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03-08-2005, 11:42 AM
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Hyd,India
Posts: 83
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regarding fonts
hi,
I just downloaded some fonts in a zip file from linuxbox.com.it contains some ttf fonts now how to install them??
plz help me out
thanks in anticipation
bye,
pranith.
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03-08-2005, 12:40 PM
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Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Newport News, Va
Distribution: Debian
Posts: 246
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Put the .ttf files in /usr/share/fonts, and they should be available.
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03-08-2005, 01:00 PM
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Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Hyd,India
Posts: 83
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the zipped folder doesnot contain any file named "fonts.cache-1" so how can it load them without it??
plz help me
bye,
pranith
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03-08-2005, 01:17 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: N. E. England
Distribution: Fedora, CentOS, Debian
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For ttf fonts install them in /usr/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/.
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03-08-2005, 01:39 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2004
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just put then anywhere you like
put the path to them in you x config
Section "Files"
FontPath "/"
move into their directory
mkfontscale &&
mkfontdir
put the directory they are in in /etc/fonts/local.conf
<dir> /// </dir>
then run
fc-cache
they should be there the next time yu start x
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