Ubuntu – How to install additional Gimp fonts

Removing the following packages fixed this for me:

• libpango1.0-common (1.28.2-0ubuntu1.1)
• pango-graphite (0.9.3-0.2ubuntu1)

I solved it uninstalling pango-graphite and pango libs.

gnome-terminal just crashed and among all the libs listed in the dump, there was something about libpango. I checked what package provided it using:

dpkg -S /path/to/thelib.so

( Sorry I don't type the exact file, I couldn't write it down )

Then I removed the package and the fonts suddenly worked again. Maybe it was an old lib that kept around from an old installation. Other Ubuntu desktops I own don't have this libs installed.

If you install your fonts to the .fonts folder, they will be available for all programs from within your user's session.

For the GIMP specifically, you can also check the Preferences from the menu Edit > Preferences, then Folders | Fonts (see image, below). There you can find out where GIMP's own fonts folder is and add/manage additional font folders.

So, if you want some specific fonts to be available exclusively to GIMP, you would copy the font files to GIMP's font folder.

If you want GIMP to be able to use fonts in your system that are not available system-wide (e.g., installed by TeXLive or other programs in their own folders), you add the corresponding font folder.

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Note: It is not necessary to add the .fonts folder to the GIMP Preferences.