Install any fonts in ubuntu

Close all OpenOffice windows.

2. Navigate to the following Ubuntu menus.
   Application > Add/Remove...
3. Install Fonty Python. This is a font manager for Ubuntu. It's similar to Adobe Type Manager. Find below attached screenshot.
4. Open Fonty Python.
5. Navigate to the following Fonty Python's menu Help > Help F1.
6. The help window will open. Follow instructions on this page.
7. Open OpenOffice. Find the font under the font menu.

Option 2 : For advanced Users

1. Close all OpenOffice windows.
2. Download the font you want from the following site. For example Arial Narrow. Find below attached screenshot to clarify download link location.
   http://www.free-fonts-ttf.org/true-t...ns.htm?page=32
3. Copy the fonts to your fonts directory. This directory is located under. This is optional but you can create sub-folders inside this directory.
   /usr/share/fonts/truetype
4. If you do not have access to copy the fonts the the above folder then type in the following command in TERMINAL.
   Code:

    gksudo nautilus 

5. Nautilus file browser will open.
6. Use Nautilus to copy the fonts to your .fonts directory.
7. To rebuild your fonts list. Type in the following command in TERMINAL
   Code:

    sudo fc-cache -vf 

8. Open OpenOffice. Find the font under the font menu.
9. That's it. Now you can read .doc or .docx that comes from other people who uses this font.