LKBEN11605: How to install MS fonts like Arial, Times New Roman on Ubuntu 20.04
Symptom
You need to write a document in Arial.
Cause
This is by design.
Solution
Check your version of Ubuntu with
lsb_release -a
This should say:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
To install the microsoft fonts on your system, you use the following commands:
sudo add-apt-repository multiverse
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
sudo fc-cache -f -v
I needed to run "fc-cache -f -v" as user too!
The fonts should be available now.
You can also check the installation with:
fc-match Arial
Have fun.
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.
Latest update: 05/11/2022