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Have you ever needed the standard Microsoft fonts such as Times New Roman on your Ubuntu computer?  Here’s how you can easily add the core Microsoft fonts to Ubuntu.

您是否曾在Ubuntu计算机上使用标准的Microsoft字体(例如Times New Roman)？ 这是您可以轻松地将核心Microsoft字体添加到Ubuntu的方法。

Times New Roman, Arial, and other core Microsoft fonts are still some of the most commonly used fonts in documents and websites.  Times New Roman especially is often required for college essays, legal docs, and other critical documents that you may need to write or edit. 

Times New Roman，Arial和其他核心Microsoft字体仍然是文档和网站中最常用的字体。 特别是大学论文，法律文件以及您可能需要编写或编辑的其他重要文件时，尤其需要Times New Roman。

Ubuntu includes the Liberation alternate fonts that include similar alternates to Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier New, but these may not be accepted by professors and others when a certain font is required.  But, don’t worry; it only takes a couple clicks to add these fonts to Ubuntu for free.

Ubuntu包括Liberation替代字体，这些字体包括与Times New Roman，Arial和Courier New相似的替代字体，但是当需要某种字体时，教授和其他人可能不会接受这些字体。 但是，不用担心； 只需单击几下即可将这些字体免费添加到Ubuntu。

Installing the Core Microsoft Fonts

安装核心Microsoft字体

Microsoft has released their core fonts, including Times New Roman and Arial, for free, and you can easily download these from the Software Center.  Open your Applications menu, and select Ubuntu Software Center.

Microsoft已免费发布了其核心字体，包括Times New Roman和Arial，您可以从软件中心轻松下载这些字体。 打开“应用程序”菜单，然后选择“ Ubuntu软件中心”。

In the search box enter the following:

在搜索框中输入以下内容：

ttf-mscorefonts

ttf-mscorefonts

Click Install on the “Installer for Microsoft TrueType core fonts” directly in the search results.

在搜索结果中直接单击“ Microsoft TrueType核心字体安装程序”上的安装。

Enter your password when requested, and click Authenticate.

根据要求输入密码，然后单击“身份验证”。

The fonts will then automatically download and install in a couple minutes depending on your internet connection speed.

然后，字体将在几分钟后自动下载并安装，具体取决于您的Internet连接速度。

Once the install is finished, you can launch OpenOffice Writer to try out the new fonts.  Here’s a preview of all the fonts included in this pack.  And, yes, this does included the infamous Comic Sans and Webdings fonts as well as the all-important Times New Roman.

安装完成后，您可以启动OpenOffice Writer尝试新字体。 这是此包中包含的所有字体的预览。 而且，是的，这确实包括臭名昭著的Comic Sans和Webdings字体，以及最重要的Times New Roman。

Please Note:  By default in Ubuntu, OpenOffice uses Liberation Serif as the default font, but after installing this font pack, the default font will switch to Times New Roman.

请注意：默认情况下，在Ubuntu中，OpenOffice使用 Liberation Serif 作为默认字体，但是在安装此字体包后，默认字体将切换为 Times New Roman。

Adding Other Fonts

添加其他字体

In addition to the Microsoft Core Fonts, the Ubuntu Software Center has hundreds of free fonts available.  Click the Fonts link on the front page to explore these, and install the same as above.

除了Microsoft Core字体外，Ubuntu软件中心还提供了数百种免费字体。 单击首页上的字体链接以浏览这些字体，然后进行与上述相同的安装。

If you’ve downloaded another font individually, you can also install it easily in Ubuntu.  Just double-click it, and then click Install in the preview window.

如果您单独下载了另一种字体，则也可以在Ubuntu中轻松安装它。 只需双击它，然后在预览窗口中单击“安装”。

Conclusion

结论

Although you may prefer the fonts that are included with Ubuntu, there are many reasons why having the Microsoft core fonts can be helpful.  Thankfully it’s easy in Ubuntu to install them, so you’ll never have to worry about not having them when you need to edit an important document.

尽管您可能更喜欢Ubuntu附带的字体，但是拥有Microsoft核心字体可能会有所帮助的原因很多。 幸运的是，在Ubuntu中安装它们很容易，因此您在需要编辑重要文档时就不必担心没有它们。

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