Arial, Verdana and Times New Roman: these fonts have become so commonplace that you can’t go far without encountering one of them. Windows’ default font library has become so widespread that it’s hard to go online or in a work environment without bumping into one of its members.
Microsoft typefaces can’t be used with Linux distributions because open-source licensing for those fonts is unavailable. Close-matching substitutes are usually available and accessible out-of-the-box, but if you happen to encounter a website or document where the original font renders poorly, it might be helpful to have a preinstalled font from Microsoft.
fonts in your windows settings
Many popular Linux distributions come with Microsoft fonts. On Ubuntu/Debian-based systems, you can install them through your system’s package manager. If you’re on a different distribution, you may need to search your bundle (pkg) manager.
This command will download and install a collection of Microsoft fonts:
We were able to install the missing fonts thanks to installing ttf-mscorefonts-installer.
After downloading the initial product, a set of license terms will appear in your terminal window. Acknowledge the install prompt by tabbing to the “OK” button and pressing enter; repeat on the next screen to select the “Yes” button and accept the EULA.
Installing Microsoft fonts on Linux
This process should only take a few moments and will be logged to the terminal window. As soon as the installation is complete, fonts should appear within your applications. Webpages and documents should now look like their Windows counterparts.
Installing Ubuntu fonts on Microsoft
In the mscorefonts package, not every Microsoft font is available. The list includes Arial, Arial Black, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, Verdana and Webdings. Notably absent fonts include Calibri and Consolas—Microsoft’s most recent fonts.
You can use a Windows PC to copy fonts to your Linux machine. For example, you can find them at C:WindowsFonts. Once they’re copied over, install them using your font manager application.
