How To Install libxft2 on Debian 10
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.