Re: [LUG] OK so I've installed msttcorefonts...

[admin <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27 Sep, admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> In article <200209271454.02523.tone_pl@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Tony Atkin
> <tone_pl@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have not yet got around to installing lots of truetype fonts on my
> > new Debian 3 system but it is a job I need to do.   The Debian package
> > "msttcorefonts" is, I understand, designed to download and install the
> > Microsoft core fonts, but, as you say, Microsoft has stopped giving
> > them away so I guess it will not work.

> Correct

> [Snip]

> > There are detailed instructions on installing truetype fonts for
> > Debian at: http://www.paulandlesley.org/linux/xfree4_tt.html . Follow
> > the instructions for installing non packaged fonts. 

> Been there, done that - but my terminal says:

> cannot stat '/c/windows/fonts/*.ttf no such file or directory

OK sorted that one - it ws windows/windows/ etc! Thanks Steve.

Now - I have to do the following:

head -1 fonts.scale > fonts.dir

but it refuses saying fonts.dir permission denied. What's the procedure -
sugar lump? Brown envelope with a few grand?


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