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    MSTrueType fonts lost and reloaded but how best to backup?

    msTrueTypeFonts

    I was not a little annoyed to find that an update to Lucid Lynx v10.04 had
    obliterated my msTrueType fonts, not something I would have expected from a
    routine update to the LTS version....Grrrr...

    None of the usual methods of retrieving these fonts worked, it was only by
    chance (or desperation) that I visited my
    /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts folder and clicked on the single file
    there out of curiosity to find it open in Kate to reveal

    License refused.

    Please reinstall the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package, e.g. via
    apt-get install --reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer
    to get prompted for the license again.

    so I did that and now have them back again.

    A note of caution - the licence comes up in what I call an old DOS Shell screen
    on which the mouse does not work, so go for your TAB key to highlight the OK
    (Ah! memories are made of this).

    I have now copied this folder into a safe backup, but I read somewhere once,
    that there are two aspects to font install in Kubuntu/Ubuntu - the 'raw' font
    file proper and a configuration file. If this still applies I doubt that simply
    copying my backup onto the machine would restore the fonts. What other
    file/folder do I need to back up to avoid all the hassle in the future?

    Thanks very much

    Roy

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    Re: MSTrueType fonts lost and reloaded but how best to backup?

    I had the same problem. What I did was to reload and install the original file, not the new update, from the software manager, and got the fonts back. When the update message appeared, I clicked Never Ask Again. Hopefully that solves the problem until the next version of Kubuntu. I have no idea how to back up the file, however.

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      Re: MSTrueType fonts lost and reloaded but how best to backup?

      Hello Greygeek,

      Thanks for your interest. I think my first attempts at updating failed because my agreement to the eula had disappeared somehow. Anyway like you I hope the problem does not arise for a long time.

      I see that there is a hidden folder in all users home directory called .fontconfig that contains a whole load of files which properties in dolphin refuses to classify. Maybe there is more in there than meets the eye, not that I intend to investigate further.

      I also see from the ubuntu documentation that there is a font called ttf-liberation which is the same as arial. It is on my system (must be by default) and it is the same as arial, but who does a style sheet that specifies 'liberation' font!

      Cheers

      Roy

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