How to fix CMake build error on Ubuntu: Could NOT find HarfBuzz (missing: HarfBuzz_INCLUDE_DIR HarfBuzz_LIBRARY

Problem:

While building a software project using cmake, you see error messages like

CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-3.25/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:230 (message):
  Could NOT find HarfBuzz (missing: HarfBuzz_INCLUDE_DIR HarfBuzz_LIBRARY
  _HarfBuzz_REQUIRED_LIBS_FOUND)
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  /usr/share/cmake-3.25/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:600 (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
  cmake/FindHarfBuzz.cmake:153 (find_package_handle_standard_args)
  CMakeLists.txt:801 (find_package)

Solution

Install libharfbuzz-dev

sudo apt -y install libharfbuzz-dev

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