install fonts (ttf) truetype on Ubuntu/Kubuntu

[kalinga]

Here's how to install fonts true type in to Ubuntu, Kubuntu etc

this can be used to install sinhala fonts in to Ubuntu, Kubuntu like kaputa.

first copy your fonts to your desktop; open a shell

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sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/myfonts



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sudo cp home/USERNAME/Dekstop/*.ttf /usr/share/fonts/myfonts



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sudo fc-cache -f