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

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "libfreetype6-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to install libfreetype6-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libfreetype6-dev" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall libfreetype6-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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3. Information about the libfreetype6-dev package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libfreetype6-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5
Multi-Arch: same
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: freetype
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4109
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5), libc6-dev | libc-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev, libpng-dev
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.5_amd64.deb
Size: 955184
MD5sum: 2b89c5edc74dec7e812bc11831ff1b38
SHA1: ff0bf4eee3f2ba7d01155ea071c0a96dce746a8c
SHA256: 78737759fa5656fe63415ea7fef0fb484a8d48b152225adbbfe292362e9737ee
SHA512: 5859390ac51d8d67723ea512b7f97c3e1a8fbb3c6bc93b3c4f29c66a7724fd5f77280c0a8f53e759c5164e46039b17e5cb0e81735b8825a30e89b1cad2179402
Homepage: http://www.freetype.org
Description-en: FreeType 2 font engine, development 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.
.
This package contains all supplementary files (static library, headers
and documentation) you need to develop your own programs using the
FreeType 2 library.
Description-md5: 172d8a56d9acb662016bcd69f56b4640
Supported: 5y

Package: libfreetype6-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 4109
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Steve Langasek
Architecture: amd64
Source: freetype
Version: 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2
Depends: libfreetype6 (= 2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2), libc6-dev | libc-dev, zlib1g-dev | libz-dev, libpng-dev
Filename: pool/main/f/freetype/libfreetype6-dev_2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
Size: 956182
MD5sum: a9ca40212bd1f25ea992b18c82db25bd
SHA1: 651b226665ed1e34d81b6483ff2596c28accf47a
SHA256: 890ebd099cc798543bd70205d387c53a280e21e824051594d54e121d63ed8c6a
Description-en: FreeType 2 font engine, development 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.
.
This package contains all supplementary files (static library, headers
and documentation) you need to develop your own programs using the
FreeType 2 library.
Description-md5: 172d8a56d9acb662016bcd69f56b4640
Multi-Arch: same
Homepage: http://www.freetype.org
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m