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                          Installing GNU FreeFont
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GNU FreeFont can be used in any modern operating system.
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This document explains how to install FreeFont on some common systems.
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UNIX/GNU/Linux/BSD Systems
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FreeFont works with any system using the free font rasterizer FreeType
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<http://www.freetype.org/>.
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* Debian GNU/Linux
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Users of Debian GNU/Linux system will probably want to use the Debian package,
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available from the Debian site,
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	<http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-freefont.html>,
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or any of its mirrors.
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Install them by issuing the command
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	apt-get install ttf-freefont
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* KDE local installation
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Users of KDE can install .ttf files on a per-user basis using the KDE
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Control Center module "kcmfontinst", which may appear in the menu as
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	Settings -> System Administration -> Font Installer
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This is especially helpful for developers and testers.
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* Generic X-windows
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	1) Fetch the freefont-ttf.tar.gz package with Free UCS outline fonts
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	   in the TrueType format.
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	2) Unpack TrueType fonts into a suitable directory,
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	   e.g. /usr/local/share/fonts/default/TrueType/
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	3) If you have chosen any other directory, make sure the directory you
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	   used to install the fonts is listed in the path searched by the X
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	   Font Server by editing the config file in /etc/X11/.
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	   In some systems, you list the directory in the item "catalogue="
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	   in the file /etc/X11/fs/config.
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	4) Run ttmkfdir in the directory where you unpacked the fonts.
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Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP; Vista
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Note that in at least Vista, XP and 2000, the OpenType versions perform much
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better than, and are recommended over, the TrueType ones.
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* Vista:
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	1) From the Start menu, open Control Panels
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	2) Drag-n-drop font files onto Fonts control panel
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           You may get a dialog saying
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        	"Windows needs your permission to continue"
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	   a) Click Continue
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* 95/98/NT:
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	The font installation is similar to Vista.
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	In order to use OpenType, users of Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 can
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	install Adobe's 'Type Manager Light'.  It is available for download
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	without cost from Adobe's web site.
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	Otherwise, use the TrueType versions.
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Mac OS X
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Installing on Mac OS X consists of moving the .ttf files to either
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	/Library/Fonts/  or  ~/Library/Fonts/
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depending on whether they should be available to all users on your system
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or just to yourself.
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$Id: INSTALL,v 1.7 2008/12/26 12:33:31 Stevan_White Exp $