How to add True Type Fonts to RedHat 7.2

As root do the Following

1. mkdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf

   Choose any directory you want really

2. cp *.ttf *.TTF /usr/share/fonts/ttf

   Do step 2 from the windows fonts directory

   Make sure you use upper and lower case so you get all the fonts

3. ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale

   Run the above command from the directory created in step one

4. mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf

   Check the dir created in step 1 for two files if you have fonts.scale & fonts.dir you have done it right

5. /usr/sbin/chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/ttf

   You should get a message to say the font dir has been added run chkfontpath without args to see it listed

6. Restart the xfs server and logout and back into KDE to use the new fonts

   Done

Things to note

• Windows has the fonts located in the %WINDIR%\Fonts directory
• If you don't do it in the above order you wont be able to add the font path to xfs