# Install font-util

X.Org: Font package creation/installation utilities. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-26.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:font-util
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install font-util
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add font-util
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: font-util from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install xorg-x11-font-utils
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xorg-x11-font-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#font-util
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/font-util/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S xorg-font-util
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: xorg-font-util from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install font-util
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: font-util from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:font-util
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/font-util>
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Source summary:** X.Org: Font package creation/installation utilities
- **Homepage:** <https://www.x.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.x.org/>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://www.x.org/archive/individual/font/font-util-1.4.2.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-26T00:47:30Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- bdftruncate (cli)
- ucs2any (cli)
- bdftruncate (alias)
- ucs2any (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf
- util-macros

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.4.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-26
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.x.org/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** font-util
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - font-util: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/font-util/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - font-util - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: font-util from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | X.org font utilities | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util
- apk - font-util-dev - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: font-util-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | X.org font utilities (development files) | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util
- apk - font-util-doc - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: font-util-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | X.org font utilities (documentation) | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util
- dnf - xorg-x11-font-utils - 7.5-63.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xorg-x11-font-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | X.Org X11 font utilities | http://www.x.org
- pacman - xorg-font-util - 1.4.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: xorg-font-util from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | X.Org font utilities | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/
- zypper - font-util - 1.4.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: font-util from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | X.Org font package creation/installation utilities | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/


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