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How To Install Microsoft Truetype Fonts On Fedora: Arun Kumar

This document discusses three methods for installing Microsoft TrueType fonts on Fedora Linux. The first method uses a classic installer to install the fonts via packages and an RPM. The second method copies the font files from a Windows installation. The third method extracts the fonts from a Windows 10 ISO file using the p7zip utility. All three methods allow users to access common fonts like Times New Roman and Arial in their Fedora system.

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How To Install Microsoft Truetype Fonts On Fedora: Arun Kumar

This document discusses three methods for installing Microsoft TrueType fonts on Fedora Linux. The first method uses a classic installer to install the fonts via packages and an RPM. The second method copies the font files from a Windows installation. The third method extracts the fonts from a Windows 10 ISO file using the p7zip utility. All three methods allow users to access common fonts like Times New Roman and Arial in their Fedora system.

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How to install Microsoft TrueType


Fonts on Fedora
Arun Kumar

5-6 minutos

When it comes to typography, Microsoft True Type fonts have


entirely dominated the market. Although we have more than a
thousand fonts available, the extensive use of the Windows
operating system has altogether led to the increase in popularity
of Microsoft True Type fonts.

These fonts are not only visually appealing but also aesthetically
pleasing. Some of them like the “Times New Roman (Bold, Italic,
Bold Italic)” are recommended in most documents and many
writing formats like APA, MLA, Harvard, etc. and regarded as
standard fonts. Microsoft True Type fonts are also in most
webpages, and you can find this declared in the style sheets.

The Microsoft True Type font package includes:

Andale Mono

Arial Black

Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)

Comic Sans MS (Bold)

Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)

Impact
Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)

Trebuchet (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)

Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)

Webdings

Installing Microsoft TrueType Fonts on Fedora

Luckily for Linux users, you can install and use Microsoft True
fonts on your Linux systems. This article will show you three
methods on how you can install Microsoft True fonts on Fedora.

Method 1: Use the Classic Installer

Launch your Terminal and switch to the root user by typing the
command below. It will prompt you for the admin password.

sudo su

Root User

Execute the commands below.

sudo dnf install curl cabextract xorg-x11-font-


utils fontconfig

Microsoft True Fonts


sudo rpm -i https://downloads.sourceforge.net
/project/mscorefonts2/rpms/msttcore-fonts-
installer-2.6-1.noarch.rpm

Microsoft True Fonts

That’s it! We now have Microsoft True fonts installed in our


Fedora system.

Method 2: Copy Fonts from a Windows Installation.

Another universal way to install Microsoft True fonts in Linux


systems is to copy the fonts from a Windows installation. You
don’t need an internet connection, only a partition holding a
windows system.

Navigate to the Local disk C, which holds your Windows files. It


might be different depending on your installation path. Look for a
folder with the name “Windows”. Open the “Fonts” folder and
copy the contents.

Tip: You can access the “Fonts” folder and clicking at the
address bar at the top and type the path: “C:\Windows\Fonts.”
Window Fonts

Navigate to the home directory in your Fedora system. Paste the


copied fonts in the “.fonts” folder. If this folder is not present,
create it. Also, note the dot [.] at the beginning of the folder
name. That shows it is a hidden folder.

Fedora Fonts Folder

Method 3: Copy and Install fonts from a Windows 10 ISO

Another method to have Microsoft True fonts on your Fedora


system is copying them from a Windows ISO file. It is quite
technical than the other two, but also interesting if you love
getting savvy with the Terminal.

First, we will need a Windows 10 ISO file. If you don’t have one,
navigate to Microsoft’s official website and download it. Select
your edition and click confirm. Ensure you don’t select the
“Update” version.
Download Windows

You will be prompted to put your Language of choice. Select


“English,” even though the choice of Language doesn’t seem to
have an impact on the fonts.

Download Windows 10 ISO

Once you have downloaded the ISO file, we now need to extract
it. We will use p7zip for this process. To download p7zip in
Fedora, run the commands below:

sudo dnf install snapd


sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
sudo snap install p7zip-desktop

P7zip-desktop

Launch the Terminal and navigate to the directory where you


have downloaded Windows 10 ISO file. Now run the command
below to extract various Windows files, including the fonts folder.

7z e 'Windows 10 64-bit.ISO'
sources/install.wim
Remember to replace ‘Windows 10 64-bit.ISO‘ with the name of
your ISO file.

Extract Files

Once the process is complete, we now need to extract the fonts


from the “install.wim” archive. Run the command below in the
Terminal.

7z e install.wim 1/Windows/{Fonts
/"*".{ttf,ttc},System32/Licenses/neutral
/"*"/"*"/license.rtf} -ofonts/

Extract Fonts

By running the ‘ls‘ command, you should see the fonts folder
below.

Extract fonts

To install the fonts, move the extracted ‘fonts‘ folder to the home
directory ‘.fonts.‘ directory. You can do this graphically through
Copy and Paste or by running the simple command below.
To update your system applications with these newly installed
fonts, we need to update the installation’s fonts cache. Run the
command below.

To test these newly fonts, open your Libre Office program, and
you will find your newly-installed fonts among the default fonts
that come preinstalled. That’s it! Let us know which method
works best for you. If you also have any additional information or
comment, feel free to share with our readers below.

Arun did his bachelor in computer engineering and loves


enjoying his spare time writing for FOSS Linux. He uses Fedora
as the daily driver and loves tinkering with interesting distros on
VirtualBox. He works during the day and reads anything tech at
night. Apart from blogging, he loves swimming and playing
tennis.

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