install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install font-util

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add font-util

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · font-util · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install xorg-x11-font-utils

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · xorg-x11-font-utils · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#font-util

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fo/font-util/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S xorg-font-util

Arch Linux sync databases · xorg-font-util · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install font-util

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · font-util · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

X.Org: Font package creation/installation utilities

Project links

Commands and aliases

bdftruncate
ucs2any

history

Project history and usage

font-util is the X.Org utility package for font package creation and installation support.

Project history

The official README describes font-util as X.Org font package creation and installation utilities. It records the primary development repository at freedesktop.org GitLab and directs questions to the Xorg mailing list.

The package sits in the modular X.Org font stack. Its README documents the `--with-fontrootdir` configure option and the fontutil pkg-config file, which allows font modules built with fontutil macros to learn a default parent directory.

Adoption history

font-util followed X.Org's modular packaging era: the freedesktop tag list includes X.Org release tags and later font-util-specific releases. Its audience is mostly downstream packagers and maintainers of X.Org font modules rather than end-user font designers.

How it is used

The package supplies command-line helpers such as `bdftruncate` and `ucs2any`, plus build-time metadata/macros used when producing and installing X.Org font packages.

Why package nerds care

font-util is a classic infrastructure package: small, rarely visible to users, but useful for keeping the old X11 bitmap/font-module world reproducible across source builds and operating-system packages.

Timeline

2004: freedesktop tag history shows X.Org-era font repository tags before modular font-util releases.
2007: The tag list includes early font-util 1.0 and 1.1 releases.
2020s: The tag list continues through font-util 1.4.x releases.

Related projects

font-util belongs to the X.Org font module family and is related to the broader X.Org and freedesktop.org build and release infrastructure.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bdftruncate`	cli	global executable
`ucs2any`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.4.2

manager updated2026-07-04

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.x.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.x.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:font-util
Version	1.4.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/font-util
Homepage	https://www.x.org/
Repository	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util
Upstream docs	https://www.x.org/
License	MIT
Source archive	https://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/font/font-util-1.4.2.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-07-04T13:13:40+09:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pkgconf, util-macros
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

font-util

nix profile install nixpkgs#font-util

normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

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

apk95%

font-util 1.4.2-r0

X.org font utilities

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util

sudo apk add font-util

License: custom
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: font-util
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

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

apk95%

font-util-dev 1.4.2-r0

X.org font utilities (development files)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util

sudo apk add font-util-dev

License: custom
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: font-util
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

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

apk95%

font-util-doc 1.4.2-r0

X.org font utilities (documentation)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/font/util

sudo apk add font-util-doc

License: custom
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: font-util
normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

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

dnf95%

xorg-x11-font-utils 7.5-63.fc44

X.Org X11 font utilities

http://www.x.org

sudo dnf install xorg-x11-font-utils

License: MIT AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT-open-group AND Unicode-3.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: xorg-x11-font-utils
4 dependencies
5 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xorg-x11-font-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

xorg-font-util 1.4.2-1

X.Org font utilities

https://xorg.freedesktop.org/

sudo pacman -S xorg-font-util

License: MIT AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT-open-group AND Unicode-3.0
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

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

zypper95%

font-util 1.4.2-1.2

X.Org font package creation/installation utilities

https://xorg.freedesktop.org/

sudo zypper install font-util

License: MIT
Category: System/X11/Fonts
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: font-util
2 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Font Util

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: font-util from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/font-util.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install font-util with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Additional install commands

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Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

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Same workflow

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