Comments on Ubuntu on the Dell Inspiron 1501: How To Install a TTF Font In Ubuntu & Microsoft Fo...

Thanks, this method is the easyest and works fine ...

2008-12-11T05:16:00.000-06:00

Thanks, this method is the easyest and works fine :)

YES! FINALLY! After endless hours trying to solve ...

2008-11-20T17:43:00.000-06:00

YES! FINALLY! After endless hours trying to solve the font problem, a method that ACTUALLY WORKS on my distro of Ubuntu is available! THANK YOU!

i am haveing problems with doing this it is not le...

2008-01-15T12:24:00.000-06:00

i am haveing problems with doing this it is not leting do that how do i unlock filesystom so i can add the font thanks

There is a way to drag and drop

sudo mkdir ...

2007-10-23T17:40:00.000-05:00

There is a way to drag and drop

sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom

sudo nautilus

go to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/custom

drop in fonts

then sudo fc-cache -f -v

ha ha ha I say on the front page I'm not a guru, I'm just a regular guy. With a half ass font guide. It was written to be idiot proof but months later it just seems poorly written. This method is much easier and makes more sense.

what a mission that did not work for me despite ne...

2007-10-23T10:50:00.000-05:00

what a mission that did not work for me despite nearly an hour of attempts, really I hate windoze but it will be the main os for many centuries to come based on the absolute difficulties faced in doing the simplest of tasks and the lack of knowledge in the inner workings of the system by most who consider themselves "experts". Why for gods sake can you not simply drag and drop files or simply open a font window and incorporate a new font ?.

Cool. I had problems reading papers created using ...

2007-07-18T18:38:00.000-05:00

Cool. I had problems reading papers created using some sort of pdf printer on word documents (weird and uncomfortable to read) but, when downloading ms fonts, the issue is solved.