Linux-Noob Forums - how to add the microsoft ttf fonts

to add the microsoft TTF fonts to fedora core release 3 do as follows

STEP one:

get the fonts from your windows box, typically located in c:\Windows\Fonts and copy them to your linux machine.

STEP two:

login as root and do as follows

Code:
[root@localhost wine]# mkdir /usr/share/fonts/TTF 

cp /home/anyweb/ttf_fonts/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/TTF/ 

/sbin/service xfs reload

STEP three:

that's it, all done,. restart a few applications like FireFox to notice the difference !

easy or WHAT :)

cheers

anyweb