All fonts I've "installed" have worked like
1) copy the font files under some directory, like
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/my_new_fonts/ for example
2) alter
/etc/X11/xorg.conf, and in the beginning, among the other similar lines in
Section "Files", add
Code:
FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/my_new_fonts/"
3) Restart X server - either open up a console (
ctrl+alt+f1) and run
-- or simply press
ctrl+alt+backspace
And that has been it. I'm not a pro in this area, though, so there might be other methods.