Thursday, May 17, 2012

How to install Hindi ttf fonts in Linux?

·         Login as root user.
·         Download the font from the website.
·         Copy the downloaded font in to the /usr/share/fonts/TTF directory.
·         If TTF directory is not found then create a new directory TTF in /usr/share/fonts directory.
·         Then paste the downloaded font in the TTF directory.
·         Now issue the following command-
# fc-cache -f /usr/share/fonts/TTF
·         Check font path by “chkfontpath” command.
·         Logout from the current Linux session.
·         Login again.


For particular user you can install Hindi font as below:

·         Make a directory named ‘.fonts’ in user’s home directory
# cd /home/ravi
# mkdir .fonts
·         Now copy the font you install to this directory.
·         Run the below command:
#chkfontpath -a /home/ravi/.fonts

Now your font is ready to use in any Linux application.

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