How To Install libxft2 on Debian 10

Learn how to install libxft2 on Debian 10 with this tutorial. libxft2 is FreeType-based font drawing library for X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxft2 on Debian 10.

What is libxft2

libxft2 is:

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.

There are three methods to install libxft2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libxft2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libxft2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libxft2

Install libxft2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libxft2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libxft2

Install libxft2 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libxft2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libxft2

How To Uninstall libxft2 on Debian 10

To uninstall only the libxft2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libxft2

Uninstall libxft2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libxft2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxft2

Remove libxft2 Configurations and Data

To remove libxft2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libxft2

Remove libxft2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libxft2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxft2

Dependencies

libxft2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libxft2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.