Using Windows Fonts on Linux

1. Download Fonts

2. Become root

host:$ su

3. Change directory to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/

host:# cd /usr/share/fonts/truetype

4. (Optional) Create a folder that you’ll remember

host:/usr/share/fonts/truetype# mkdir New-Folder-Name
host:/usr/share/fonts/truetype# cd New-Folder-Name

* New-Folder-Name could be any name you wish

5. Copy .ttf fonts file to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ or /usr/share/fonts/truetype/New-Folder-Name

host:/usr/share/fonts/truetype/New-Folder_Name# cp /original-file-directory/font.ttf /usr/share/fonts/truetype/

OR

In Gnome

host:/usr/share/fonts/truetype/New-Folder-Name# nautilus /usr/share/fonts/truetype/

OR /usr/share/fonts/truetype/New-Folder-Name

and drag & drop .ttf files

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