Thanks for the tip.....been puzzled on this for a while!
Thanks for the tip.....been puzzled on this for a while!
I know this is an old thread, but it was the first one that came up when searching. Anyhow, my 2 cents..
I have three machines, 2 running 12.10 and one running 12.04. No matter what when clicking on the font and selecting "Install Font" in font viewer, I get the Install Failed message. Instead I have to copy the font to the .fonts directory manually. Not a huge deal but kind of annoying and well, there does seem to be an issue here because if not, it wouldn't fail.
What is the purpose of the install font option in font viewer if it doesn't seem to work for so many people?
Simplicity I believe. I prefer installing fonts via terminal anyway.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A QUANTAL QUETZAL IS...BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE PRETZEL AND I LIKE PRETZEL
Came up with this thread when trying to add fonts to Ubuntu 10.10
Found a quick summary quick concise and complete: http://www.wikihow.com/Install-TrueType-Fonts-on-Ubuntu
Just one point to add, please do make sure minimum user has read access to your newly added fonts.
And try to avoid using font viewer's "install fonts" button, because it install fonts to ~/.fonts/ can be good for yourself, but confuse others at later time.
Thanks for all efforts.
Yes, it would. '.fonts' is a hidden directory, all you have to do is tell Nautilus you want to view hidden files as well. Either do it in the settings or press Ctrl-H (H as Hidden). It works in pretty much any file manager, not just Nautilus. Once you get to see the directory, simply copy the fonts into it. They will only be available to the current user though.
1st way:
1) Open Terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)
2) (for root privilegies)3) (for nautilus start)Code:sudo su -4) Find font archive and extract it in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/Code:nautilus
NOTE: Don't extract fonts in /home/user/.fonts or /root/.fonts. For system-wide (for all in system) installation extract it in /usr/share/fonts/truetype/.
2nd way:
1) Open nautilus
2) Double-click on desired font archive
3) That will open Font Manager
4) Simple click on "Install" button
That's all!
Last edited by Random20210831; December 13th, 2012 at 10:47 PM.
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