Installing Microsoft TT fonts in BT2

[theprez98]

If you noticed, some Microsoft True Type fonts (such as Arial & Times New Roman) are not installed in Linux. If you're used to looking at webpages in Arial (or whatever) like I am, serif is a little different. Here is the procedure that worked for me:

wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm

Downloads fonts in RPM package

rpm2tgz msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm

Converts RPM to TGZ

tgz2lzm msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.tgz msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm

Converts TGZ to LZM

lzm2dir msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm /

Installs to directory.

Reboot! Your fonts are now installed. Firefox/Edit/Preferences/Content/Fonts & Colors to change the default.

If there is an easier way to do it, post your method!

[akramfuzzy]

hi i have problem in the last setp
bt ~ # rpm2tgz msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
bt ~ # tgz2lzm msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.tgz msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm
Installing package msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

[================================================== ==============] 112/112 100%bt ~ #
bt ~ # lzm2dir msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm

Convert .lzm compressed module back into directory tree
usage: /usr/bin/lzm2dir source_file.lzm existing_output_directory

how i solve it

[theprez98]

Originally Posted by akramfuzzy

hi i have problem in the last setp
bt ~ # rpm2tgz msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm
bt ~ # tgz2lzm msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.tgz msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm
Installing package msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch...
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:

[================================================== ==============] 112/112 100%bt ~ #
bt ~ # lzm2dir msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm

Convert .lzm compressed module back into directory tree
usage: /usr/bin/lzm2dir source_file.lzm existing_output_directory

how i solve it

The error message is telling you everything you need to know! You're missing the install location (output directory)

Instead of

bt ~ # lzm2dir msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm

Type

bt ~ # lzm2dir msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.lzm /

That extra / is the location to install.

[lebyathan]

Thanx a lot for this one..!!!

[-~operator~-]

you really live up to your name, extraordinary spoonfeeder

[-=Xploitz=-]

Great....

bt ~ # wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm
--09:09:48-- http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm
=> `msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm'
Resolving easylinux.info... 195.13.158.141
Connecting to easylinux.info|195.13.158.141|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
09:09:49 ERROR 404: Not Found.

Guess I'll try again later. But thanks again prez for the share.

[theprez98]

Originally Posted by -=Xploitz=-

Great....

bt ~ # wget -c http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm
--09:09:48-- http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm
=> `msttco...3-4.noarch.rpm'
Resolving easylinux.info... 195.13.158.141
Connecting to easylinux.info|195.13.158.141|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
09:09:49 ERROR 404: Not Found.

Guess I'll try again later. But thanks again prez for the share.

wget failed for me too, but when I clicked the link directly it still worked in Firefox.

http://easylinux.info/uploads/msttcorefonts-1.3-4.noarch.rpm

[Paton]

I soooo love you, I was searching all day today... I thought it was a Firefox issue as Konqoreur looked fine.

I just read this as a last resort!

Kisses!

[.lonewolf]

Thank you theprez98

I know this was for BT2 but I tried this in BT3. Everything went smoothly, except when I rebooted and checked for the fonts in Firefox... they weren't there.

Updated: For BT3... I added this command after theprez98 commands:
cp /usr/share/fonts/msttcorefonts/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/TTF/

There must be another way but it's working in BT3 now.