Microsoft fonts on LibreOffice Writer

[PYTH0N]

I am having trouble getting Microsoft fonts on LibreOfficer Writer. I downloaded msttcorefonts and ran sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts into the terminal and I get: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
I am not sure what to do next...

Any suggestions?

[Randicus]

If Ubuntu still has Nautilus, founts can be added using

gksu Nautilus

and copying and pasting the files into the founts directory.

Founts can also be added using the terminal. Since Ubuntu is based on Debian, founts should be in /usr/share/fonts.Ubuntu may be different, but with Debian, founts must be put into their own sub-directory (folder) and placed alongside the existing folders in /usr/share/fonts. If the new founts are still inaccessible, the permissions probably need to be changed.

If you need more in depth information, this link is to an installation how-to I posted on the Debian forum.
http://http://forums.debian.net/view...p?f=16&t=73298

[PYTH0N]

Ok, so when I got in to usr/share/fonts I see that their is a folder for the MS fonts. So I think that is good.... But they still won't show up in Libre. Do I have to drag and drop the MS fonts folder to somewhere in Libre?

[Randicus]

Files in /usr/share/fonts should be available system-wide. There should be no need to do anything with LibreOffice, unless it is radically different from OpenOffice, which is unlikely.

First; did you add your founts to the MS directory or into /usr/share/fonts in their own folder? As mentioned before, with Debian the new founts are simply added as a new folder. Ubuntu works the same way, unless it has been changed in the last year.
If Ubuntu has a directory specifically for Microsoft founts and you want to try using it, new files should probably be added directly to that folder (not in a folder of their own).

Second; check the permissions. Since the founts are being added as root, the permissions may be set with only root access. If so, change the permissions to match the other founts.