7.4.2.2. Adding Fonts to xfs

To add fonts to the core X font subsystem (xfs), follow these steps:

If it does not already exist, create a directory called /usr/share/fonts/local/ using the following command as root:
```
 mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/ 
```
If creating the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory is necessary, it must be added to the xfs path using the following command as root:
```
 chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/local/ 
```
Copy the new font file into the /usr/share/fonts/local/ directory

Update the font information by issuing the following command as root:

 ttmkfdir -d /usr/share/fonts/local/ -o /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.scale

Reload the xfs font server configuration file by issuing the following command as root:
```
 service xfs reload 
```

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