Installing fonts

[Rick]

In earlier releases of Ubuntu, I had no trouble dropping fonts into a 
folder / directory and making the system recognize the change. In 
Kubuntu 8.04 there is a lovely interface for performing this function. 
Ubuntu 8.04 seems to have changed the rules of the game. The last time I 
checked, information sources do not explain the new rules. I have 
already added the
sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts and
sudo fc-cache -f -v.
Just what must I do to add a bunch of fonts to the fonts repository on 
Ubuntu?

Your assistance will be most appreciated.

Rick