GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide by Graham Williams
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Fonts: X Window System

Debian Packages: x-ttcidfont-conf ttmkfdir defoma

Fonts can be confusing! An article at Newsforge has some introductory information.

You can install new True Type fonts for X (and thus OpenOffice).

To get the standard MS fonts:

  $ wajig install msttcorefonts

Subsections

• Install True Type Fonts: Using a Font Server
• Install Fonts: No Font Server
• Fonts are too Large