Re: Courier Font package

[Dave Witbrodt <dawitbro@sbcglobal.net>]

Wayne Topa wrote:
> > I hope to install Courier font in my lenny but I did not find the 
> > proper package.
> > Whant package should I install ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> You should learn how to use the Debian tools.
>
> 1. Install the apt-cache package.
> 2. Read the apt-cache man file  ie  man apt-cache.

There is no package in Debian called 'apt-cache'.  There is a program 
called 'apt-cache', provided in the package called 'apt'.  The 'apt' 
package is categorized as Essential, so anyone who installs Debian is 
pretty much guaranteed to have it installed.

On my system, I seem to have Courier fonts... but I cannot say which 
font package I have installed which provides those fonts:

$ fc-list |grep -i courier
Courier New:style=Regular,Normal,obyčejné,Standard,Κανονικά,Normaali,
Normál,Normale,Standaard,Normalny,Обычный,Normálne,Navadno,thường,Arrunta
Courier 10 Pitch:style=Bold Italic
Courier New:style=Bold Italic,Negreta cursiva,tučné kurzíva,fed 
kursiv,Fett Kursiv,Έντονα Πλάγια,Negrita Cursiva,Lihavoitu Kursivoi,Gras 
Italique,Félkövér dőlt,Grassetto Corsivo,Vet Cursief,Halvfet 
Kursiv,Pogrubiona kursywa,Negrito Itálico,Полужирный Курсив,Tučná 
kurzíva,Fet Kursiv,Kalın İtalik,Krepko poševno,Lodi etzana
Courier 10 Pitch:style=Italic
Courier New:style=Italic,Cursiva,kurzíva,kursiv,Πλάγια,Kursivoitu,Italique,
Dőlt,Corsivo,Cursief,Kursywa,Itálico,Курсив,İtalik,Poševno,nghiêng,Etzana
Courier 10 Pitch:style=Regular
Courier New:style=Bold,Negreta,tučné,fed,Fett,Έντονα,Negrita,Lihavoitu,Gras,
Félkövér,Grassetto,Vet,Halvfet,Pogrubiony,Negrito,Полужирный,Fet,Kalın,Krepko,đậm,Lodia
Courier 10 Pitch:style=Bold

No doubt others on this list who are more familiar with fonts (and their 
respective packages) can name the packages.  All that I can say is that 
Courier fonts are available (somehow) via the Debian repositories. 
Possibly I have them because of the package called 'ttf-mscorefonts- 
installer'.


Dave W.