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Old 09-22-2005, 07:57 AM   #1
erikash
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coupe of simple questions...

hi, how to install true type fonts (the windows fonts) in slackware?
sorry for the newbie question...

is there a program for linux that shows the name/model for my hardware?

thanks in advance,
erik
 
Old 09-22-2005, 08:00 AM   #2
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?#1 -- Fonts Sorry, don't know

?#2 -- hardware IDentify - as seen by current kernel

Try the command, lspci
man lspci for all available options.


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Old 09-22-2005, 08:26 AM   #3
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...fonts+ttmkfdir

There are quite a few threads out there on this very subject. Using the search function here on LQ and on google yeilds many results...
 
Old 09-22-2005, 10:20 AM   #4
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just put your fonts in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF ... pretty sure you have to be su and they have to be ttf format

kinfo center is a good gui tool that's kinna like aida
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