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

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "mftrace" package

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


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall mftrace on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: mftrace
Priority: extra
Section: universe/tex
Installed-Size: 128
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Julian Gilbey
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.18-2
Depends: python:any (>= 2.6.6-7~), potrace | autotrace, t1utils, texlive-base-bin, libc6 (>= 2.7)
Suggests: fontforge, ghostscript
Filename: pool/universe/m/mftrace/mftrace_1.2.18-2_amd64.deb
Size: 35264
MD5sum: 4eb6485838bb439ce603248eaec27edf
SHA1: 141f4c68c09207a3f7e7c22693da4e92be16afb6
SHA256: e2d55a9723564b7d7f9c0c16a301c86cd4e9967fa2a9a1df6a378900d76c8b88
Description-en: Converts Metafont fonts into Type1 fonts
mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap
font (a METAFONT font) into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1
Scalable Font).
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Type1 fonts offer many advantages over bitmaps, as they allow
PostScript files to render correctly on printers with many resolutions.
Moreover, Ghostscript can generate much better PDF, if given scalable
fonts.
Description-md5: 04c81a18140c5ad35737c542ce67c331
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu