[SOLVED] How to install font files?

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gundheri
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[SOLVED] How to install font files?

#1 Post by gundheri »

Hi everybody,

I have some .ttf and .otf font files I'd like to install and I can't find an option in preferences/all applications. When doubleclicking the files I have to choose an application with which they can be opened but I don't know which one, if any, I should use.

Thank you in advance!
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asqwerth
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Re: How to install font files?

#2 Post by asqwerth »

Just create a .fonts folder in your home folder, and paste all the font files inside.
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Re: How to install font files?

#3 Post by gundheri »

asqwerth wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:36 am Just create a .fonts folder in your home folder, and paste all the font files inside.
Oh no, so easy, can't believe it... :eek: ! Thank you anyway!!!
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Re: How to install font files?

#4 Post by Stevo »

Another GUI method is to install font-manager, which will let you preview and install the fonts. I thought we had a request to include that by default in the regular MX ISO, though!
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Re: How to install font files?

#5 Post by SwampRabbit »

and you can use fontpreview in the MX Test Repo (install via MX Package Installer) to view them all. ;)
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Re: How to install font files?

#6 Post by gundheri »

Stevo wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:58 pm ...font-manager...
SwampRabbit wrote: Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:22 pm ...fontpreview...
Okay, thank you. I'm gonna take a look at these apps!
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Re: How to install font files?

#7 Post by Huckleberry Finn »

You're always welcome. If you feel it's solved, here's how to mark the thread:

Click the pencil icon (edit) on post #1 and add [SOLVED] at the beginning of the "subject" line :)
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Re: How to install font files?

#8 Post by gundheri »

Huckleberry Finn wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 6:13 am ...and add [SOLVED]...
Ah, sorry, I forgot it! Done now!
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