We can't update freetype to 2.8.1 in Ubuntu 17.10 because it will break Electron apps (LP: #1728329). But Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will likely get freetype 2.8.1 (or possibly a newer version).
We can't update freetype to 2.8.1 in Ubuntu 17.10 because it will break Electron apps (LP: #1728329). But Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will likely get freetype 2.8.1 (or possibly a newer version).