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Installing Vista Fonts in Ubuntu


Installing Vista Fonts in Ubuntu
Microsoft’s new ClearType fonts for Vista are great. The fonts include Constantia, Corbel, Calibri, Cambria, Candara and Consolas.
Microsoft Vista Fonts

Getting them installed in Ubuntu is a breeze, thanks to a script I found.
To install the Vista ClearType fonts in Ubuntu, you need to install cabextract first. Cabextract is a utility found in the universe repository, so before you run the following command, make sure you have universe enabled in your repository list. Once this is done, install cabextract using:

This entry was posted on April 26, 2009, 8:26 am and is filed under Ubuntu Desktop. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

  1. #1 by Bill Davis on April 27, 2009 - 8:09 am

    Yes, the Microsoft ClearType fonts are great!. But you should be aware that the license for these fonts prohibits redistribution beyond the product that it came with. If you want to purchase a license to use the fonts in Ubuntu, you can do this at our website: http://www.ascenderfonts.com/font/complete-microsoft-cleartype-font-collection.aspx

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