Package: libfontconfig1 Priority: optional Version: 2.8.0-1 Source: fontconfig Architecture: __ARCH__ Maintainer: Paul A. Whittaker Section: Libraries Destination: any Depends: libfreetype6, libexpat1, libc6 (>= 2.7-1) Recommends: fc-cache Description: Generic font configuration library Fontconfig is a back-end API for managing client-side fonts (usually TrueType fonts), typically via a front-end API such as libXft. . You will also need fc-cache and some actual fonts!