Re: Font question
http://vigna.dsi.unimi.it/webFonts4Linux/
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 15:14:28 -0600, Steve Block <scblock@ev-15.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 02:51:47PM -0600, Rob Brenart (TT) wrote:
> >Sorry if this is a ridiculous question, but without a beginner's list
> >I'm feeling like this is the right place.
>
> >I'm running Debian unstable and I want to add some fonts, specifically
> >I'd like to find a package of precollected typical TrueType fonts like
> >Times New Roman and the such.
>
> >Every HOW-TO I run into on the topic either addresses Fedora, or was
> >written in or before 2000.
>
> >Can anyone point me towards either an apt-get installable package, or a
> >current set of instructions for how this works?
>
> It sounds like you want the MS TrueType core fonts for the web. The
> msttcorefonts package is what you are looking for. It should install
> most of the standard fonts (other than Tahoma) that you are used to.
> apt-cache indicates that this package is in the contrib repository:
>
> scblock@leviathan:~$ wajig policy msttcorefonts
> msttcorefonts:
> Installed: 1.2
> Candidate: 1.2
> Version Table:
> *** 1.2 0
> 500 http://http.us.debian.org testing/contrib Packages
>
> If contrib is not in your packages list in /etc/apt/sources.list you
> will have to add it, e.g. change
>
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main
>
> to
>
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib
>
> If you are not running Sarge (testing) or Sid (unstable), then your milage
> may vary. I don't know if this package is available for woody or not.
>
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