add windows fonts to linux -- easy way to do this?
 

How can I take the fonts from windows and add them to linux? I looked on google but all the articles are years old and there must be an easy way to do it now.


Thanks

What distro?

debian sarge, 2.6 series kernel although there is no apt-get for the font I want, it is on my windows computer.

I just did this tonight, actually. This is the guide I used.

http://linux.org.mt/article/ttfonts

I'm on Mandrake, but used the "Other Distributions" instructions just fine. Not sure if Debian works exactly the same, but maybe enough to get you started.

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...1-x-fonts.html





Adding Fonts to Fontconfig

Adding new fonts to the Fontconfig subsystem is a straightforward process.

1.

To add fonts systemwide, copy the new fonts into the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory.

To add fonts for an individual user, copy the new fonts into the .fonts/ directory in the user's home directory.
2.

Use the fc-cache command to update the font information cache, as in the following example:

4fc-cache <path-to-font-directory>

In this command, replace <path-to-font-directory> with the directory containing the new fonts (either /usr/share/fonts/local/ or ~/.fonts/).


Adding Fonts to xfs

To add fonts to the core X font subsystem (xfs), follow these steps:

1.

If it does not already exist, create a directory called /usr/share/fonts/local/ using the following command as root:

mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/

If creating the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory is necessary, it must be added to the xfs path using the following command as root:

chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/local/

2.

Copy the new font file into the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory
3.

Update the font information by issuing the following command as root:

ttmkfdir -d /usr/share/fonts/local/ -o /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.scale

4.

Restart the xfs font server using the following command as root:

service xfs reload



http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...1-x-fonts.html