Need help install Ubuntu Fonts.

[Furious1964]

My laptop is a dual boot Windows/Ubuntu rig, but I can't install the needed fonts for KSP. I downloaded the Windows Pack, but it fails to properly install. Can someone help me out?

[steve_v]

Downloaded from where? and fails how?

Been here?

Why are you not using the package manager? -> 'apt-get install msttcorefonts' or 'apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer'

Edited January 5, 2015 by steve_v

[Furious1964]

Downloaded it from there and Microsoft. But still, it didn't install. I uninstalled first before trying again.

[steve_v]

So, what does 'apt-get purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer; apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer' say?

Edited January 5, 2015 by steve_v

[Furious1964]

I haven't used that because I don't know how. I'm new to Ubuntu and it confuses the hell out of me.

[steve_v]

Open a "terminal emulator", type (or paste) 'sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer' (without quotes) and hit enter. what does it say? (after asking for your password that is).

You should get a bunch of output as it downloads several .exe files from sourceforge and extracts them.

When it's done you should have a bunch of fonts in '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts/'

Apt is the primary tool for installing software on all debian based systems, there are GUI frontends such as "ubuntu software center" and (better) Synaptic.

However, if you do it from a terminal/command-line it's easier to see what's going on, and I don't have to guess what desktop you're running or what dialogs you're seeing.

Edited January 5, 2015 by steve_v

[Furious1964]

OK< I did more googling and found out that there's a setting for security that block Microsoft programs under the "Multiverse"?!?! I unticked it and tried reinstalling and it worked. Thanks, Steve.

[steve_v]

Not a security issue, or anything against MS specifically. It's because stuff in that repository is non-free or "not open source".

It might "taint" your free software system.

The Ubuntu "Multiverse" name is silly IMO, in Debian it's called... "non-free"

Edited January 5, 2015 by steve_v