[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu theme fails to load 'Ubuntu' font

[Andrew C. (AFPup) Stadt]

On 01/01/14 05:00 PM, Peter Carlsson wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I try to use the Mythbunbtu theme on my 0.27 BE/FE on a Debian Wheezy
> but the frontend log file have several entries of this kind:
>
> 2014-01-01 20:20:56.241770 E [15746/15746] CoreContext mythfontproperties.cpp:440 (ParseFromXml) - MythFontProperties: Failed to load 'Ubuntu', got 'Bitstream Vera Sans' instead
>                          Location: /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml @ 7
>                          Name: 'basesmall'       Type: 'fontdef'
> 2014-01-01 20:20:56.244185 E [15746/15746] CoreContext mythfontproperties.cpp:440 (ParseFromXml) - MythFontProperties: Failed to load 'Ubuntu', got 'Bitstream Vera Sans' instead
>                          Location: /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml @ 12
>                          Name: 'basesmallbold'   Type: 'fontdef'
> 2014-01-01 20:20:56.245655 E [15746/15746] CoreContext mythfontproperties.cpp:440 (ParseFromXml) - MythFontProperties: Failed to load 'Ubuntu', got 'Bitstream Vera Sans' instead
>                          Location: /home/mythtv/.mythtv/themes/Mythbuntu/base.xml @ 16
>                          Name: 'baseextrasmall'  Type: 'fontdef'
>
> I have tried to remove the theme and reload it from the theme chooser,
> but that doesn't solve my problem. Do I have to install manually since
> I am not using the Mythbuntu distro?
>
> The error has been with me even before 0.27, but now I thought I
> should fix the problem.
>
> I will be happy to provide any additional info if needed.
>
> Best regards,
> Peter Carlsson
>
Never found a .deb with these in it yet, but you can download a .zip 
from http://font.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-font-family-0.80.zip with 
the various weights.  Just extract to 
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-ubuntu and run 'fc-cache -fv' to update 
the font cache.

HTH, Andrew