Install font to Linux mint

System-wide Installation

  To install fonts to your system for use by all users, (as root) you can place the font files somewhere under /usr/share/fonts or /usr/share/fonts/truetype. Alternatively, if the fonts reside elsewhere on your system, as root, you can also link to the directory.

Method 1

  gksu nautilus

• create /usr/share/fonts/truetype/

• copy font files to new location.

• then update your font cache.

*

sudo fc-cache -fv

Method 2

sudo ln -s /path/to/fontfiles /usr/share/fonts/fontfiles

• then update your font cache.

sudo fc-cache -fv

Per-user Installation

• in your home directory, create .fonts/

mkdir .fonts

• copy font files to the new location

• update your font cache

fc-cache -fv

*Alternatively, you can use the linking method (2) above.

Reference:

• Adding New Fonts to Your System