Adding The Sans TTF to Fedora 9
Grab a copy of the "The Sans Classic" .ttf files (e.g., local copy) and stick the contents in
/usr/local/share/fonts/UoM
root> cd /usr/local/share/fonts/UoM
root> ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale
root> mkfontdir
# ...outputs "fonts.dir"
root> cd /etc/X11/fontpath.d
root> ln -s /usr/local/share/fonts/UoM uom-fonts
root> fc-cache -fv
#
# ...ensure this picks up uom-fonts...
#
root> fc-list ":" family | grep -i the
TheSans Plain
TheSans SemiLight
TheSans Bold
TheSans SemiBold
TheSans Light
The restart, e.g., Firefox, to ensure it picks up the new fonts.