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 LightThe restart, e.g., Firefox, to ensure it picks up the new fonts.