Re: How best to install a TrueType font on Debian?
I have Xfree86 v4 already; I am running (almost) the latest unstable. Therefore
I do not use a separate TrueType font server. I guess then I am wondering what
the best Debian way is to install a new font. There are, if I remember
correctly, some TrueType-specific steps (something like ttmkfontdir before
mkfontdir?), which is why I asked about TrueType fonts specifically. I am not
that familiar with the whole process, even on other distributions, so please
tell me what to do, for a TrueType font (and, if you wish, also what to do for
any other font).
Thanks again for paying attention to my query.
- Jimmy Kaplowitz
jimmy@kaplowitz.org
On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 12:14:30AM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote:
> The handling of TT fonts changed with Xfree86 4; to save having to
> learn it to ways you might want to upgrade to v4 first. Or you might
> not; there have been various glitches with the upgrade process.
>
> For v3 there is a Debian HowTo True Type (probably in the debian site,
> not LDP). You need to start a separate TT font server and, if you
> don't have it, a regular font server.
>
> For v4 the new font server can handle TT, so you don't need a separate
> TT font server. However, you can feed it off the old TT font server.
>
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 07:53:45PM -0500, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote:
> > Hi everyone. I just downloaded a TrueType font (Lucida Sans Unicode) and am
> > wondering what's the best way to install that so that everything works in the
> > Debian fashion. You know, what's the "official Debian" policy-guided (etc.)
> > way to install a TrueType font? What packages do I need, what commands do I
> > type, etc.? Also, does anyone offhand know the legal status of the Lucida Sans
> > Unicode font? I've read conflicting statements on that.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your guidance. Please CC me on all replies; I was once
> > subscribed to the list but unsubscribed due to the extremely high volume.
> >
> > - Jimmy Kaplowitz
> > jimmy@kaplowitz.org
>
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