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 +******Fonts******
  
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 +
 +**Contents** ​ [hide] ​
 +
 +        1 Installing fonts for GNU/Linux applications
 +           1.1 Debian GNU/Linux
 +           1.2 Fedora Core 6
 +           1.3 Yudit
 +        2 Fixing font display problems
 +           2.1 Ubuntu Dapper Drake
 +           
 +**
 +Installing fonts for GNU/Linux applications**
 +
 +   1. Unzip the font package file and find Pothana2000.ttf
 +
 +      unzip Pothana2k.zip
 +
 +   2. Copy this file to "​.fonts"​ directory in your home directory
 +
 +      mkdir ~/.fonts
 +      cp Pothana2000.ttf ~/.fonts
 +
 +   3. Update the font cache
 +
 +      fc-cache
 +
 +You will need to restart an application after installing the font to see the newly installed font in that application. Although the instructions are given for Pothana2000 font, other fonts can be installed in the same fashion.
 +
 +**Debian GNU/Linux**
 +
 +On Debian GNU/Linux the ttf-telugu-fonts package has Pothana2000 and Vemana2000 fonts.
 +
 +   1. Install ttf-telugu-fonts using apt-get
 +
 +      apt-get install ttf-telugu-fonts
 +
 +**Fedora Core 6**
 +
 +On Fedora Core GNU/Linux.
 +
 +   1. Install fonts-telugu using yum
 +
 +      yum install fonts-telugu
 +
 +**Yudit**
 +
 +Yudit is a unicode text editor that works well for Telugu. Instructions on installing these fonts for Yudit are avaiable on the Yudit page and also here.
 +**Fixing font display problems**
 +
 +This section describes how to identify and fix font display (rendering) problems.
 +
 +**Ubuntu Dapper Drake**
 +
 +Please see this page on the Ubuntu wiki for details about the problem and solution. ​
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