Easy way to install various Fonts into your ubuntu box is combine it with windows fonts.
Thousands even million of free fonts are available on the net and support for windows.
- Download those windows fonts. remember Only the TrueTypFonts
- Create directory windowsfonts at /usr/share/fonts/truetype
$ sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/windowsfonts
- Then copy the downloaded fonts into windowsfonts directory
$ sudo cp /home/downloadedfolder/fonts/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/windowsfonts
- Finally, make those fonts cached
$ fc-cache
That’s all folks. Hopefully this will help.
November 20th, 2008
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Here is the trick to add your linux font.
This is just simple trick.
First, you must close any application related to fonts library ( openoffice, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc ).
Copy your windows fonts ( usually it is located in c:\windows\fonts ) if you cant see this folder, thats because this folder is hidden, try to show the hidden files and folder from the tools menu ( folder options). Remember, only copy the font files not the font folder.
Then just paste it in /usr/share/font.
Thats it, the fonts loaded automatically, try to run OpenOffice Writer and see the fonts is there.
Hopefully this will help.
September 5th, 2008
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General, Windows |
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