How to Install and Uninstall fontforge-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 30,2024

1. Install "fontforge-common" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install fontforge-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                fontforge-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "fontforge-common" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall fontforge-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                fontforge-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fontforge-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: fontforge-common
Architecture: all
Version: 20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/fonts
Source: fontforge
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4864
Breaks: fontforge (<< 0.0.20120101+git-3), fontforge-nox (<< 0.0.20120101+git-3)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fontforge/fontforge-common_20120731.b-7.1ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 934526
MD5sum: 0b2a9e86a6541e7e8553653327df8612
SHA1: 8311d779fd0c71c6de675901ed6f71733dca7eaa
SHA256: 570186f856353ed21ffb92ac8c5f4f18ab243b425276274cc2d0b870028d62fe
SHA512: 1f144c3b4bec1a0e7a37c68ffb3be770aa05c6c33982af8df56ca7554ab265efb7cc9beb2b70807b92da6bbdcec3715e4de62d6713b23af048f533c694b04681
Homepage: http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/
Description-en: font editor (common files)
Besides being a font editor, FontForge is also a font format
converter, and can convert among PostScript (ASCII & binary Type 1,
some Type 3s, some Type 0s), TrueType, and OpenType (Type2),
CID-keyed, SVG, CFF and multiple-master fonts.
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This package contains common arch-independent files.
Description-md5: c406d1ea7efca96ecb4fe4e2386f60da
Task: ubuntustudio-publishing
Supported: 3y

Package: fontforge-common
Priority: optional
Section: universe/fonts
Installed-Size: 208
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Fonts Task Force
Architecture: all
Source: fontforge
Version: 20120731.b-7.1
Breaks: fontforge (<< 0.0.20120101+git-3), fontforge-nox (<< 0.0.20120101+git-3)
Filename: pool/universe/f/fontforge/fontforge-common_20120731.b-7.1_all.deb
Size: 25086
MD5sum: cd57c65d8f606f45968a7895f7f33fca
SHA1: ba5c7a64905c041aea0c9594449322cc9a68b0d8
SHA256: b0df1800a8e10ddaf02f256351d5b7377299ef9d0828c90842709b230bf41841
Description-en: font editor (common files)
Besides being a font editor, FontForge is also a font format
converter, and can convert among PostScript (ASCII & binary Type 1,
some Type 3s, some Type 0s), TrueType, and OpenType (Type2),
CID-keyed, SVG, CFF and multiple-master fonts.
.
This package contains common arch-independent files.
Description-md5: c406d1ea7efca96ecb4fe4e2386f60da
Homepage: http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m
Task: ubuntustudio-publishing