How to Install and Uninstall libfreetype6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "libfreetype6" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall libfreetype6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                libfreetype6
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libfreetype6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libfreetype6
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 906
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5_amd64.deb
Size: 315648
MD5sum: 98c4b585046c8fe31c39d24bf08e4817
SHA1: ac691ea4ccd4841786151007c43385a6bdf5c500
SHA256: 00df177f8172bd8114fc504f0b1ae503302919072f6449fac9eb285ea68701f7
SHA512: 0375e1d5746ddbefab2a90270d39b0d17d298e17632d8edc0028d8f38a99d27879f014a58e9980bff05a239f62c24f2b554d9dee3c2204656068a06534302e31
Homepage: http://www.freetype.org
Description-en: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
efficient and ubiquitous products.
.
The FreeType 2 library is their new software font engine. It has been
designed to provide the following important features:
* A universal and simple API to manage font files
* Support for several font formats through loadable modules
* High-quality anti-aliasing
* High portability & performance
.
Supported font formats include:
* TrueType files (.ttf) and collections (.ttc)
* Type 1 font files both in ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) format
* Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. The FreeType 2 API also provides
routines to manage design instances easily
* Type 1 CID-keyed fonts
* OpenType/CFF (.otf) fonts
* CFF/Type 2 fonts
* Adobe CEF fonts (.cef), used to embed fonts in SVG documents with
the Adobe SVG viewer plugin.
* Windows FNT/FON bitmap fonts
.
This package contains the files needed to run programs that use the
FreeType 2 library.
.
Home Page: http://www.freetype.org/
Authors: David Turner
Robert Wilhelm
Werner Lemberg
Description-md5: 74d3ddb20419b75f6ffeda0bea0b0ade
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, tomcat-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop
Supported: 5y

Package: libfreetype6
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 906
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Architecture: amd64
Source: freetype
Version: 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.13-4), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6_2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 316378
MD5sum: f67ebf8f3df725842017b5851da8255c
SHA1: 6dcb736f70275db7905c4d2551afe5b092c03364
SHA256: 44ad808cf5916c204e38374d1054b99f12f68ff3b99b81964076b31ff1003739
Description-en: FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
The FreeType project is a team of volunteers who develop free,
portable and high-quality software solutions for digital typography.
They specifically target embedded systems and focus on bringing small,
efficient and ubiquitous products.
.
The FreeType 2 library is their new software font engine. It has been
designed to provide the following important features:
* A universal and simple API to manage font files
* Support for several font formats through loadable modules
* High-quality anti-aliasing
* High portability & performance
.
Supported font formats include:
* TrueType files (.ttf) and collections (.ttc)
* Type 1 font files both in ASCII (.pfa) or binary (.pfb) format
* Type 1 Multiple Master fonts. The FreeType 2 API also provides
routines to manage design instances easily
* Type 1 CID-keyed fonts
* OpenType/CFF (.otf) fonts
* CFF/Type 2 fonts
* Adobe CEF fonts (.cef), used to embed fonts in SVG documents with
the Adobe SVG viewer plugin.
* Windows FNT/FON bitmap fonts
.
This package contains the files needed to run programs that use the
FreeType 2 library.
.
Home Page: http://www.freetype.org/
Authors: David Turner
Robert Wilhelm
Werner Lemberg
Description-md5: 74d3ddb20419b75f6ffeda0bea0b0ade
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.freetype.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, print-server, tomcat-server, kubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, lubuntu-core, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntu-sdk-libs, ubuntu-touch, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop