[NBLUG/talk] Installing a new font on Ubuntu

A.C. ac at sonic.net
Mon Nov 19 13:38:09 PST 2007


I just installed it and it worked on my Kubuntu 7.10 system, but it DID 
touch the Multiverse repository as well.  I'd try enabling that one and 
give it another shot.

Good luck,

A.C.
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Steve Bursch wrote:
> On the Ubuntu (with Gnome) machine, in the Synaptic package manager, I set the "Universe" property for software sources.  Then, from a terminal command line, I ran the following command:
>
> sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
>
> I received the these messages in response:
>
> "Package msttcorefonts is not available but is referred to by another package.  
> This may mean the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or 
> is only available from another source
> E:  package msttcorefonts has no installation candidate"
>
> Does this mean I have to install the fonts manually?
>
> Thanks...Steve
>
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