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+ Installing GNU FreeFont
+ =======================
+
+GNU FreeFont can be used in any modern operating system.
+
+This document explains how to install FreeFont on some common systems.
+
+UNIX/GNU/Linux/BSD Systems
+--------------------------
+
+FreeFont works with any system using the free font rasterizer FreeType
+<http://www.freetype.org/>.
+
+* Debian GNU/Linux
+
+Users of Debian GNU/Linux system will probably want to use the Debian package,
+available from the Debian site,
+
+ <http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-freefont.html>,
+
+or any of its mirrors.
+
+Install them by issuing the command
+ apt-get install ttf-freefont
+
+
+* KDE local installation
+
+Users of KDE can install .ttf files on a per-user basis using the KDE
+Control Center module "kcmfontinst", which may appear in the menu as
+
+ Settings -> System Administration -> Font Installer
+
+This is especially helpful for developers and testers.
+
+
+* Generic X-windows
+
+ 1) Fetch the freefont-ttf.tar.gz package with Free UCS outline fonts
+ in the TrueType format.
+
+ 2) Unpack TrueType fonts into a suitable directory,
+ e.g. /usr/local/share/fonts/default/TrueType/
+
+ 3) If you have chosen any other directory, make sure the directory you
+ used to install the fonts is listed in the path searched by the X
+ Font Server by editing the config file in /etc/X11/.
+
+ In some systems, you list the directory in the item "catalogue="
+ in the file /etc/X11/fs/config.
+
+ 4) Run ttmkfdir in the directory where you unpacked the fonts.
+
+
+Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP; Vista
+-------------------------------
+
+Note that in at least Vista, XP and 2000, the OpenType versions perform much
+better than, and are recommended over, the TrueType ones.
+
+* Vista:
+ 1) From the Start menu, open Control Panels
+ 2) Drag-n-drop font files onto Fonts control panel
+ You may get a dialog saying
+ "Windows needs your permission to continue"
+ a) Click Continue
+
+* 95/98/NT:
+ The font installation is similar to Vista.
+
+ In order to use OpenType, users of Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 can
+ install Adobe's 'Type Manager Light'. It is available for download
+ without cost from Adobe's web site.
+
+ Otherwise, use the TrueType versions.
+
+Mac OS X
+--------
+
+Installing on Mac OS X consists of moving the .ttf files to either
+ /Library/Fonts/ or ~/Library/Fonts/
+depending on whether they should be available to all users on your system
+or just to yourself.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$Id: INSTALL,v 1.7 2008/12/26 12:33:31 Stevan_White Exp $