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Ubuntu: Up and Running
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Ubuntu: Up and Running

by Robin Nixon
April 2010
Beginner content levelBeginner
464 pages
12h 7m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Installing Microsoft Fonts

If the fonts used by Windows programs don’t look right to you, you might not have the Microsoft core fonts installed. This is easy enough to fix by entering the following command into a Terminal window, and then entering your password when prompted:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

Either the fonts will install and you can now close and reopen your Windows programs to use them, or you’ll be informed that you already have them.

Note

Microsoft originally licensed these core fonts for anyone to use freely, regardless of their operating system. This Web Fontpack, as it was called, was meant to help boost the market share of Internet Explorer. However, after IE became the dominant browser, these files were removed from the Microsoft website. Nevertheless, the End User License Agreement (EULA) continues to allow redistribution as long as the packages are kept in their original format and are not sold for profit. The license details are viewable on Microsoft’s website at http://microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/eula.htm.

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