Display Microsoft fonts like on Windows

[bodhi.zazen]

Ftotzed I forgot I was using Kubuntu so a little lost on how to configure repositories in it

Same as Ubuntu

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#Repositories

[mastergunner]

Thanks bodhi but Kubuntu doenst have a Synaptic Package Manager link. So anyone working Kubuntu if you can help me out with getting MS fonts on my computer I would appreciate it.

[greygoo]

I get a 404 when I try to download the XML file, is there a mirror for it? I would love to get this working.

Don't know if it is the same file....but I found this to solve the problem: http://www.auriance.com/docs/pcbsd/fonts/fontconfig/

And I must say: I can see clearly now....

Now fonts in browser and in terminal-windows are how I like it best...
I just copied the files to /etc/fonts (after making a bak of my fonts.conf and installing the fonts) restartet x and felt better.

[gh0st]

This is really cool, thanks a lot. Now viewing some websites in Firefox doesn't look like they were designed by a 2 year old. Much appreciated

[yopnono]

Removed The Link.

[mastergunner]

Yopnono could you tell me how I am supposed to install these fonts? I have Kubuntu 6.06. Thanks and yes I have dowloaded the file and extracted it with Ark I think. It says it wants to open an external viewer or something.

[mastergunner]

Well I finally clicked on the file and it said it tried to download but could not get a hold of the site.

[yopnono]

Well I finally clicked on the file and it said it tried to download but could not get a hold of the site.

It's deb in side the archive. Extract it and install like normal. then if needed open the system settings for font and adjust the fonts.

[elreteipos]

I get this error:

pdedecker@BETAubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo tar xvjpf fontconfig.tbz -C /etc/fonts/
bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file.
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Uitgestelde afbreking na eerdere fouten

[kingtsy]

i got an error message

ar: fontconfig.tbz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
please help