Error Opening /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.dir Unwilling To Add Path
-Clone This Bug -Last Comment First Last Prev Next This bug is not in your last search results. Bug90154 - mkfontdir is missing release-notes Summary: mkfontdir is missing release-notes Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE Aliases: None Product: Red Hat Linux Classification: Retired Component: rhl-release-notes-x86 (Show other bugs) Sub Component: --- Version: 9 Hardware: i686 Linux Priority medium Severity medium TargetMilestone: --- TargetRelease: --- Assigned To: Ed Bailey QA Contact: Ed Bailey Docs Contact: URL: Whiteboard: Keywords: Duplicates: 97171 (view as bug list) Depends On: Blocks: Show dependency tree /graph Reported: 2003-05-03 13:57 EDT by Stig Nielsen Modified: 2007-04-18 12:53 EDT (History) CC List: 2 users (show) otaylor vivian.huang See Also: Fixed In Version: Doc Type: Bug Fix Doc Text: Story Points: --- Clone Of: Environment: Last Closed: 2003-06-04 13:58:44 EDT Type: --- Regression: --- Mount Type: --- Documentation: --- CRM: Verified Versions: Category: --- oVirt Team: --- RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: Cloudforms Team: --- Attachments (Terms of Use) Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.) Groups: None (edit) Description Stig Nielsen 2003-05-03 13:57:23 EDT Description of problem: When following the release notes for adding fonts you are presented with the following message: chkfontpath: error opening /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.dir, unwilling to add path Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Redhat 9.0 How reproducible: always on new installations Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory (if it doesn't already exist): mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/ If you had to create /usr/share/fonts/local/, you must then add it to the X font server (xfs) path: chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/local/ Corrective action: Modify the release notes: 1. Create the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory (if it doesn't already exist): mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/ If you had to create /usr/share/fonts/local/, you must then first create fonts.dir add the new directory to the X font server (xfs) path: cd /usr/share/fonts/loc
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Method R Profiler 5.2.5.1 on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5. These steps should be http://www.fahdmirza.com/2011/02/steps-to-install-profilerpictogramtff.html fine for almost all types of Linux distros. Steps to Install http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?72427-Using-Fonts-in-Linux-as-you-would-with-Windows profilerpictogram.tff font on OEL5 from command line: [root@test share]# cd /usr/share/fonts [root@test fonts]# mkdir ttfonts [root@test fonts]# cd ttfonts [root@test ttfonts]# pwd /usr/share/fonts/ttfonts [root@test ttfonts]# cd /d01 [root@test d01]# cd profiler/ [root@test profiler]# ls Method R Profiler 5.2.5.1 Method R Profiler 5.2.5.1.tar error opening [root@test profiler]# mv "Method R Profiler 5.2.5.1" profiler [root@test profiler]# ls Method R Profiler 5.2.5.1.tar profiler [root@test profiler]# cd profiler [root@test profiler]# ls config.properties etc fonts jlib P5 p5prof_wrapper Profiler.sh vendor [root@test profiler]# cd fonts [root@test fonts]# ls profilerpictogram.ttf [root@test fonts]# cp profilerpictogram.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttfonts [root@test fonts]# cd /usr/share/fonts/ttfonts [root@test ttfonts]# ls profilerpictogram.ttf [root@test error opening /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.dir ttfonts]# ttmkfdir -o fonts.scale [root@test ttfonts]# chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/ttfonts/ chkfontpath: error opening /usr/share/fonts/ttfonts/fonts.dir, unwilling to add path [root@test ttfonts]# mkfontdir [root@test ttfonts]# chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/ttfonts/ [root@test ttfonts]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart Restarting xfs: Shutting down xfs: [ OK ] Starting xfs: [ OK ] [root@test ttfonts]# That's it. Written by Fahd Mirza Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest No comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Pages Privacy Policy Collaborate14 My Book Speaking at: It's All About Passion Fahd Mirza Oracle ACE. Exadata Certified Specialist, Oracle Blogger, Oracle DBA, OCP in 11g DBA and 10g DBA and working in Oracle products since 2001. Speaker at conferences like Oracle Open World, UKOUG, Collaborate, Insync etc around the globe. Currently working with Pythian Australia as Senior Oracle DBA. Contact Me: fahd.mirza.c@gmail.com View my complete profile Subscribe To This Blog's Posts Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments My QR Code Favourite Authors Pythian Dan
If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 1 of 1 Thread: Using Fonts in Linux as you would with Windows. Tweet Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Search Thread Advanced Search Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode October 2nd, 2000,02:19 PM #1 Moaner View Profile View Forum Posts Virtual Med Student Join Date Aug 2000 Location Perth, Western Australia, Australia Posts 50 Using Fonts in Linux as you would with Windows. ------------------------------------------- TUTORIAL: Using Truetype fonts in Linux ------------------------------------------- Tutorial by Moaner (addies@iinet.net.au) the original tutorial was re-written by me so I could understand it alot more because the article left out vitial information for newbies (like me) and to shave 4 - 5 hours of this process of following the original article. Using TrueType Fonts with Red Hat Linux If you have mounted a Microsoft Windows partition to your Red Hat Linux OS then you can use exsisting True Type Fonts (ONLY) with Red Hat Linux. Firstly you need to goto your Microsoft Windows 9x fonts directory you can do this by 'cd /