free_fonts: a free family of scalable outline fonts

Description

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

GNU General Public License GPLv3+

Upstream Contact

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

Type

optional

Dependencies

Version Information

Equivalent System Packages

$ apk add ttf-freefont

$ sudo pacman -S gnu-free-fonts

$ conda install open-fonts

$ sudo apt-get install fonts-freefont-otf

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

$ sudo pkg install x11-fonts/freefont-ttf

$ sudo emerge media-fonts/freefont

$ sudo port install freefont-ttf

$ nix-env --install freefont-ttf

install the following packages: fonts/freefont-ttf

$ sudo zypper install gnu-free-fonts

$ 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.