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Intro.: I am going to show you how to install the Mac and windows fonts on Ubuntu 10.04, but I have to give www.howtoforge.net credit because I found ...
On Ubuntu, Open your Firefox web browser.
Type Mac4Lin in the google search bar, OR go to google.com. Click Search.
Click on the search result to the link www.howtoforge.com.
Navigate to http://www.howtoforge.com/mac4lin_make_linux_look_like_a_mac_p3
Open the Ubuntu Terminal.
Type This In Terminal: sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
Hit your enter key on the keyboard. type y (then enter) for any question that comes up.
Restart Ubuntu and log back in. When you go to use gedit or open office, you can use your new fonts. Thx to sourceforge for help! Thanks for the comme...
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# aptitude install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
I run Debian though.
pfred1@spot:~$ aptitude show ttf-mscorefonts-installer
Description: Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts
This package allows for easy installation of the Microsoft True Type Core Fonts for the Web including:
Andale Mono
Arial Black
Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Comic Sans MS (Bold)
Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Impact
Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Trebuchet (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Webdings
Thanks Billy!