on debian, the default directory is:
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/
but you can put them anywhere. if you have a windows dualboot, you can
simply use /C/Windows/System/ or wherever MS puts them.
pete
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> On a related note, I was wondering:
> Where do you put the true type fonts on X 4.0?
> I'm running X 4.0.2
> --Seth
>
> > jay, when i first installed linux, i was very disheartened by the fonts as
> > well. everytime i looked at netscape, it made my stomach churn.
> >
> > yes, you can definitely do something about it. for a slightly outdated
> > answer:
> >
> > http://www.dirac.org/p/linux/qa/qa-web.html
> >
> > but here's the answer in a nutshell.
> >
> > 1. install a truetype font server. you had a couple of options last year,
> > but xfstt seems to have pulled ahead of the others.
> >
> > 2. install X 4.0 which has native true type font service.
> >
> > 3. steal (yes, steal. they're almost all copyrighted) true type fonts. you
> > can pull them directly from your windows partition. (i wonder if that's
> > considered a copyright violation?)
> >
> > pete
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