I upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04. Fonts that I used on several documents are gone. There are Arabic/Asian fonts added I don’t need or want. Instructions on the internet are scarce and confusing. How does an average user get the old fonts back? Please don’t tell me I have to install them one at a time.
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How do I get rid of the unwanted fonts?
Ask in a relevant (i. e. Ubuntu-related) forum, not here. And ask a good question.
In their infinite wisdom the LO powers that be decided to remove some popular fonts, and at the same time force install many fonts you will never need.
Brilliant.
On my phone right now.
Will post a fix-it how-to later with links to fonts and a batch file to remove all the crap.
What OS are you on?
What OS are you on?
Try reading the question before commenting it.
What version of LibreOffice was installed?
If Ubuntu 18.04 installed a more recent version of LibreOffice it is entirely possible that LibreOffice messed-up your fonts.
What specific fonts are you missing?
As all you can do is give me a runaround instead of help, And Ubuntu does not want to cover this. It is probably better to go to open office. I do NOT have the time to screw around with this. As for fonts. How the hell can I tell? It changed them. gabix, ask an intelligent question Ubuntu 18.04 is an OS. No need to be snotty
Ubuntu 18.04 installs LibreOffice 6.
In their infinite wisdom the LO powers that be decided to remove some popular fonts, and at the same time force install many fonts you will never need.
Brilliant.
NEVER remove something from a user’s system without asking them!
Open Sans was removed.
Download here: https://www.opensans.com/
PT Serif was removed.
Download here: https://old.paratype.com/public/
They are also available on Font Squirrel.
If this solves your issue, please check the checkmark at left.
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