Zorin 17.1 Pro - error installing MS Core Fonts

[bollycanuk]

When I try installing the MS Core Fonts using the method described in the Zorin docs here, the script runs but when I check the installed font using the Fonts utility I don't see them listed, even after rebooting.

I can install them if I copy the Windows TTF font files from my Windows PC and double click on the TTF files. I installed the Font Manager app and that works quite well.

Any help would be appreciated.

Here is the output from the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
[sudo] password for xxxx:
Hit:1 Index of /ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 Index of /ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:3 Index of /ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Hit:4 Index of /ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Hit:5 Index of /ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:6 Index of /stable/ jammy InRelease
Hit:7 Index of /patches/ jammy InRelease
Hit:8 Index of /zorinos/apps/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:9 Index of /apps/ jammy InRelease
Hit:10 Index of /zorinos/drivers/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:11 Index of /drivers/ jammy InRelease
Hit:12 Index of /zorinos/patches/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:13 Zorin OS Pro - Zorin OS jammy InRelease
Hit:14 Index of /zorinos/stable/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version (3.8ubuntu2).
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libboost-filesystem1.74.0 libwmf0.2-7-gtk
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Then running the font cache refresh:
sudo fc-cache -f -v
/usr/share/fonts: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 8 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/X11: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 4 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1: caching, new cache contents: 8 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 1 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings/large: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc: caching, new cache contents: 89 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/X11/util: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cMap: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cmap: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 5 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-cns1: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-gb1: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-japan1: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-japan2: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-korea1: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/opentype: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 5 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/malayalam: caching, new cache contents: 7 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/mondulkiri: caching, new cache contents: 8 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto: caching, new cache contents: 80 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/opendyslexic: caching, new cache contents: 9 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/urw-base35: caching, new cache contents: 35 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 61 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Gargi: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Gubbi: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Nakula: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Navilu: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Sahadeva: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Sarai: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/abyssinica: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/comic-relief-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 2 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/croscore: caching, new cache contents: 12 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/crosextra: caching, new cache contents: 8 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu: caching, new cache contents: 22 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/droid: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-beng-extra: caching, new cache contents: 6 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-deva-extra: caching, new cache contents: 3 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-gujr-extra: caching, new cache contents: 5 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-guru-extra: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-kalapi: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-orya-extra: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-telu-extra: caching, new cache contents: 2 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-yrsa-rasa: caching, new cache contents: 15 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont: caching, new cache contents: 12 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/gelasio-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 8 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/inter-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 18 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/jetbrains-mono-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 32 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kacst: caching, new cache contents: 15 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kacst-one: caching, new cache contents: 2 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lao: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation: caching, new cache contents: 16 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation2: caching, new cache contents: 12 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/libreoffice: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-assamese: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-bengali: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-devanagari: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-gujarati: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-kannada: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-malayalam: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-oriya: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-punjabi: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-tamil: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-tamil-classical: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-telugu: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/malayalam: caching, new cache contents: 10 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/michroma-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/noto: caching, new cache contents: 2380 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/padauk: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/pagul: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 1 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto/unhinted: caching, new cache contents: 8 fonts, 1 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto/unhinted/RobotoTTF: caching, new cache contents: 12 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto-mono-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 10 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/samyak: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/samyak-fonts: caching, new cache contents: 3 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/selawik-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 5 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/sinhala: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/space-grotesk-zorin-os: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/teluguvijayam: caching, new cache contents: 20 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tibetan-machine: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tiresias: caching, new cache contents: 22 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tlwg: caching, new cache contents: 58 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-khmeros-core: caching, new cache contents: 2 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu: caching, new cache contents: 14 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/type1: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 2 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts: caching, new cache contents: 35 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/type1/urw-base35: caching, new cache contents: 35 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/woff: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 1 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/woff/opendyslexic: caching, new cache contents: 4 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/share/fonts/wps-office: caching, new cache contents: 1 fonts, 0 dirs
/usr/local/share/fonts: caching, new cache contents: 0 fonts, 0 dirs
/root/.local/share/fonts: skipping, no such directory
/root/.fonts: skipping, no such directory
/usr/share/fonts/X11: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cMap: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cmap: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/opentype: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/type1: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/woff: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/wps-office: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/X11/util: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-cns1: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-gb1: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-japan1: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-japan2: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/cmap/adobe-korea1: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/malayalam: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/mondulkiri: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/noto: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/opendyslexic: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/opentype/urw-base35: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Gargi: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Gubbi: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Nakula: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Navilu: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Sahadeva: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/Sarai: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/abyssinica: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/arphic: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/comic-relief-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/croscore: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/crosextra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/droid: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-beng-extra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-deva-extra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-gujr-extra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-guru-extra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-kalapi: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-orya-extra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-telu-extra: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/fonts-yrsa-rasa: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/gelasio-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/inter-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/jetbrains-mono-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kacst: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/kacst-one: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lao: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/liberation2: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/libreoffice: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-assamese: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-bengali: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-devanagari: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-gujarati: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-kannada: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-malayalam: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-oriya: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-punjabi: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-tamil: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-tamil-classical: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/lohit-telugu: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/malayalam: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/michroma-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/noto: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/padauk: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/pagul: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto-mono-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/samyak: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/samyak-fonts: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/selawik-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/sinhala: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/space-grotesk-zorin-os: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/teluguvijayam: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tibetan-machine: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tiresias: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tlwg: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-khmeros-core: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ubuntu: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/type1/urw-base35: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/woff/opendyslexic: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings/large: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto/unhinted: skipping, looped directory detected
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/roboto/unhinted/RobotoTTF: skipping, looped directory detected
/var/cache/fontconfig: cleaning cache directory
/root/.cache/fontconfig: not cleaning non-existent cache directory
/root/.fontconfig: not cleaning non-existent cache directory
fc-cache: succeeded

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Did You tried it in a Document if the Microsofts Fonts are there?

As far as I know the Microsofts Fonts should be included in the restricted-extras Packages. There are two of them:

ubuntu-restricted-extras
zorin-os-restricted-extras

One should be enough. They are including some Codecs and Microsofts Fonts. When you install it, it comes a Screen that You must accept a Licence Agreement because of the Fonts.

[bollycanuk]

Thanks but where do I find those packages? I just did a fresh install in VirtualBox and didn't see those options anywhere.

[Aravisian]

You can install most packages in terminal using apt.

sudo apt install zorin-restricted-extras

Or

sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras

[bollycanuk]

Thanks. The zorin-restricted-extras didn't work but the ubuntu one did.

trying to install the zorin-restricted-extras generated the following error:
E: unable to locate package zorin-restricted-extras

[Aravisian]

@bollycanuk

trying to install the zorin-restricted-extras generated the following error:
E: unable to locate package zorin-restricted-extras

Hmmm, I just looked in the Zorin Repository and I do not see it listed there, either.

apt search zorin-restricted-extras

also does not list it.

We may need to pester @Ponce-De-Leon to find out where he spotted that package.

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Sorry, Yes there is os missing. It is called zorin-os-restricted-extras (I corrected my Comment above)

But when You now have installed ubuntu-restricted-extras does it work for You? If yes, You don't need to install the Zorin Version.

[Horace]

I too am unable to install MS Fonts on Zorin 17.1 - have been through the same stages as bollycanuk and have both sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras and sudo apt zorin-os-restricted-extras without any errors but no fonts installed. I attach copy of Ubuntu:
ildgarth@Horace:~$ sudo apt install ubuntu-restricted-extras
[sudo] password for wildgarth:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
gstreamer1.0-vaapi libva-wayland2 ubuntu-restricted-addons
Suggested packages:
gstreamer1.0-vaapi-doc
Recommended packages:
gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3
The following NEW packages will be installed
gstreamer1.0-vaapi libva-wayland2 ubuntu-restricted-addons
ubuntu-restricted-extras
0 to upgrade, 4 to newly install, 0 to remove and 82 not to upgrade.
Need to get 352 kB of archives.
After this operation, 973 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 Index of /ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 libva-wayland2 amd64 2.14.0-1 [9,784 B]
Get:2 Index of /ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 gstreamer1.0-vaapi amd64 1.20.1-1ubuntu1 [336 kB]
Get:3 Index of /ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 ubuntu-restricted-addons amd64 26 [3,008 B]
Get:4 Index of /ubuntu jammy/multiverse amd64 ubuntu-restricted-extras amd64 67 [3,200 B]
Fetched 352 kB in 8s (45.9 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package libva-wayland2:amd64.
(Reading database ... 273613 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libva-wayland2_2.14.0-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libva-wayland2:amd64 (2.14.0-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package gstreamer1.0-vaapi:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../gstreamer1.0-vaapi_1.20.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gstreamer1.0-vaapi:amd64 (1.20.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ubuntu-restricted-addons.
Preparing to unpack .../ubuntu-restricted-addons_26_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ubuntu-restricted-addons (26) ...
Selecting previously unselected package ubuntu-restricted-extras.
Preparing to unpack .../ubuntu-restricted-extras_67_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) ...
Setting up libva-wayland2:amd64 (2.14.0-1) ...
Setting up ubuntu-restricted-addons (26) ...
Setting up gstreamer1.0-vaapi:amd64 (1.20.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up ubuntu-restricted-extras (67) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.6) ...
wildgarth@Horace:~$ fc-match arial
Arimo-Regular.ttf: "Arimo" "Regular"
wildgarth@Horace:~$
Any help would be much appreciated

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Welcome to the Forum!

As You installed it comes tehre a Screen with a License Agreement? If Yes, have You accepted it?

To control something:
Use Synaptic. If You haven't installed it, open the Terminal and type sudo apt install synaptic and when it is installed, open it and search for ttf-microsoftcorefonts-installer

Look here:

Control if the little Square is green.

[Horace]

Thanks for the welcome. Used to work with Unix Sun and Nextstep in the 90's but new to Linux. There was no pause or any message about MS License during the installation. Have looked at synaptic and the square was green for TTF Microsoft Core fonts. Cheked the green box and made a shell called msfont for re-installation and run it with the result: wildgarth@Horace:~$ sh msfont
--2024-04-19 17:23:20-- http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/m/msttcorefonts/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.8ubuntu2_all.deb
Resolving gb.archive.ubuntu.com (gb.archive.ubuntu.com)... 185.125.190.36, 185.125.190.39, 2620:2d:4000:1::16, ...
Connecting to gb.archive.ubuntu.com (gb.archive.ubuntu.com)|185.125.190.36|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 24896 (24K) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.8ubuntu2_all.deb’

ttf-mscorefonts-ins 100%[===================>] 24.31K --.-KB/s in 0.1s

2024-04-19 17:23:20 (219 KB/s) - ‘ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.8ubuntu2_all.deb’ saved [24896/24896]

I still don't have MS Fonts eg arial available in Libre Write or menu Utilities>Fonts. Is there another stage I need to do -This is very very complex. Wonder why the Zorin help page instructions don't work. Please carry on trying to help me. Thanks

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Hmm ... To be honest the only Ways to install the Fonts that I know are

• Synaptic
• In Terminal with sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
• install ubuntu-restricted-extras or zorin-os-restricted-extras because there it is a Part of the Package

One Thing is a bit strange for me. You wrote:

@Horace

There was no pause or any message about MS License during the installation.

That should come because it isn't open Software. At this Point unfortunately I have no more Idea's. Maybe another User can give You better Advices.

[Storm]

Remember to log out first so the system can reload it into the system. There may be a cool command for reloading the fonts to the system, but I can't recall.

[Horace]

1. Definitely no pause or info about Microsoft licenses during the installation. 2) Logging out of user and logging in again made no difference MS Fonts still not there. Wonder if any users have been able to install MS Fonts on Zorin 17.1. Did Zorin 17.0 work? Please help me someone? - I really wish to have these fonts for compatibility.

[Aravisian]

Maybe the .deb package will work:
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/multiverse/m/msttcorefonts/ttf-mscorefonts-installer_3.8ubuntu2_all.deb

[Horace]

Ha ha, we are now getting somewhere in that the installation of .deb package fails - see attached screenshot.

[Aravisian]

You may need to check your sources.

Zorin OS 17 uses Jammy and Zorin OS 16 uses Focal:

[How To] address and manage Software Sources

In order to retrieve software packages for your computer, the apt software needs a source that supplies it. This is a security feature as sources are signed and vetted. It also is organizational, as it keeps things well organized and prevents conflicts. A source supplies the route to a Repository. Users can supply sources at will. For example a user might wish to install Wine, so they use curl to retrieve a built script to assign a source or use add-apt-repository to add one. However, this me…

[Horace]

I have followed all the instructions for Zorin OS from this forum and elsewhere. I don't understand this response. Why should the Zorin help tell you it can install fonts (on a new installation) as per 1st post in this thread and then not do it? Does anyone know what I have to do? I'm very confused by the last response help.

[Horace]

Well I've got MS Fonts to work, but I don't know how. I used synaptic to check the box against TTF-MSfont for uninstall and hit the Apply button. A message stated it couldn't re-install as the package was in "a very bad state" and said to re-install. I checked the box again for re-install and then apply button. This time I got the Microsoft agreement box and fonts were installed successfully. However, there was a message to say that multiple entries of fonts had installed somewhere in /etc but didn't get time to note the full path. Also a previous install had looped on installing 33% complete and filled up my Linux OS vdrive. Anyone know how to get rid of the failed installations that are filling my disk? Thanks

[Aravisian]

@Horace

Anyone know how to get rid of the failed installations that are filling my disk? Thanks

You can use Synaptic to clean up using the Broken packages option in the left pane.
In terminal, you can run

sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove

@Horace

Why should the Zorin help tell you it can install fonts (on a new installation) as per 1st post in this thread and then not do it?

Normally, the installation should work and go smoothly. In your case, it did not. We do not know enough details to know why... Otherwise, it might have been solvable from the outset.
This relates to this post and your reply. My post was intended to dig a bit deeper into those unknown details in order to try to find out what was causing the problem:

@Horace

I'm very confused by the last response help.

All software that you install must have a source, which we refer to as sources. It must come from somewhere. This is not open to the internet to just get software from any old where... It is vetted for reliable listed sources.
Checking your sources can mean ensuring that they are correct.

I realize it is not very satisfying to hear, "I do not know what went wrong with this" at this time but at least you have gotten the primary issue solved - installing the needed fonts.

[Horace]

Re: sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove gives lots of warnings that things installed multiple times as per screenshot and does not appear to have freed any space 22Gb used out of 27Gb of my Linux operating system. Think I will have to re-install Linux to fix...