installing additional fonts

[Gérard BIGOT]

2009/8/19 Pastor JW <pastor_jw at the-inner-circle.org>

> On Tuesday 18 August 2009 10:25:27 pm dwain wrote:
> > i have been reading the linux bible 2008 and have learned much about
> > running linux.  more than i have learned before.  i would like to install
> > some additional fonts, but i haven't found a way to do this in the gnome
> > desktop.  while trying to configure a network printer i found a tab to
> add
> > additional fonts, but i would like to install them system wide.  would
> > someone please point me in the direction to accomplish this task?
>
> In Kubuntu, which is what I use and much prefer, going to System Settings,
> Appearance, you will find the Font Installer and other font tools.  In
> Ubuntu
> however, people tell me this tool function is missing, ...a Gnome thing I
> guess.  You can however, install fonts from synaptic package manager if you
> find the ones you want available there. Or add "Font Forge" to handle true
> type fonts.
>

put whatever font you want to add to ~/.fonts/ and reboot.  There's a magic
line to invoke at the prompt level, so as not have to reboot, but I can't
remember (fccache something?).

It's only for your login, so it doesn't risk to change your system.

G.
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