mac fonts in ubuntu

Want these mac fonts?
AppleGaramond
Aquabase
LITHOGRL
Lucida Grande
Lucida Mac
lucon
MacGrand
If you do follow me, I'll show you how easy it is to install them!

Open up a terminal:
Applications->Accessories->Terminal
Copy/paste these commands:
wget http://ubuntu-debs.googlecode.com/files/macfonts.tar.gz
tar zxvf macfonts.tar.gz
sudo mv macfonts /usr/share/fonts/
sudo fc-cache -f -v

Now the Mac Fonts are installed, if you like these fonts and want them to be the default gnome font, right click on your desktop and select Change Desktop Backround then click on Fonts, and you can customize your system fonts there.

collin henderson

This is terrific .... I love my linux (new ubuntu user - one year) but hate the fonts. Have tired the MS TT''s but this result is exceptional, and I will stick with mac fonts. Also found this to help to know which ones are for where:

You can choose the fonts from:

System -> Preferences -> appearances -> Font

From Font Preferences, I choose these following fonts:

* Application font: Lucida Grande 9

* Document font: Lucida Grande 9

* Desktop font: MACGrande 9

* Window title font: LucidaMacBold

* Fixed width font: Lucida Console


john nillson

To get the fonts to render really nice you have to change two settings wrt to font rendering
1. Enable subpixel rednering
2. Disable all hinting

The first option make sure the highest possible resolution is used when deciding how the pixels should be colored.

The second option disable alignment on pixel edges. In theory hinting should make the font easier to read on a monitor, but in practice I find it easier to read if the font alignment just ignore the pixels. They get somewhat blurrier, but at the same time the blurriness makes them softer and thus easier on the eye.

kahrytan

Better yet, Extract to ~/.fonts folder. no need to place them in /usr/share/fonts


source ubuntu unleashed
NB tested in ubuntu 8.04.1