How to install and use X-Windows fonts/quick install

To quickly install fonts in X-Windows it only takes a few steps. This is assuming you are install TrueType fonts. They are fonts with an extension of .ttf. If you want to install other font types see Howto install and use X-Windows fonts

Steps

 * 1) Look at the directories in /usr/share/fonts/
 * 2) Check to see if you have a folder called
 * 3) */usr/share/fonts/TTF
 * 4) */usr/share/fonts/truetype
 * 5) *or something similar
 * 6) *if you don't have one you need to make one
 * See below for instructions
 * 1) Copy the fonts to this directory
 * 2) Execute: fc-cache
 * 3) Restart any program that you want to use the new fonts

Make a font directory
If a truetype font's directory exists these steps are not necessary


 * 1) Make directory in /usr/share/fonts
 * 2) *Example: /usr/share/fonts/TTF
 * 3) Copy fonts to directory
 * 4) Execute: mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/TTF/
 * 5) Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf
 * 6) *In "Files" section add line:
 * 7) **FontPath    "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/"
 * 8) Execute the following
 * 9) xset fp+ /usr/share/fonts/TTF/
 * 10) xset fp rehash
 * 11) fc-cache
 * 12) Restart any program that you want to use the new fonts

For detailed instructions see Howto install and use X-Windows fonts