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Ubuntu, by default, contains little or no fonts that you might be used to, while working in other operating systems. Also, many web pages look bad (because fonts like Arial, Verdana, Georgia etc are not present).
However, the beauty of open-source is that you can customize just about anything with a little work. This tutorial will guide you in setting up most of the common fonts you use: Arial, Verdana, Georgia etc. on Ubuntu Linux.
Also see: How to login as root user in Ubuntu, other Ubuntu tips.
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- Open Synaptic Package manager (System> Administrator> Synaptic).
- Click Settings> Repositories and check all options for “Downloadable for internet”. Click on the tab “Ubuntu software” and check both options. Then click close, and hit reload.
- Click on any application in the right pane (for example 3dchess), and start typing the letters msttcorefonts. This will get us to the package msttcorefonts, which contains the Windows fonts we need.
- Mark it for installation (right-click, then “Mark for Installation”) and click the Apply button to install it.
This should get the Windows fonts like Arial, Verdana, Georgia etc. on your Ubuntu Linux system. Have fun!
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Thanks a lot, I was really looking for this!
On Ubuntu 9.10 the package is called ttf-msttcorefonts, so what you said doesn’t work anymore. I found it by searching “Arial” in the search box, so it’s easy to find.