How to Install and Uninstall libfontconfig1-dev Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "libfontconfig1-dev" package

Please follow the guidance below to install libfontconfig1-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libfontconfig1-dev
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libfontconfig1-dev" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libfontconfig1-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libfontconfig1-dev
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfontconfig1-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libfontconfig1-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: fontconfig
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Keith Packard
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2034
Provides: libfontconfig-dev
Depends: libexpat1-dev, libfontconfig1 (= 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1), libfreetype6-dev (>= 2.1.7), pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/f/fontconfig/libfontconfig1-dev_2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 658196
MD5sum: 776f156f233a320aeada7f7672e43df3
SHA1: a70d868f24c690855b998194d7786bea48ddb4b3
SHA256: 193d70b5301522c31a3372484210f0e30256a2227a0e02618ba19cdc639e5a6c
SHA512: 6b1ecc208be1f6de477888660ab499cad7ed5b1e058573bcc44c9793f58f395ce634f6ae500c2b2d72bb98c6a909fa9e3888b8c14fd9e5f57b760747f6c82d4f
Description-en: generic font configuration library - development
Fontconfig is a font configuration and customization library, which
does not depend on the X Window System. It is designed to locate
fonts within the system and select them according to requirements
specified by applications.
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This package contains the static libraries and headers needed for the
development of applications using fontconfig.
Description-md5: 050db170deaa19847a8222ec11c75166
Supported: 5y

Package: libfontconfig1-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 2032
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Keith Packard
Architecture: amd64
Source: fontconfig
Version: 2.11.94-0ubuntu1
Provides: libfontconfig-dev
Depends: libexpat1-dev, libfontconfig1 (= 2.11.94-0ubuntu1), libfreetype6-dev (>= 2.1.7), pkg-config
Filename: pool/main/f/fontconfig/libfontconfig1-dev_2.11.94-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 657786
MD5sum: c33dae5cdc67b2ff49533d7ba1f44458
SHA1: 9b2a8961457b058cee95dcb7a723e92c0c08cc53
SHA256: c6cc6a770184bb3b660ebf5f3dded35660c65c27503eb7f640bb3cb4ca7651ae
Description-en: generic font configuration library - development
Fontconfig is a font configuration and customization library, which
does not depend on the X Window System. It is designed to locate
fonts within the system and select them according to requirements
specified by applications.
.
This package contains the static libraries and headers needed for the
development of applications using fontconfig.
Description-md5: 050db170deaa19847a8222ec11c75166
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m