zape Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 How do I install Windows (TrueType) fonts on Linux (Ubuntu)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch00 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Copy them into your "/home/User Name/.fonts" folder for your user to have access, or into "/usr/share/fonts/" for systemwide access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 25, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 25, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv13 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 you have access to your ~/.fonts folder, you don't need more permissions. You can also use a font manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted September 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 25, 2008 All fonts go directly to ~/.fonts/ Create the folder if it doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redvamp128 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 (edited) Unless he is trying to use wine... Then I believe you have to download and install Winetricks core fonts. http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks Also see here http://anyinput.wordpress.com/2008/07/31/i...fonts-in-linux/ Edited September 25, 2008 by redvamp128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch00 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 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 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/12/addi...s-in-linux.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 By the way, if anyone is wondering ~/ means /home/User Name/. Just incase anyone was confused and a little too shy to ask :) Nice tip :) And, it doesnt let me copy in there. ~/.fonts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 25, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zape Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Im using the file manager. Copy (from my desktop) and paste to the folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted September 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted September 25, 2008 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 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elv13 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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