In libreoffice I can't get arial or times new roman I have installed microsoft core fonts it may be a permissions issue Ubuntu 14.04
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Did you install the fonts with: sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer ? And are you sure that the install was successful?– sbodaNov 9, 2015 at 7:01
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I think so ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version.– PeterNov 9, 2015 at 7:14
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I tried to copy a ttf file to the truetype font directory and it said it don't have permission. I built the ubuntu pc but I don't seem to have root permissions– PeterNov 9, 2015 at 7:16
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how do I run as root?– PeterNov 9, 2015 at 7:17
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simply by writing sudo in front of the command. it would be sudo cp /path/of/source/font /path/of/ target/– sbodaNov 9, 2015 at 10:54
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First check if the fonts were installed properly with
fc-list | grep arial
you should get something like:
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/arialbd.ttf
and some more lines.
If this is not the case, try reinstalling the fonts with:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer
You could also try to refresh the fonts cache with:
sudo fc-cache -f -v
There is a manual way of installing the fonts, described here: Installation of fonts in ubuntu 14.04
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That was of extreme help I can't thank you enough I have as you would be aware limited Linux command line experience thanks again– PeterNov 12, 2015 at 0:50