Robert Scoble made an interesting point in his blog yesterday about a key difference between Windows, Mac and Linux - fonts. "What keeps me from using Linux? Three things: readability. Fonts.

A friend of mine and myself were messing around in linux installed in our laptops. He's got Ubuntu installed and I have FC2. He asked if why does linux have such ugly fonts and I told him that he can ...

If you've never looked into the availability of free fonts for Linux, you've got a big surprise coming. There are many thousands of uniquely appealing fonts, and adding them to your system is very ...

A user of the Linux Mint forum demonstrates the two-step process of installing Microsoft Fonts. What are these "Microsoft fonts?" A little known fact to non-Linux users is that Microsoft fonts are ...

Hi guys,<BR><BR>I'm just trying to some research before trying to go through the arduous task of switching my "main" PC from Windows to Linux. I'm no linux newb but it has been many years since I've ...

How do I install and use fonts in Linux? Your email has been sent Installing fonts in Ubuntu Installing fonts in Fedora 7 (or higher) Installing MS Fonts Getting ...

If you've installed some of your favorite Windows fonts in Linux, you may notice they don't show up quite the same. If your custom-installed fonts are looking too bold in Linux, you can fix them by ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Linux and open-source communities have done a pretty ...

Users of Android, Chrome OS, Linux, and iOS devices may not realize it, but FreeType open source software is used to render fonts on more than a billion such devices. Not only that, but the FreeType ...

There was a time when Linux was notorious for having what was called "fugly" fonts. Things improved a bit over the years, but thanks to expiring patents things are about to get even better. Freetype ...

During my old days of using Windows, font management was one thing that Windows had a hard time with. I never really found a good Windows app that would handle complete font management, that was easy ...