How to install fonts on Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10
By Detector | 25 April 2009
You can install various fonts in Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04 and 10.10 following the next easy tutorials.
If you want to install Microsoft Windows fonts, open your terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal) and enter:
sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
For Red Hat Liberation fonts use this terminal line: (This fonts are already installed on Ubuntu 10.04)
sudo apt-get install ttf-liberation
If you want to install any other fonts you can get from the net or use your font database follow this steps:
- Go to your home folder
- Enable “Show Hidden Files” option from Nautilus View menu
- Then create new folder with name “.fonts” (with dot in front)
- Now in new folder copy all your true type fonts. If you want to copy your Windows fonts, you can find it in WINDOWS/Fonts folder.
- Now restart and new fonts will be in use.
This tutorials can be used for installing fonts in Ubuntu 8.10 also.
Check up our new – DetectorPRO tutorial for fine tuning your Ubuntu 9.10 system.
Tags | Howto, Linux, Newbie Ubuntu Tips, Ubuntu
Thank you. i’ve been looking for something like this.
Thanks. I’m going to try this now.
instead of restarting, try "sudo fc-cache -f -v" from terminal window
Thank you my friend. its work….
I’m using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
hey it doesnot work
i cant create a folder in home!
Obviously you have not admin rights – try: sudo su
hi… I need some help in translating nudi to unicode.
Can u pls help me on this..
Thank u
Placed the ttfs in .fonts folder and works perfectly on Ubuntu 9.04.
Thank you, it worked great at ubuntu 9.04
Thanks for making my entry into the world of Ubuntu (Linux) so much easier than I had read on posts for older versions of Ubuntu. This was easy on 9.10.
You don't need to restart the machine, just restart the required applications, should show up the installed fonts from the ~/.fonts directory
Guys, Its so simple. Download the file. Right click and Open the .TTF with Font Viewer. Install Option is present there.
Thanks, worked perfectly.
Thank u so much. now it's working fine.
now working fine in all windows fonts. Thanks for your suggestion.
It's working fine. Thanks for your Suggestions
Worked a treat… nice one… as a non commercial DVD author, a selection of fonts is vital for my "customers" various needs/projects.
Dilip Vamanan… I didn't try your sugestion, as with over 7000 fonts, I figured it would take longer then the originally suggested method… but I reckon for one or two fonts, it probably is a tad quicker and easier!
Hey Dilip, I followed your instructions: “”Right click and Open the .TTF with Font Viewer. Install Option is present there.”"
And it sure was, this was simple, so simple!! ThanX
Very simple and effective way of installing a lot of fonts at once. I am using Lucid and I didn’t even need to reboot.
I followed both of your instructions and my fonts are still not displayed correctly when I go online… Any ideas?
Did you see the installed fonts when you use OpenOffice ? If the fonts are properly installed the system will be use it, but there will be differences when you browsing online – depending on site development (what type of fonts are used), so, try few popular sites to see if that is a font issue. Thank you.
Viktor Ustijanoski
DetectorPRO editor
Excellent tip, but you forgot to mention that add sources repositories is needed.
Cheers.
hi,
installed
ttf-mscorefonts-installer and a number of Armenian fonts , Does not work. Please advise
It works, Thanks a lot
Awesome ;D
Great post!
hey all of u just double click on font n install its so easy way to install fonts
if it is work give me a feed back
Thank you for the support. Happy New Year
I added Chiller font in Meerkat 10.10
Download the font .ttf file
Start Nautilus as administrator: gksudo nautilus – follow prompts for password
Navigate to /usr/share/fonts/truetype
copy the font .ttf file into that directory
Restart
Works fine
Hi, Thanks a lot…its solved my probs………….
thanks a lot,one of my problem solved
TnX alot, small but usefull tip.
I tried the instructions (5 steps). It worked very well. Some other comments appear to be useful too, but the instructions are most useful in that they indirectly the beginners the structure of the file system.
I tried the instructions (5 steps). It worked very well. Some other comments appear to be useful too, but the instructions are most useful in that they indirectly teach the beginners the structure of the file system.
Thanks a lot. This really helped me out.
thanks Yaar
Thank you very muchhh. It worked well.
thanks a lot for the tutorial, finally my maverick has a various fonts.
Works well. Thank You very much.
And the comment from asylum:
instead of restarting, try “sudo fc-cache -f -v” is the cherry upon the cake.
;D
or just simple get MC (midnight commander), start it in rout, go into the: ‘usr/share/fonts/’ directory, and you can copy your downloaded fonts into it… then it’s gonna working ×)
works well ! thank u so much
At ubuntu 11.04 you have to install the fonts through the console. If you install through Synaptic or Software Center, the installation is not successful: go to home=> share=> fonts=> truetype=> mstt core fonts and you will see a text message to reinstall the package because you did not accept the EULA. But installing through console, the EULA appears and the installation is processing normally.
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it’s so useful and so awesome..
so great for everybody…