How do I install Windows (TrueType) fonts on Linux (Ubuntu)?


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Or open up synaptic and do a search for "microsoft true type" and click the "msttcorefonts" item that says "Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts".

Click Apply.

Done.

(or paste this line into any open terminal)

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

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Copy them into your "/home/User Name/.fonts" folder for your user to have access, or into "/usr/share/fonts/" for systemwide access.

But directly or into the truetype folder?

Or open up synaptic and do a search for "microsoft true type" and click the "msttcorefonts" item that says "Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts".

Click Apply.

Done.

(or paste this line into any open terminal)

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

I want to copy a specific font.

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I want to copy a specific font.

Your first post said "fonts"

How do I install Windows (TrueType) fonts on Linux (Ubuntu)?

Until just now, there was no indication that you have one specific font.

But yeah, copy that one file into your .fonts folder.

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Your first post said "fonts"

Until just now, there was no indication that you have one specific font.

But yeah, copy that one file into your .fonts folder.

It was a general statement....

Here we go with permissions...How do I copy them bypassing all the permission? (There is only one user on this PC)

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No, he'd just have to copy the fonts from his ~/.fonts directory, into ~/.wine/drive_c/Windows/Fonts

By the way, if anyone is wondering ~/ means /home/User Name/. Just incase anyone was confused and a little too shy to ask :)

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It doesn't let? :ermm:

Does it post a fault? If so, what does the fault say?

What command did you execute when you got the error?

These are important.

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Did you start your file manager with root permissions?

If not, it doesn't have the permission to do this.

It's not clear, but are you copying a file that is your file on your Desktop into a hidden (dot) folder you already created called .fonts ?

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sudo chmod 777 -R /home/<your username>/.fonts/

I really think that it is your fault, but just in case you created the folder from a root file manager or something like that, the command above will fix it, if it don't, try harder, it is your fault.

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