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Installing MS Core Fonts in Ubuntu and Fedora 8

Thu, May 8, 2008 at 11:05 am PDT

Here’s an open thread, as I install the Microsoft Truetype “core” fonts in Ubuntu and Fedora 8. This is the font package that’s on nearly every Mac and PC, including Verdana, Arial, and Georgia — fonts that are used on 90%+ of the web pages in existence, but don’t come ...

LGF, Linux, Technology, ubuntu, fedora, MS Core Fonts

Linux Shootout

Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:19 pm PDT

I’ve been a bit surprised by the number of LGF readers interested in using the Linux OS as an alternative to Windows or Mac OS. It’s probably happening because the latest versions of Linux distributions like Ubuntu have gotten much easier to install and use, and they typically come with ...

LGF, Linux, Technology, ubuntu, openSUSE, fedora

Lost in Linux Land 2

Mon, May 5, 2008 at 6:41 pm PDT

Some observations after a couple of days experimenting with installing different Linux versions under VMware Fusion in Mac OS 10.5.2: * So far, I’ve had the best success with Fedora Core 8 (version 9 is only a few days away), and Ubuntu 8.04. If you prefer the KDE desktop, Kubuntu ...

LGF, Technology, Linux, red hat, fedora, mac os x, ubuntu