How to Install and Uninstall libxft2 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "libxft2" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libxft2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                libxft2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libxft2" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall libxft2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                libxft2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libxft2 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: libxft2
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Installed-Size: 125
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force
Architecture: amd64
Source: xft
Version: 2.3.2-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.9.0), libfreetype6 (>= 2.3.5), libx11-6, libxrender1
Pre-Depends: multiarch-support
Filename: pool/main/x/xft/libxft2_2.3.2-1_amd64.deb
Size: 36120
MD5sum: e45fdf6ee9df169ba8e3430ea4087b81
SHA1: c4a70fb45d1acdd478113b390026ec5718821958
SHA256: 823ae2f0bb194376463fdf35518effc4c20a38120ed4b55b0b49440ec22a4075
Description-en: FreeType-based font drawing library for X
Xft provides a client-side font API for X applications, making the FreeType
font rasterizer available to X clients. Fontconfig is used for font
specification resolution. Where available, the RENDER extension handles
glyph drawing; otherwise, the core X protocol is used.
Description-md5: 9f19660eee6522753a05ff6cf228ec1d
Multi-Arch: same
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, 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, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-mate-cloudtop