This should be fixed now in Ubuntu 12.10. Font Viewer offers an install button which lets you install fonts to your profile.
** Package changed: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) => gnome-font-viewer (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-font-viewer (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released ** Changed in: gnome-font-viewer (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/145395 Title: a wish for easy installation of fonts by using "font book" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/145395/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs