_amd64.deb
Size: 44498
MD5sum: 0b0ebf7ae27624236b8970c93d7880e5
SHA1: cfb47e494aad9891747cb88b609e18864ba223fc
SHA256: a4ac5af0a457ae7e1ffd1e061448804fcc0260b1f09e5cb735cf19aecf9a01e1
SHA512: 4c87407fe2ef56d61ee0d25fa45eebfe0264b7640402ac9cca0a92f5f063316db9de5c35db10cb30de75e3063f8e7da8a336bc7cc0373ed3b91280e3100c06af
Description: FreeType-based font drawing library for X
Description-md5: 9f19660eee6522753a05ff6cf228ec1d
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, 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