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IamFuzzles

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Registered: 2013-02-16

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[solved] Installing and managing fonts

I've been looking around the web quite a bit, and still haven't found a decent answer to my problem. I'm trying to install some fonts (namely a couple from here) but do not know how to do so. I've "installed" one set of fonts, which were just a series of .ttf files that I dropped into my home .fonts folder, and it just seemed to work. But now I'm at a loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Last edited by IamFuzzles (2013-08-07 21:56:56)

PackRat

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Registered: 2011-03-03

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Re: [solved] Installing and managing fonts

After you download and unzip the file, cd into the fonts-master folder and run the mkpcf script. That will convert the bdf files to pcf font files. You can copy those pcf font files to your ~/.fonts and update your fonts with:

fc-cache -f -v

might not be the most elegant way, but the fonts are available on my system now.

If you're still at a loss, you can take a look here:

http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=196047

Last edited by PackRat (2013-08-07 18:03:37)

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benhofb

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Re: [solved] Installing and managing fonts

You can also install .ttf files from the web in your "/usr/share/fonts/" directory. This will allow you to use them system wise. Wherever you put the fonts though, be sure to make a new folder within that directory instead of just dumping them in ".fonts" or "/usr/share/fonts/". I usually made a folder called "My Fonts" or "Web Fonts" and then but the fonts in there. I don't know if this step is absolutely necessary, but I found that it always works when I put them in a folder.

As for managing fonts, personally I use "FontManager" which is in the repos, but there are a few more available. Font manager is pretty nice, but doesn't exactly render bitmap fonts correctly.

~Benhofb

IamFuzzles

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Re: [solved] Installing and managing fonts

I tried both of your suggestions, but it doesn't seem to have worked. fc-cache seems to finish fine, but when checking fonts in a few programs (iceweasel, geany, gimp) they don't appear, and fc-list doesn't seem to list them.

PackRat

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Re: [solved] Installing and managing fonts

I think they are bitmap fonts; read the first few entries in that link I gave you to see how to enable bitmap faults if you have done so already.

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IamFuzzles

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Re: [solved] Installing and managing fonts

That worked! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate the help!