Posted by Migo on Aug 15th, 2006
If you’ve wanted to make the switch to linux, but didn’t want to lose your fonts, fear not. Just pack them up and take them with you. That’s right, you can run your fonts from linux.
With Windows it’s simple, just open the .zip file and save the fonts to your fonts directy. It’s usually /usr/share/fonts and Ubuntu has a folder in that directory for TrueType fonts and one for Type1 fonts.
With Mac, it’s a little more complex. Since Mac fonts are usually archived using Stuffit (.sit format), so you need a different program to open it. The most suggested one I’ve seen is Unsit, it’s free software, but you have to build from source. You could use Stuffit for Linux as well, but if you’re looking for free software my guess would be Unsit.
After getting the .sit file opened, just move the font files to your font directory as you would with the Windows font. All in all it shouldn’t be very hard to do. I can’t speak from experience for the Mac fonts, but I know for a fact that the Windows fronts work with this method.
So don’t worry about losing those fonts, just burn them to CD and take them with you. It’ll be nice to see a familiar face when you are looking at the unfamiliar fonts in linux.
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Devin de Gruyl
August 15, 2006 at 10:42 am
An even easier way, if you use one of the two major desktop environments, is to use the included tools to install your Windows fonts:
For GNOME: System -> Preferences -> Font. Click Details, then Open Font Folder. You can drag and drop your Windows fonts into the resulting Nautilus window.
For KDE: In KDE Control Center, find the Fonts icon. Click Administrator Mode, then Add Fonts when ready. Select your Windows fonts in the file requester that opens up. Don’t worry if the program seems to freeze; sometimes, if you’re installing many fonts, the Control Center app will appear to lock up for a couple minutes, but be patient and you will eventually see the “Installing New Fonts” dialog.
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