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Installing some common fonts. There are a number of very common fonts, which you can install through APT/Synaptic, including the Microsoft TrueType core fonts (e.g. Arial Black, Times New Roman). Before installing, make sure you enable the extra repositories, (If your not sure how to do this please see: Repositories/Ubuntu ). Install the fonts: $ sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts texlive-fonts-extra Installing Other fonts You can also use many other fonts, like those downloaded from dafont.com . There are two options when installing: one to install them for a Single User , this means that only this user can use them, or installing them for System Wide use, so that every user on the system can use the fonts. Single User: Once you have downloaded and unpacked your font files (.ttf, .TTF) , you will need to create a ~/.fonts if it doesn't exist. $ mkdir ~/.fonts Copy the font files to the .font directory: $ cp *.ttf ~/.fonts $ cp *.TTF ~/.fonts Now we need tell the system about the ...

Now get the driver for your HP printer from here http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install_wizard/index.html Select your distro, version, Printer Type & Model. At the bottom of this post you can see how i downloaded and installed my HP PSC 1410 All in One Printer . Recommended Printer Models List: Need a printer to use with Linux? Use this list to see our fully supported recommended printer models. Recommended Printer Models Printer Model Tables By Type: Deskjet/Color Inkjet Deskjet All-in-One Photosmart/Photosmart Pro Officejet/Officejet Pro PSC LaserJet/LaserJet MFP/Mopier Color LaserJet/Color LaserJet MFP Business Inkjet/Business Inkjet Pro Color Edgeline MFP Designjet Other All Printer Models Table All printer models in a single list (WARNING: This is a large table and may load slowly) Unsupported Printer Models Note: HPLIP is an open source solution for most HP printers and all-in-ones. Some printers, however, are unsupported. The reasons for t...

DSL (Damn Small Linux) is a mini Linux distribution that occupies only 50 MB of space, approximately. On the website of the distribution, they have published a guide to install DSL on a USB stick but it does not work, so I have posted this guide on how to install a DSL pendrive that does work and can be useful for you. Prerequisites: 1 . Pendrive USB 128 MB minimum 2. ISO image of Damn Small Linux 4.X 3. And a machine running Linux Steps to take to install DSL 4.x in a pendrive. 1. Format the pendrive. (Click here to see how to Format pendrive) 2. Create an EXT3 partition 100 MB USB memory to install the system 3. Create a FAT32 partition with the extra space (this partition is only for use on Windows) 4. Mount the ISO image downloaded to any directory $ mount imagendescargada.iso /mnt/iso -t iso9660 -o loop=/dev/loop 5. Mount the USB drive 6. Copy the contents of / mnt / iso to / mnt / usbdisk 7. Install GRUB on USB stick $ /sbin/grub-install –no-floppy –root-directory=. /dev...

Hello linixians, Failed to access internet through your bsnl clarity phone.... Here is an easy way 1. Just download this executable..... bsnlclarity and save it to your home folder. 2. Connect your phone to the system with the usb cable. 3. Now at terminal type $ sudo ./bsnlclarity You will be asked for your username and password for accessing the internet enter it ..... now start surffing Ctrl+C to stop