Because Ubuntu is a free Linux system, for some very good fonts in the system does not exist, in order to make the text can be better on Ubuntu, you can install fonts in Windows or Mac system fonts installed in Ubuntu. The following are the specific installation steps:
1, ready for Windows and Mac font package, you can extract from the system or download online.
It is important to note that not all of them can be installed smoothly in Ubuntu, such as Windows. fon format fonts and. OTF in your Mac you have to remove them first.
2, the need to install the fonts placed in the Ubuntu system in the ~/winfonts and ~/macfonts
3. Create a new Winfonts folder and Macfonts folder in/usr/share/fonts/.
- sudo mkdir/usr/share/fonts/winfonts
- sudo mkdir/usr/share/fonts/macfonts
4. Copy the ~/winfonts font to/usr/share/fonts/winfonts and copy the ~/macfonts font to/usr/share/fonts/macfonts
- sudo cp ~/winfonts/*/usr/share/fonts/winfonts
- sudo cp ~/macfonts/*/usr/share/fonts/macfonts
5. Modify the access rights of the newly implanted fonts
Enter this folder first:
- Cd/usr/share/fonts/winfonts
Then execute the following command:
- sudo chmod 744 *
The contents of the Macfonts folder are treated the same way
6. Generate Core Font information
- sudo mkfontscale
- sudo mkfontdir
- sudo fc-cache-f-V
After you log out of the system, you can use fonts in Windows and Mac systems.
Additional Information:
- Mac OSX 10.9 Font pack download: http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=668513470&uk=100695099
- Win 8 Font full version download: HTTP://115.COM/FILE/DP285FV5
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