How to install fonts in Ubuntu?

[akolahi]

Yep that worked for me

Not all fonts are showing up in OpenOffice, but i think that's another issue.

You can still drag and drop to install fonts using a different folder: .fonts in your home folder. This folder may not exist by default. Open your home folder in the file browser, and select View->Show Hidden Files. If you can’t find the .fonts folder, create it.
You can copy any TTF font file into this folder and it will become available immediately to applications after they are restarted. You can get TTF fonts from the Internet, or even a Windows system.
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[AJB2K3]

Is my tutorial not of use anymore?
I sure I've explained it as well as I can.
http://www.ajb2k3.co.uk/tutorials/font.html

Arg never finished the system wide section.

[alex.rayu]

How to install fonts? You must be kidding! Select the fonts, right click - and there will be a bold-faced "Install Fonts" menu item. Everything for a user! Oh drats, I forgot, that's in Windows!

[Merk42]

How to install fonts? You must be kidding! Select the fonts, right click - and there will be a bold-faced "Install Fonts" menu item. Everything for a user! Oh drats, I forgot, that's in Windows!

Thank God font installation is finally self explanatory in Karmic
Double Click (opens up a preview) then click "install"

[alex.rayu]

God has nothing to do with it. He had his chance to insert that function all that time. But he didn't. Thanks to the developers!

[Joe Casadonte]

Hi,

Running 9.10, just tried the "Install Font" from the Font Viewer and the fonts fail to show up in OO. Also, the .fonts & fc-cache -fv method didn't work, either.

[Exodist]

Hi,

Running 9.10, just tried the "Install Font" from the Font Viewer and the fonts fail to show up in OO. Also, the .fonts & fc-cache -fv method didn't work, either.

In your home folder, like mine is /home/exodist, you will have a .fonts folder. Just like that ".fonts". From the the entire directory will look like this /home/exodist/.fonts

If you put your true type fonts in the .fonts folder, they will show up. You may have to log out and back in just in case there is a bug, but they will work. Make sure its .fonts, not .Fonts or .font or .FONTS. Only .fonts

Cheers,
Exo

[alex.rayu]

Yeah if you have 300 fonts to install - opening each of them in a preview and clicking an Install button does not make one with thanking God for it. It is great to have a button there. BUT, a context Install menu item in a context menu is a MUST.

[Joe Casadonte]

You may have to log out and back in just in case there is a bug, but they will work.

Indeed, that was it. -- thanks!

[Exodist]

Indeed, that was it. -- thanks!

Not a problem. When making gnome themes, now and then I have to log out and log back in for GNOME to update from the theme code. Then sometimes it doesn't, its just quirky from time to time.