.. _spkg_free_fonts:

free_fonts: a free family of scalable outline fonts
===================================================

Description
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This dummy package represents the GNU free fonts: a free family of scalable
outline fonts, suitable for general use on computers and for desktop
publishing. It is Unicode-encoded for compatibility with all modern operating
systems.

We do not have an SPKG for it. The purpose of this dummy package is to
associate system package lists with it.

License
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GNU General Public License GPLv3+

Upstream Contact
----------------

https://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/

Type
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optional


Dependencies
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Version Information
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Equivalent System Packages
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.. tab:: Alpine

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ apk add ttf-freefont 


.. tab:: Arch Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pacman -S gnu-free-fonts 


.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install open-fonts 


.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install fonts-freefont-otf 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo dnf install gnu-free-mono-fonts gnu-free-sans-fonts  \
             gnu-free-serif-fonts texlive-gnu-freefont 


.. tab:: FreeBSD

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pkg install x11-fonts/freefont-ttf 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge media-fonts/freefont 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install freefont-ttf 


.. tab:: Nixpkgs

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ nix-env --install freefont-ttf 


.. tab:: OpenBSD

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pkg_add fonts/freefont-ttf 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install gnu-free-fonts 


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install freefont-ttf 



See https://repology.org/project/font-freefont/versions, https://repology.org/project/fonts:gnu-freefont/versions, https://repology.org/project/texlive:gnu-freefont/versions

If the system package is installed, ``./configure`` will check if it can be used.

