Installing Indian Rupee font in Ubuntu & Debian Linux

1) Download the font from Foradian Technologies blog.

2) Open a terminal & enter the following commands with root privileges/root user,

mkdir /usr/share/fonts/ttf

cp Rupee_Foradian.ttf /usr/share/fonts/ttf

apt-get install ttmkfdir

cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf

ttmkfdir > fonts.scale

mkfontdir

cd /usr/share/fonts/ttf/

chmod 644 /usr/share/fonts/ttf/Rupee_Foradian.ttf

3) To insert the font in your document, type grave ascent(`) key, the one above tab key. You should have the new rupee symbol in your document.

That’s it. Enjoy.............. :)

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