HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
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windows fonts
when i went to extract to /etc/font a message came up that i did not have permissions to extract there.
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
This is very cool. Using Ubuntu for less than a month, now. Just getting familiar with use of terminal. Ran the command in the article and sat on the couch in amazement as Ubuntu did the rest. When it was done, and it told me it was done, I actually said, out loud, "Wow." Re-loaded the Open Office and everything was right there waiting for me.
Consider me impressed with Linux.
Consider me impressed with Linux.
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
I realize that this is resurrecting a dead thread and that this sort of thing is frowned upon, but a lot of the links are now dead.
I uploaded the tarball myself:
http://www.mediafire.com/?o2zwntzyqzm
I uploaded the tarball myself:
http://www.mediafire.com/?o2zwntzyqzm
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixe
I like the fonts that look like a child wrote them.
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixe
wen i try to paste the extracted files in the fonts folder , it says u dont have write permissions and wen i use it says u r not permittede to change the permissions !!!! wat to do ???
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etc $/ chmod 777 fonts
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
Didn't work for me in mint. Downloads had Setup ODM.exe file in it which produced nothing but error windows. Thanks. Good try.
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
I just installed it in Cinnamon 18 and it works as always: great.
How did you install it?
How did you install it?
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
Well, yeah, .exe files do not work in Linux.rick wrote:Didn't work for me in mint. Downloads had Setup ODM.exe file in it which produced nothing but error windows.
I'm not sure what you tried to install, maybe you can elaborate?
If you want MS fonts in Mint, you can simply open the Software Manager and install mscorefonts from there.
If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
Probably just as well: ODM="Open Downloader Manager".Downloads had Setup ODM.exe file in it which produced nothing but error windows.
It's bogus to download a downloader just to download files, and I always assume they're malware installers.
To install any .ttf file:
- as root/sudo, copy the file to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/<optional-directory>
- as root/sudo, run "fc-cache -fv"
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] if/when it is solved!
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
And the GUI method:
- Download .ttf file
- Open the file in Font Viewer (doubleclicking should do it)
- Click the Install button.
It's nice to have options, after all.
- Download .ttf file
- Open the file in Font Viewer (doubleclicking should do it)
- Click the Install button.
It's nice to have options, after all.
If your issue is solved, kindly indicate that by editing the first post in the topic, and adding [SOLVED] to the title. Thanks!
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
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sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Re: HowTo: Have Windows fonts in Mint (or Ubuntu) [Link fixed]
Additionally you're likely to want to get the Google-developed Carlito and Caladea fonts, metric-compatible with respectively the Calibri and Cambria Windows fonts.
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sudo apt-get install fonts-crosextra-{carlito,caladea}