Have you ever wanted to just grab any old TrueType font of the web and start using it in applications on your Ubuntu machine? Did you know that you can and it’s not all that hard? Here’s how to get your system to recognize new fonts for any user.

First you’ve got to find a font you want to install. Open up your favorite search and look for true type fonts or .ttf files. I found a font called “A Cut Above The Rest” which I downloaded on to my desktop.

Now, you’ve got to do a little terminal magic.

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