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i can't install new font in ol 8

under_sununder_sun Posts: 92
edited September 2020 in Oracle Linux

can somebody help me , i can't install new fonts !!Screenshot from 2020-09-15 01-03-03.pngScreenshot from 2020-09-15 01-03-33.png

Billy Verreynneunder_sun

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  • Billy VerreynneBilly Verreynne Posts: 27,974 Red Diamond
    edited September 2020

    Why  install GUI fonts on a non-GUI server distro?

    Runlevel 5 on a server is idiotic in my view.

  • andreas.dijkmanandreas.dijkman Posts: 40 Blue Ribbon
    edited September 2020

    Maybe he needs to create PDF's with fonts embedded into the PDF? We had lot's of those situations where some Java-program generates PDF's but render those PDF's really wrong because of missing fonts.

    But you can add them with these steps:

    1. Create a subdir under /usr/share/fonts/ and dump your fonts into that subdir.
    2. Run the command fc-cache
    3. Restart the program (or server) that uses those fonts

    That worked for my under 7 and earlier I don't see why it shouldn't work in 8 (or I missed something really big).

    Billy Verreynneunder_sun
  • under_sununder_sun Posts: 92
    edited September 2020

    hi andreas

    i tried fc-cache like attached screenshots but i can't find the new font in terminal fonts "i tried to restart terminal and pc "

    Screenshot from 2020-09-16 18-20-27.png

    Screenshot from 2020-09-16 18-19-51.png

  • Billy VerreynneBilly Verreynne Posts: 27,974 Red Diamond
    edited September 2020

    As I said, runlevel5 on a server is pure silliness. Waste of resources. Ignorant. Unwarranted.

  • under_sununder_sun Posts: 92
    edited September 2020

    what is runlevel5 ?

    is there any other way you suggest?

  • Billy VerreynneBilly Verreynne Posts: 27,974 Red Diamond
    edited September 2020

    Runlevel 5 on RHEL-based Linux is multi-user (runlevel 3), with a windows display manager (X11).

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runlevel

    Use runlevel 3 on servers. An active display manager adds more memory hungry processes. Install openbox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openbox) and vncserver (https://www.tightvnc.com/vncserver.1.php) on the server - for starting a VNC openbox virtual display server for running the odd GUI-based process, like the Oracle Universal Installer for Grid Infrastructure and RDBMS installation. Destroy VNC server when done.

    Use runlevel 5 on desktop distros like Kubuntu - Ubuntu with KDE Plasma.

    A KDE/Gnome GUI on a server is just plain silliness.

  • NikNik Posts: 2,700 Bronze Crown
    edited September 2020

    Hi.

    Try run fc-cache -f -v  and  read what say this program for required  directory font.

    Regards,

      Nik

    under_sun
  • under_sununder_sun Posts: 92
    edited September 2020

    hi NK ,

    [[email protected] font-user1]# fc-cache -f -v

    /usr/share/fonts: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 33 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/abattis-cantarell: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/dejavu: caching, new cache contents: 21 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 1 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/gnu-free: caching, new cache contents: 12 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/google-droid: caching, new cache contents: 15 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/google-noto: caching, new cache contents: 8 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/google-noto-cjk: caching, new cache contents: 73 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/google-noto-emoji: caching, new cache contents: 2 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/jomolhari: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/julietaula-montserrat: caching, new cache contents: 72 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/khmeros: caching, new cache contents: 3 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation-mono: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation-sans: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation-serif: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-assamese: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-bengali: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-devanagari: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-gujarati: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-gurmukhi: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-kannada: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-odia: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-tamil: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-telugu: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/paktype-naskh-basic: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/paratype-pt-sans: caching, new cache contents: 6 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/sil-abyssinica: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/sil-nuosu: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/sil-padauk: caching, new cache contents: 2 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/smc: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/stix: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/thai-scalable: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/fonts/urw-base35: caching, new cache contents: 69 fonts, 0 dirs

    /usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1: skipping, no such directory

    /usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF: skipping, no such directory

    /usr/local/share/fonts: skipping, no such directory

    /root/.local/share/fonts: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs

    /root/.fonts: skipping, no such directory

    /usr/share/fonts/abattis-cantarell: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/dejavu: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/gnu-free: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/google-droid: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/google-noto: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/google-noto-cjk: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/google-noto-emoji: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/jomolhari: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/julietaula-montserrat: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/khmeros: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation-mono: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation-sans: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/liberation-serif: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-assamese: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-bengali: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-devanagari: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-gujarati: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-gurmukhi: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-kannada: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-odia: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-tamil: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/lohit-telugu: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/paktype-naskh-basic: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/paratype-pt-sans: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/sil-abyssinica: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/sil-nuosu: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/sil-padauk: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/smc: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/stix: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/thai-scalable: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/urw-base35: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico: skipping, looped directory detected

    /usr/lib/fontconfig/cache: cleaning cache directory

    /root/.cache/fontconfig: not cleaning non-existent cache directory

    /root/.fontconfig: not cleaning non-existent cache directory

    /usr/bin/fc-cache-64: succeeded

    still can't find any new font , is there any problem ?

  • NikNik Posts: 2,700 Bronze Crown
    edited September 2020

    Hi.

    According previous screenshot You put new fonts at directory:

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico ,

    but fc-cache  ingnore this dir:

       /usr/share/fonts/font-user1: skipping, looped directory detected

    I do not know what exactly You do.

    Possible fonts dirs already have file (directory) with  name pacifico  or other problems with dir /usr/share/fonts/font-user1

    Show results for commands:

    find /usr/share/fonts | grep -i pacifico

    find   /usr/share/fonts/font-user1 -ls

    Regards,

       Nik

    under_sun
  • under_sununder_sun Posts: 92
    edited September 2020

    hi Nik, how are u ?

    [[email protected] ~]# find /usr/share/fonts | grep -i pacifico

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico/Pacifico.ttf

    /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico/.uuid

    [[email protected] ~]# find   /usr/share/fonts/font-user1 -ls

       330784      0 drwxr-xr-x   3  root     root           35 Sep 16 17:45 /usr/share/fonts/font-user1

    134398835      0 drwxr-xr-x   2  root     root           39 Sep 16 17:46 /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico

    134398837     44 -rw-r--r--   1  root     root        43632 Sep 16 17:46 /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico/Pacifico.ttf

    134398842      4 -rw-r--r--   1  root     root           36 Sep 16 17:49 /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/pacifico/.uuid

      1934318      4 -rw-r--r--   1  root     root           36 Sep 16 17:49 /usr/share/fonts/font-user1/.uuid

    [[email protected] ~]#

  • andreas.dijkmanandreas.dijkman Posts: 40 Blue Ribbon
    edited September 2020

    You can check the installed (and accessible fonts) by running the command fc-list. fc-cache purely updates the cache of installed fonts, fc-list sums them up.

    And the comment about circular directories is important too. Try creating a directory under /usr/share/fonts directly, so no symlinks, and then run fc-cache again, followed by fc-list.

    under_sun
  • under_sununder_sun Posts: 92
    edited September 2020

    @andreas.dijkman you mean as a root

    cd /usr/share/fonts

    rm -rf *

    and then copy new fonts to /usr/share/fonts

    and then fc-cache again??

  • andreas.dijkmanandreas.dijkman Posts: 40 Blue Ribbon
    edited September 2020

    Sorry, only the font-user1-directory. If you delete EVERYTHING under /usr/share/fonts, you also delete perfectly fine fonts.

    As root:

    mkdir /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    cp Pacifico.ttf /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    chmod 755 /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    restorecon -FR /usr/share/fonts

    fc-cache -r

    fc-list

    Working perfectly here:

    [[email protected] ~]# mkdir /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    [[email protected] ~]# cp Pacifico.ttf /usr/share/fonts/pacifico/

    [[email protected] ~]# restorecon -FR /usr/share/fonts/

    [[email protected] ~]# chmod 755 /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    [[email protected] ~]# chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/pacifico

    [[email protected] ~]# fc-cache

    [[email protected] ~]# fc-list

    Fontconfig warning: ignoring UTF-8: not a valid region tag

    /usr/share/fonts/aajohan-comfortaa/Comfortaa-Bold.ttf: Comfortaa:style=Bold

    /usr/share/fonts/aajohan-comfortaa/Comfortaa-Light.ttf: Comfortaa,Comfortaa Light:style=Light,Regular

    /usr/share/fonts/aajohan-comfortaa/Comfortaa-Regular.ttf: Comfortaa:style=Regular

    /usr/share/fonts/pacifico/Pacifico.ttf: Pacifico:style=Regular

    [[email protected] ~]# exit

    [[email protected] ~]$ fc-list

    Fontconfig warning: ignoring UTF-8: not a valid region tag

    /usr/share/fonts/aajohan-comfortaa/Comfortaa-Bold.ttf: Comfortaa:style=Bold

    /usr/share/fonts/aajohan-comfortaa/Comfortaa-Light.ttf: Comfortaa,Comfortaa Light:style=Light,Regular

    /usr/share/fonts/aajohan-comfortaa/Comfortaa-Regular.ttf: Comfortaa:style=Regular

    /usr/share/fonts/pacifico/Pacifico.ttf: Pacifico:style=Regular

    [[email protected] ~]$

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