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  1. 07-15-2005 #1
    neanderthal // anarchism
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    How to install fonts

    how do i install fonts? and do i need to get special types of font files?
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    In GNOME you can open Nautilus and type fonts:/// in the address bar and simply drop them in there, once X is restarted they should work. Or you can put them in a proper dir in /usr/share/fonts yourself and they should work as well when X is restarted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slip
    In GNOME you can open Nautilus and type fonts:/// in the address bar and simply drop them in there, once X is restarted they should work. Or you can put them in a proper dir in /usr/share/fonts yourself and they should work as well when X is restarted.
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