{"id":338,"date":"2025-01-01T21:16:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T02:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fullscale4me.com\/?p=338"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:58:38","slug":"installing-all-the-microsoft-fonts-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullscale4me.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/installing-all-the-microsoft-fonts-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing all the Microsoft Fonts in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Updated<\/strong> 28 March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some Microsoft fonts that are NOT included in the MX Package Installer package called Microsoft Core Fonts (ttf-mscorefonts-installer [1]). These Microsoft Fonts are found in Popular Applications tab in the Office folder of MX Package Installer. Locations in other distributions vary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ttf-mscorefonts-installer description<\/strong>: Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts. This package allows for easy installation of the Microsoft True Type Core Fonts for the Web including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andale Mono
Arial Black
Arial (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Comic Sans MS (Bold)
Courier New (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Georgia (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Impact
Times New Roman (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Trebuchet (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Verdana (Bold, Italic, Bold Italic)
Webdings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Windows Vista & Office 2007<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New ClearType Fonts were added to Windows Vista and Office 2007:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constantia
Corbel
Calibri
Cambria (and Cambria Math)
Candara
Consolas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calibri became the default font on Microsoft Word 2007, and it\u2019s still the default font on Word until 2023. An additional task (running a script) is required to get them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installing Microsoft Vista TrueType Fonts (TTF) aka Microsoft\u2019s ClearType fonts \u00b7 GitHub <\/strong>https:\/\/gist.github.com\/maxwelleite\/10774746<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Script to install Microsoft Vista TrueType Fonts (TTF) aka Microsoft\u2019s ClearType fonts. To execute this gist, run the line below in terminal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wget https:\/\/gist.github.com\/maxwelleite\/10774746\/raw\/ttf-vista-fonts-installer.sh -q -O – | sudo bash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tahoma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tahoma is not included with the Microsoft (TrueType) Core Fonts package (ttf-mscorefonts-installer) and the Segoe UI font is not included with the ClearType Fonts package (above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To install Tahoma (Regular and Bold):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wget https:\/\/gist.githubusercontent.com\/maxwelleite\/913b6775e4e408daa904566eb375b090\/raw\/cbfd8eb70184fa509fcab37dad7905676c93d587\/ttf-ms-tahoma-installer.sh -q -O – | sudo bash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Segoe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To install the full pack of Segoe UI fonts[2] (Regular, Bold, Italic, Light, Bold Italic, Semilight, etc:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo mkdir -p \/usr\/share\/fonts\/truetype\/msttcorefonts\/
cd \/usr\/share\/fonts\/truetype\/msttcorefonts\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/segoeui.ttf?raw=true -O segoeui.ttf # regular<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/segoeuib.ttf?raw=true -O segoeuib.ttf # bold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/segoeuib.ttf?raw=true -O segoeuii.ttf # italic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/segoeuiz.ttf?raw=true -O segoeuiz.ttf # bold italic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/segoeuil.ttf?raw=true -O segoeuil.ttf # light<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/seguili.ttf?raw=true -O seguili.ttf # light italic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/segoeuisl.ttf?raw=true -O segoeuisl.ttf # semilight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/seguisli.ttf?raw=true -O seguisli.ttf # semilight italic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/seguisb.ttf?raw=true -O seguisb.ttf # semibold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo wget -q https:\/\/github.com\/martinring\/clide\/blob\/master\/doc\/fonts\/seguisbi.ttf?raw=true -O seguisbi.ttf # semibold italic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aptos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In mid 2023 Microsoft made their Office default font \u201cAptos\u201c. It can be downloaded from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.techspot.com\/downloads\/7566-aptos-font.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extract the files that are inside that .zip file you downloaded and copy them to ~\/.fonts (you may have to create that folder, note that it starts with a dot, so it\u2019s a hidden folder).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is advised after each font installation session to run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fc-cache -f \/usr\/share\/fonts\/truetype\/msttcorefonts\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you get an Error: \u201cfontforge is required to convert TTC files into TTF\u201d Run the following command to install it: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo apt-get install fontforge<\/p>\n\n\n

Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n

1)<\/strong> Package name varies slightly by distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2)<\/strong> Segoe UI is a member of the Segoe family used in Microsoft products for user interface text, as well as for some online user assistance material, intended to improve the consistency in how users see all text across all languages. It is distinguishable from its predecessor Tahoma and the OS X user interface font Lucida Grande by its rounder letters. Segoe UI was produced by Monotype Imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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