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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "libxfont-dev" package

Learn how to install libxfont-dev on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

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


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

Package: libxfont-dev
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libxfont2
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 483
Depends: libxfont2 (= 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3), libx11-dev, x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-fonts-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libfontenc-dev (>= 1:1.0.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxfont2/libxfont-dev_2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 124290
MD5sum: 7bdc3774148fc822df1360e1266651d0
SHA1: 83d40216530e5b0056cd2df5156885e34e8d289e
SHA256: f6680c9b1c19371a1575af3f5acbe1a82b92267fe88856b84121c2fe3db2280c
SHA512: 649d8572a33a6a85e4e6c7bc3b747b840be2e150643234f2ee378e218cdd4096ad951803c9bbc5830e28327404a1bfde278f2b1b95299827811af11a3384be90
Description-en: X11 font rasterisation library (development headers)
libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
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This package contains the development headers for the library found in
libxfont2. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
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More information about X.Org can be found at:

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This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont
Description-md5: cab55efddd1be9ff5e33a1ddb8d2a99a
Supported: 5y

Package: libxfont-dev
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Installed-Size: 497
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: libxfont
Version: 1:1.5.1-1
Depends: libxfont1 (= 1:1.5.1-1), libx11-dev, x11proto-core-dev, x11proto-fonts-dev, libfreetype6-dev, libfontenc-dev (>= 1:1.0.1-1)
Filename: pool/main/libx/libxfont/libxfont-dev_1.5.1-1_amd64.deb
Size: 126142
MD5sum: 747c0e6aa6226d0173ca1ce81a3b72da
SHA1: 1af34228c7e92e888dd9f2707ebb9015ef4b47e3
SHA256: 255a29f8cb4874d025f73529779a6a1a2e394fb54c17102efcb8f335cef5c198
Description-en: X11 font rasterisation library (development headers)
libXfont provides various services for X servers, most notably font
selection and rasterisation (through external libraries).
.
This package contains the development headers for the library found in
libxfont1. Non-developers likely have little use for this package.
.
More information about X.Org can be found at:

.
This module can be found at
git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/lib/libXfont
Description-md5: db66cbe62abb9446c54b7226358abd1b
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 9m