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   1                            Installing GNU FreeFont
   2                            =======================
   3  
   4  GNU FreeFont can be used in any modern operating system.
   5  
   6  This document explains how to install FreeFont on some common systems.
   7  
   8  UNIX/GNU/Linux/BSD Systems
   9  --------------------------
  10  
  11  FreeFont works with any system using the free font rasterizer FreeType
  12  <http://www.freetype.org/>.
  13  
  14  * Debian GNU/Linux
  15  
  16  Users of Debian GNU/Linux system will probably want to use the Debian package,
  17  available from the Debian site, 
  18  
  19      <http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-freefont.html>,
  20  
  21  or any of its mirrors.
  22  
  23  Install them by issuing the command
  24      apt-get install ttf-freefont
  25  
  26  
  27  * KDE local installation
  28  
  29  Users of KDE can install .ttf files on a per-user basis using the KDE 
  30  Control Center module "kcmfontinst", which may appear in the menu as
  31  
  32      Settings -> System Administration -> Font Installer
  33  
  34  This is especially helpful for developers and testers.
  35  
  36  
  37  * Generic X-windows
  38  
  39      1) Fetch the freefont-ttf.tar.gz package with Free UCS outline fonts
  40         in the TrueType format.
  41  
  42      2) Unpack TrueType fonts into a suitable directory,
  43         e.g. /usr/local/share/fonts/default/TrueType/
  44  
  45      3) If you have chosen any other directory, make sure the directory you
  46         used to install the fonts is listed in the path searched by the X
  47         Font Server by editing the config file in /etc/X11/.
  48  
  49         In some systems, you list the directory in the item "catalogue="
  50         in the file /etc/X11/fs/config.
  51  
  52      4) Run ttmkfdir in the directory where you unpacked the fonts.
  53  
  54  
  55  Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP; Vista
  56  -------------------------------
  57  
  58  Note that in at least Vista, XP and 2000, the OpenType versions perform much
  59  better than, and are recommended over, the TrueType ones.
  60  
  61  * Vista:
  62      1) From the Start menu, open Control Panels
  63      2) Drag-n-drop font files onto Fonts control panel
  64             You may get a dialog saying
  65              "Windows needs your permission to continue"
  66         a) Click Continue
  67  
  68  * 95/98/NT:
  69      The font installation is similar to Vista.
  70  
  71      In order to use OpenType, users of Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 can
  72      install Adobe's 'Type Manager Light'.  It is available for download
  73      without cost from Adobe's web site.
  74  
  75      Otherwise, use the TrueType versions.
  76  
  77  Mac OS X
  78  --------
  79  
  80  Installing on Mac OS X consists of moving the .ttf files to either
  81      /Library/Fonts/  or  ~/Library/Fonts/
  82  depending on whether they should be available to all users on your system
  83  or just to yourself.
  84  
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  86  $Id: INSTALL,v 1.7 2008/12/26 12:33:31 Stevan_White Exp $