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.ttf in Ubuntu and Linux

admin | May 30, 2009 in Ubuntu / Linux | Comments (0)

To install True type fonts in Linux: Ubuntu, etc:

# cd /usr/share/fonts/truetype
# mkdir windowsfonts

Copy the true type fonts from the location to the new font directory:

# cp /media/sdb1/Windows/fonts/*.ttf .

Change the ownership:

# chown root.root *.ttf
# chmod 644 *.ttf

Add the new font directory run the next two commands:

# mkfontdir

# fc-cache

Now we can use windows True Type fonts in Linux!