Installing a New Font Under Linux Debian

OK.

This is a brand new blog.

This morning, I'm learning
how to install fonts under
Linux.

My goal is to get the font
working under the Gimp.

Here's where I got the font:

FontSpace.com

I've download a font called
Rudelsberg. It's a font I've
used in the past.

It comes in a TTF file. If I
remember correctly, TTF stands
for True Type Font.

Here's a Wikipedia article on
True Type Fonts:

Wikipedia True Type Article

As I recall, True Type is mostly
associated with Microsoft these
days. However, according to the
article it was developed by Apple.

Hmmmmm.

The file I downloaded has a .ttf
extension. I need to get this file
working under Debian.

OK. Looks like fonts are handled by
something called Fontconfig. Here's
where I learned this:

Gimp.org Fonts Page

So now I need to learn about Fontconfig
and how it works.

Seems that it is installed on my system
as this command reveals:

aptitude show fontconfig

Now I need to find out whether adding a
font is a matter of copying the .ttf file
to a directory or whether I run a command
on the .ttf file.

I'm guessing that I copy the .ttf file to
a directory but I'm not sure.

More later.

Ed Abbott