On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Bruce Mathew <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear friends > > I am new to this system....Please help me in installing new fonts and > applications > What version of Ubuntu are you using: For fonts open a Terminal and run nautilus (the file browser) in super user mode like -$sudo nautilus it will ask for your user password - after which it will open up a file browser in which press Control+l which should show you an address bar there navigate to /usr/share/fonts open another natutilus browser window (go to places and home) find your fonts and copy them to the above (/usr/share/fonts/ directory close your super user terminal and run the following commands sudo fc-cache -fsv your fonts will be properly installed and ready to run *** For installing programmes Method 1 Got to Applications --> Add/ Remove and select what software you want to install Method 2 go to System --> Administration - Synaptic package manager this will ask you for your password - after which it will open up a window with a list of software that can be installed - in the search bar run a search for whatever software you and and select for install - it should do the job automagically. For software that is not available you may need to do it differently - for which the instructions are usually available on the website you get it from. But in most cases you will find all the software available in ubuntu both Methods require internet access if you don't have internet access say so , so that other methods can be suggested. ram
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