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howtos:general_admin:install_fonts [2013/05/29 17:08 (UTC)] – Minor cleanup sycamorexhowtos:general_admin:install_fonts [2017/12/24 01:54 (UTC)] (current) – [Install Fonts] Clarify step #2 per request on LQ. bassmadrigal
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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 /usr/share/fonts/{TTF,OTF} 
-     mkfontscale +mkfontscale /usr/share/fonts/{TTF,OTF} 
-     fc-cache +fc-cache -f -v 
- +</code> 
-3) Restart X. +  Restart X.
- +
  
 ====== Sources ====== ====== Sources ======
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