On Nov 13, 2007 5:45 AM, Makoto Mizukami <mmk9060@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Stijn Hoop wrote: > > If you want to install it as a system font, you should copy the > > font into a system directory as root and then run 'fc-cache -fv' as > > root. You should not change the mode of the /var/cache/fontconfig > > directory. > > > > If you want to install the font for your own use, you should put it in > > the .fonts subdirectory of your homedirectory, and then run 'fc-cache > > -fv' as your own user. You should still not change the mode of > > the /var/cache/fontconfig directory. Although the fc-cache utility might > > complain a bit, it's not an error, and your font should still work. > > Now, why didn't fc-cache cache fonts and wasn't I able to use new fonts without changing permission? Because you were trying to do it as a common user rather than as root? Root must execute this command for the _system_ font directory. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
