Fonts
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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.
