How to Install libfreetype6 software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

How to Install libfreetype6 software package in Debian 7 (Wheezy)

libfreetype6 software package provides FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files, you can install in your Debian 7 (Wheezy) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install libfreetype6 

libfreetype6 is installed in your system.

Make ensure the libfreetype6 package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libfreetype6 *

You will get with libfreetype6 package name, version, architecture and description in a table

libfreetype6 package basic information:

Distro Debian 7 wheezy
Section Libraries
Package libfreetype6
Version 2.4.9-1.1+deb7u3
Description FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files
Sub Section libs


See Also, How to uninstall or remove libfreetype6 software package from Debian 7 (Wheezy)?