FreeType 1 (libttf2) is a free and portable TrueType font rendering engine. It has been superceded by FreeType 2 (libfreetype6), which has a new API. Install libfreetype6-dev for developing new software projects. . This package contains the runtime shared library files for programs that use the old FreeType 1 engine. . Home Page: http://www.freetype.org/