How to Install ttf Fonts on Ubuntu ?

Open up the terminal
Create a folder in /usr/local/share/fonts/truetype
$pwd/usr/local/share/fonts/truetype
$sudo mkdir myfonts
$pwd/usr/local/share/fonts/truetype/myfonts
then copy all ttf files in myfonts directory
$sudo cp /home/verman/Desktop/myfonts/*.ttf .
In order to install the font, ownership has to belong to root,so type
$sudo chown root.root *.ttfafter that type
$sudo mkfontdir
which makes a directory for your fonts.
Now your font is installed, but it will [...]

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