Tumblr 101: Tips And Tricks To Get Started
Sebastian Thrun: Google's Driverless Car
How to use Mac fonts on Linux
If you're looking for an easy way to port some of your favorite Apple fonts over to Ubuntu, here it is! I've just started to get exposed to alternative OSes like Ubuntu and was really excited to find a way to easily get some of my favorite fonts over to it quickly and easily. TechSource has provided a really great tutorial on how to access those fonts without a lot of fuss.To get started, open up the Linux terminal and download the required font files with this command:
$ wget http://ubuntu-debs.googlecode.com/files/macfonts.tar.gzNext, you'll need to extract the files:
$ tar zxvf macfonts.tar.gzMove the fonts to the /fonts directory:
$ sudo mv macfonts /usr/share/fontsThen just reload the font cache to start using them:
$ sudo fc-cache -f -vThat's it. To use or test the fonts, head over to System > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts.
Comments
3
Subscribe to commentsGrant RobertsonFeb 4th 2010 2:50PM
Oooh! Neat tip.
Also useful to know.. most of those fonts are TrueType, and can be easily used in all flavors of Windows. So if you miss Lucidia Console and want to ditch Win 7's "Consolas", you can grab that same tarball and go.
whiskeyFeb 4th 2010 5:14PM
For those at home who do not know much (or care as much) for a terminal console, click the link:
http://ubuntu-debs.googlecode.com/files/macfonts.tar.gz
to download the compressed file to a folder.
Then double click the file to open it, select all fonts and drag them to your /home/username/.fonts folder (change username with your actual username because it does not need sudo, and mind the dot!), and you'll be set.
Another great idea is to use also Microsoft fonts too (even if they are not the most handsome in the park) just so you have them all :)
Anonymous CowardFeb 8th 2010 10:52AM
Lucida Grande and Lucida Grande Bold will not render space correctly under certain applications and websites, if at all possible do not use these fonts.
You could always use Lucida Grande Unicode from a Windows machine, if you happen to have access to one, or search for another version on the web.