The terminal command below will only install the MS Core fonts rather than ALL of the fonts an artist may have used to create documents. For example, a CorelDraw user may have over 1000 fonts that comes with CorelDraw. VitalBodies is attempting to move away from using proprietary fonts like the fonts owned by MS but we understand that not all users are able to do so.

The graphical way to install (or uninstall) these fonts:

Applications > Add/Remove… Show: All Available Applications > Search: Fonts > Enable:

Microsoft Core Fonts:
Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts
This package allows for easy installation of the Microsoft True Type Core Fonts for the Web including:
Andale Mono Arial Black Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Comic Sans MS (Bold) Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Impact Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Trebuchet (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic) Webdings
You will need an Internet connection to download these fonts if you don’t already have them.

From the Ubuntu Wiki: “The msttcorefonts package contains the Microsoft freeware (non-Free because they are non-modifiable) web fonts. (Note: Most Microsoft fonts are included in this package; however, it does not include Tahoma or Arial Narrow. For more information on installing msttcorefonts please refer to RestrictedFormats”

Learn More About MS Core Fonts Controversy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

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VitalBodies Guides – The How Tos Of Fonts In Ubuntu

How To:

• Installing Fonts Using Synaptic In Ubuntu Hardy Heron
  
• Installing Fonts In Ubuntu Hardy Heron
  
• How To Find Fun New Fonts For Ubuntu Hardy Heron
• Configuring Fonts and Enabling Bitmapped Fonts In Ubuntu Hardy Heron
• Where Are Fonts Stored / Located In Ubuntu Hardy Heron?
• How To Create Or Edit Fonts In Ubuntu Hardy Heron
• Installing Microsoft MS Core Fonts In Ubuntu Hardy Heron
• Advanced Font Information And Settings In Ubuntu Hardy Heron
• Installing Fonts In Wine On Ubuntu Hardy Heron

NEW! 465 Fonts: http://crunchbang.org/archives/2008/06/14/aenigma-fonts-for-ubuntu/

Very exciting that there is an easy way to install a large number of wild and amazing fonts! VitalBodies downloaded the DEB file (from crunchbang’s PPA) and chose to use the Gdebi Package Installer which automatically installed the fonts. Could not have been easier. The fonts loaded and all that was required to see them in Inkscape was to reboot. We could not find them with Fonty Python until we looked in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/aenigma.

Even then only 10 show up…

…Unless you press the forward button. At that point one notices they show up ten at a time and that they seem to all be there. Not noticing that button must be one of the drawbacks of having a really wide screen. : )

The font thing in Ubuntu is a bit challenging and this package is VERY helpful. VitalBodies wants to thank crunchbang, their helper and the artist…

According to crunchbang’s site the package and fonts are released under the Artistic License 2.0.
http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0

Peaceloveandhappiness:

http://peaceloveandhappiness.org/?q=taxonomy/term/2

FSF:

http://directory.fsf.org/category/fonts/

Open Font Library:

http://openfontlibrary.org/

Typoasis:

http://moorstation.org/typoasis/themes.htm

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VitalBodies Guides – The How Tos Of Fonts In Ubuntu

The packages available through Synaptic are mostly programs, tools and libraries.

But are there font packages in the system?

Yes!

From the Ubuntu Wiki: “You will need to enable the Universe and Multiverse repositories to get all the fonts available. See AddingRepositoriesHowto for instructions, and SynapticHowto if you need more information on Synaptic.”

VitalBodies suggests not enabling the Multiverse if you are new to Ubuntu.

Here is a quick way to enable repositories: System > Administration > Software Sources > (type you password if needed and click the Authenticate button) > Check the check boxes you wish to enable > Close > Reload.

From the Ubuntu Wiki: “Once the repositories are set up, search for “font” in Synaptic. You should get a list of over a hundred packages. (If you get far less, then you may need to press Reload, to make sure your repository data is up to date.) Not all of these packages are fonts, some are font utilities for editing or managing fonts. Clicking on a package will show a description.”

System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager.

VitalBodies also found that pushing the SEARCH BUTTON and searching for “ttf font” gave much better results. If you also sort to what is installed then you do not have to wade through what is already installed. Install the ttf fonts. We then tried another search for Bitmap (bdf, pcf or snf) Type 1 (pfa or pfb), Bitstream Speedo (spd), TrueType (ttf or ttc), OpenType (otf or otc) and CIDFont font formats and did not find much but can be worth while if youare looking for something super specific.

Note: After you install new fonts, you will need to make sure that the programs you want to use the new fonts within can recognize them. Usually all that is needed is closing and reopening the programs; however, some programs may require you to log out and log back in.

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VitalBodies Guides – The How Tos Of Fonts In Ubuntu Hardy Heron

This post is part of a series of post on fonts:

VitalBodies Guides – The How Tos Of Fonts In Ubuntu

If you are making the switch to Ubuntu you will notices what seems to be some odd missing pieces if you are used to a Mac or a Windows Operating system.

Fonts, What Fonts?

There seems to be no indication in Ubuntu about installing fonts? Not having the original fonts one used to create certain kinds of documents can really create a challenging set back.

To load your fonts is easy, but consider for a moment if you should. Part of the philosophy of Ubuntu is freedom and open source. So do you really want to load and continue to use proprietary fonts?

You might, if you have to, or you might not need to, and this is your chance to shift towards freedom even with the fonts you use. Plus you might want to try some new fonts.

Perhaps you have open source fonts you want to load? You still need a way to load them.

INSTALLING TRUETYPE FONTS:

In Short: The simple copy and paste method of installing your fonts.

Copy the code below:

gksu nautilus /usr/share/fonts/truetype

Open the terminal:

Applications > Accessories > Terminal

Paste the code into the Terminal: Edit > Paste.

Push the Enter Key on your keyboard and then enter your password and then click OK.

Nautilus should open to the truetype folder.

Make a new folder (of the name of your choice).

How? Right click with the mouse in the truetype folder we just opened and choose Create Folder and give the folder a name.

Double click the folder to open it.

Add your fonts to the directory you made by copying them and then just pasting them into the folder…

Alert Ubuntu that you added the fonts.

Copy the code below:

sudo fc-cache -f -v

Open the terminal:

Applications > Accessories > Terminal

Paste the code into the Terminal: Edit > Paste.

Push the Enter Key on your keyboard (and then enter your password if needed).

The command above adds them into the system so they become available.

FINDING FUN NEW FONTS:

NEW! 465 Fonts: http://crunchbang.org/archives/2008/06/14/aenigma-fonts-for-ubuntu/

Very exciting that there is an easy way to install a large number of wild and amazing fonts!

VitalBodies downloaded the DEB file (from crunchbang’s PPA) and chose to use the  the  Gdebi Package Installer which automatically installed the fonts. Could not have been easier. The fonts loaded and all that was required to see them in Inkscape was to reboot. We could not find them with Fonty Python until we looked in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/aenigma.

Even then only 10 show up…

…Unless you press the forward button. At that point one notices they show up ten at a time and that they seem to all be there. Must be one of drawbacks of have a really wide screen is to not notice that button. : )

The font thing in Ubuntu is a bit challenging and this package is VERY helpful. VitalBodies wants to thank crunchbang, their helper and the artist…

According to crunchbang’s site the package and fonts are released under the Artistic License 2.0.
http://www.perlfoundation.org/artistic_license_2_0

Peaceloveandhappiness:

http://peaceloveandhappiness.org/?q=taxonomy/term/2

FSF:

http://directory.fsf.org/category/fonts/

Open Font Library:

http://openfontlibrary.org/

Typoasis:

http://moorstation.org/typoasis/themes.htm

CREATE OR EDIT FONTS:

Did you know you can create and edit fonts too? You could create a new unique font and offer that font for everyone in the world to use.

FontForge: http://fontforge.sourceforge.net

Font Related Tools:

FontImage: http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/fontimage.html

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VitalBodies Guides – The How Tos Of Fonts In Ubuntu