Installing fonts

[Michael Ulm]

Rick wrote:
> squareyes wrote:
>> Rick wrote:
>>> Ah! There's the sticking point. There are several places where fonts are 
>>> stored in the new Ubuntu. I spoke ambiguously, because I don't know 
>>> where to put them in 8.04.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>> Hi Rick,
>> one place
>>
>> usr/share/fonts/
>>
>> Hope this helps
>> Take Care
>> Winton
>>
> It would help immensely, if it did not contradict the advice given by 
> other savants in the group when I previously asked the question. How do 
> I identify the truth?
> 
> Is it your usr/share/fonts/ or /.fonts or /TTF or 
> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fonts>?
> 
> Why are there multiple answers? Why are there multiple places? Why is 
> nothing ever straightforward in Linux?
> 

There is no contradiction, which you could have found out yourself by
reading the page you refered to

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fonts

Look at the "Manually" section there.

There are several places where you can put your fonts. You can chose
which places these are by editing /etc/fonts/fonts.conf. In this way
you can organize your fonts in a manner that appeals to you.
For example, you may want to put Hebrew fonts into a seperate folder.
Also note, that fonts you put in ~/.fonts are only visible to you.

I hope that clears up the confusion a bit.

Best regards,

Michael