LibreOffice missing certain Microsoft fonts

Question

I don't have these fonts: times new roman, arial and calibri..., like in microsoft office? What can I do?

Answer 1

I just typed in terminal:

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer 

Answer 2

In case you are unable to install package "Microsoft Core Fonts" (as screenshot shows above), you'll need to refresh package information in order to install the package. You can do that either by issuing the command sudo apt-get update or by clicking "Reload" from Synaptic Package Manager from System -> Administrator.

While Microsoft Core Fonts will not get you "calibri" fonts to be precise. You can get your own fonts in any application by creating .fonts directory in your home folder and put TTF files of your font in this directory. Note that the directory and file name starting with the dot . is hidden by default in Unix-like family of operating systems, so you'll not be able to see the directory in your file manager (Nautilus, in your case) unless you select to show hidden files and folders by pressing Ctrl+H. Once you have pasted all the required font files in the directory you created, just log out and log in again and all your applications should show you the new fonts in their font lists.

Answer 3

I installed via Ubuntu Software center, didn't get the fonts, etc.

I was able to remove the package with:

sudo apt-get remove ttf-mscorefonts-installer

And then reinstall with:

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

During which I did get the prompt asking me to agree to the EULA. Now the fonts are there. No problem.

Answer 4

try this link:

http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/calibri-linux-vista-fonts-download.html

from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1664796 and further links cited within.

enjoy !

Answer 5

Using the Ubuntu Software Center, if you neglect to agree to the EULA the first time, you'll never get another chance, even if you uninstall and reinstall.

The work-around is to open a terminal window and type

sudo apt-get purge ttf-mscorefonts-installer

and once the removal is complete, type

sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

this will give you another chance to agree to the EULA.

Answer 6

You have to install the Microsoft core fonts package manually via sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer.

I had the same problem and installed the package via the Software Center as suggested above, but the fonts were not available and actually not installed in /usr/share/fonts/. The reason is that the package requires user EULA agreement which can only be "clicked to agree" via the command line installer (the software center does not show the prompt).

Answer 7

Calibri Fonts:

While logged into Ubuntu 14.04 I took four font files from my Windows 7 partition (In Windows these would be located at: C:\Windows\Fonts)and copied them to my /home/user/.fonts folder in my Linux partition. The files I copied were:

1. calibri.ttf
2. calibrib.ttf
3. calibrii.ttf
4. calibriz.ttf

In case you don't have a .fonts folder, you can create one as follows:

In Ubuntu, in the file browser you would just go to "Home Folder", check View->Show Hidden, then File->"Create New"->Folder. Make sure you name the folder ".fonts" and not just "fonts". Then copy the .ttf files to that folder.

Here is what is looks like in terminal:

jim@GX270-11QPFS1:~$ cd ~
jim@GX270-11QPFS1:~$ pwd
/home/jim
jim@GX270-11QPFS1:~$ cd .fonts
jim@GX270-11QPFS1:~/.fonts$ ls
calibrib.ttf  calibrii.ttf  calibri.ttf  calibriz.ttf
jim@GX270-11QPFS1:~/.fonts$ 

So now I have Calibri font in Ubuntu.

Disclaimer: This technique is for educational purposes only. You may not be allowed to copy Microsoft fonts to your Ubuntu machine.

Answer 8

since the 2020s there are more metric-compatible fonts available to the Microsoft fonts. Not only to the old classics, but also to Calibri and Cambria - namely Carlito and Caladea.

apt install fonts-croscore fonts-crosextra-carlito fonts-crosextra-caladea

A Word/Writer document will render properly with those installed in any debian based distribution.

Answer 9

Search for Microsoft Fonts in the Ubuntu Software Centre. Find and install Installer for Microsoft TrueType Core Fonts.