libfreetype6 software package provides FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) 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
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Libraries |
| Package | libfreetype6 |
| Version | 2.5.2-3+deb8u1 |
| Description | FreeType 2 font engine, shared library files |
| Sub Section | libs |
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