Bug Report: Font Viewer "Install" button gets stuck on "Installing"

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Hi Zorin Team

When installing new fonts (.ttf / .otf) using the default Font Viewer, clicking the "Install" button changes the text to "Installing..." but it never updates to "Installed," even though the font is successfully added to the system.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Download any font file.
  2. Open it with the default Font Viewer.
  3. Click the "Install" button.

Expected Result: The button should briefly say "Installing..." and then change to a grayed-out "Installed."

Actual Result: The button stays stuck on "Installing..." indefinitely. The user has to close the window and manually check an app (like GIMP or LibreOffice) to see if it worked.

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System Info:

Additional Note: I've noticed that manually moving the fonts to ~/.local/share/fonts and running fc-cache -f -v works as a workaround, but this is confusing for new users and beginners.

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I've moved this thread over to Feedback so that it gets picked up. Thanks for reporting it!

This is not so much a workaround but what actually happens behind the scenes when using a graphical interface. To install a font really means downloading it into specific directories that programs are aware of, like ~/.local/share/fonts or /usr/share/fonts.

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Did You tried it with a Reinstall? sudo apt reinstall gnome-font-viewer

Or end the Process with the System Monitor and then open it again.

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