From 9e4cd3d7a6d43cf2c86d53ecf951da88f03a16c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Wright Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:05:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] installing fonts outline --- en-US/modules/proc_installing-fonts.adoc | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 en-US/modules/proc_installing-fonts.adoc diff --git a/en-US/modules/proc_installing-fonts.adoc b/en-US/modules/proc_installing-fonts.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..410917f --- /dev/null +++ b/en-US/modules/proc_installing-fonts.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ += Installing fonts +[[installing-fonts]] + +.Before you start + +Review the fonts on your system. Fedora includes many fonts by default, to see which fonts are installed on your system, use *GNOME Font Viewer*, which is installed by default. Alternatively use the *Fontmatrix* application which is availabe from *GNOME Software* and provides more features, such as searching for a font based on a raster image: + +. Start *GNOME Software* by choosing *Software* from the Start menu. +. Search for 'Fontmatrix'. +. Choose 'Fontmatrix' from the results and click 'Install'. + + +.Procedure + +To install fonts from the Fedora repository: + +. Run the following command to list available fonts: ++ +---- +$ dnf search font +---- +. Copy the name of the font you want to install. +. Run the following command to install the font: ++ +---- +$ dnf install +---- ++ +For example: ++ +---- +$ dnf install google-noto-mono-fonts.noarch +---- + + +.Procedure + +To install fonts from the filesystem: + +. Locate the font file using the *Nautilus* file manager. +. Double-click the font file to open the font in *GNOME Font Viewer*. A preview of the font is displayed. +. Click *Install* to install the font. + + +[NOTE] +==== +If you use this procedure to install fonts, those fonts are only available to the current user. +==== + +.More information + +* The help included with *Fontmatrix* provides an introduction to the Fedora font system. +* link:https://docs-old.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/12/html/Deployment_Guide/s1-x-fonts.html[Fedora documentation] regarding fonts.