Howto Install artwiz fonts in Ubuntu
Posted by admin on August 6th, 2007 
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Install artwiz fonts in Ubuntu
sudo aptitude install xfonts-artwiz2
Enable bitmapped fonts using the following command
sudo dpkg-reconfigure fontconfig-config
Now it will prompt for some questions first one is font tuning method for screen i have selected native and press enter
Enable Subpixel rendering for scree select automatic and press enter
It will ask whether you want to enable bitmapped fonts by default select “yes” and press enter.
Restart your x by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.
If you are using fluxbox or openbox, you can select these fonts for your apps by running
gnome-font-properties
then selecting “Application font”.
If you are using gnome, go to System > Preferences > Font.
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August 6th, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Can you attach a screenshot of these fonts? will these fix the helvetica/arial problem in firefox on ubuntu?
August 10th, 2007 at 3:10 am
sudo aptitude install xfonts-artwiz2
should be:
sudo aptitude install xfonts-artwiz
???
also note, you may need to:
sudo mkdir ‘/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc’
and to install the gnome control panel stuff
August 13th, 2007 at 6:38 am
What if I want to use these fonts in Fluxbox but not in Gnome? Is there a way?
April 26th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Does it work with Hardy? I think it isn’t in Hardy’s repository