Mar 192010
http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/calibri-linux-vista-fonts-download.html
http://embraceubuntu.com/2007/09/16/installing-vista-fonts-in-ubuntu
| MS Vista/ Office 2007 | Windows 95-XP era | Linux | OpenOffice.org |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calibri | Arial/Arial Black | DejaVu Sans Serif | Bitstream Vera Sans |
| Cambria | Times New Roman/Georgia/Impact/Lucida Bold(?) | DejaVu Serif (Bold) | Bitstream Vera Serif |
| Candara | Trebuchet MS | ||
| Consolas | Lucida Console/Courier New | DejaVu | Bitstream Vera Mono |
| Constantia | Book Antiqua/Palatino Linotype/Tahoma | ||
| Corbel | Trebuchet MS(?)/Verdana |
sudo aptitude install cabextract
cd "/raid/downloads/fonts/4 Microsoft Fonts/Office 2007 (extracted from Powerpoint Viewer 2007)"
wget http://download.microsoft.com/download/f/5/a/f5a3df76-d856-4a61-a6bd-722f52a5be26/PowerPointViewer.exe
cabextract -F ppviewer.cab PowerPointViewer.exe
sudo mkdir /usr/share/fonts/vista
sudo cabextract -F '*.TT?' -d /usr/share/fonts/vista ppviewer.cab
fc-cache -fv
Tip: You may substitute /usr/share/fonts by ~/.fonts for local, single-user installation which does not require root access.
free alternatives
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fonts#Links%20to%20fonts
http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Schriften
very good fonts:
- Gentium Fonts, they are visually attractive and readable.
sudo apt-get install ttf-gentium
VN:F [1.9.22_1171]
nice fonts, but i am reached here by searching Palatino Fonts for windows 7, If anyone know the link to download only Palatino fonts, plz comment here.