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2.5 Configuring System and Security
Aspects
By default, SUSE Linux Enterprise provides various fonts commonly available in dif-
ferent file formats (Bitmap, TrueType, etc.). These are known as system fonts. Users
can additionally install their own fonts from various collections. Such user-installed
fonts are, however, only visible and available to the corresponding user.
Procedure 2.9 Installing New Fonts
To check which fonts are currently available, type the URL
fonts:/
into the address
field of a Konqueror session. This displays two windows:
Personal
and
System
.
User-installed fonts are installed
Personal
. Only
root
can install to the
System
folder.
To install new fonts, proceed as follows:
1 Start the control center from the main menu or press Alt + F2 and enter
kcontrol
.
2 Click System Administration > Font Installer.
3 To update system fonts, click Administrator Mode and enter the
root
password.
Then proceed as described below.
4 To install fonts as a user, click Add Fonts.
5
In the dialog that opens, select one or more fonts for installation. The marked
fonts are then installed to your personal font folder. Selecting a font shows a
preview.
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