How To Install libxft-dev on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxft-dev on Debian 12.
What is libxft-dev
libxft-dev 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.
This package provides a static library and C header files.
There are three methods to install libxft-dev on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libxft-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libxft-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libxft-dev
Install libxft-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libxft-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libxft-dev
Install libxft-dev 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 libxft-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libxft-dev
How To Uninstall libxft-dev on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libxft-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libxft-dev
Uninstall libxft-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libxft-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libxft-dev
Remove libxft-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libxft-dev configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libxft-dev
Remove libxft-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libxft-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libxft-dev
Dependencies
libxft-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libxft-dev package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
