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howtos:general_admin:install_fonts [2013/05/28 17:45 (UTC)] – created arfonhowtos:general_admin:install_fonts [2013/05/30 14:56 (UTC)] – Suggested change makes better use of Wiki syntax - feel free to keep or discard. Eric alienbob
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 ====== Install Fonts ====== ====== Install Fonts ======
-AS ROOT, \\ +AS ROOT: 
-1) Copy your font files ( .ttf and/or .otf ) to their respective directories: \\ +  - Copy your font files (.ttf and/or .otf) to their respective directories: <code> 
-     /usr/share/fonts/TTF +/usr/share/fonts/TTF 
-     /usr/share/fonts/OTF +/usr/share/fonts/OTF 
- +</code> 
-2) Run the following commands: \\ +  - Run the following commands, with the directory where you copied the fonts as argument: <code> 
-     mkfontdir +mkfontdir 
-     mkfontscale +mkfontscale 
-     fc-cache +fc-cache 
- +</code> 
-3) Restart X. +  - Restart X.
- +
  
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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 <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! --> <!-- Authors are allowed to give credit to themselves! -->
- * Originally written by [[wiki:user:arfon | arfon]]+  * Originally written by [[wiki:user:arfon | arfon]]
 <!-- * Contributions by [[wiki:user:yyy | User Y]] --> <!-- * Contributions by [[wiki:user:yyy | User Y]] -->
  

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