To install default Kannada font (lohit_kn.ttf) on CentOS we need to install fonts-kannada package via yum as follows.
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yum install fonts-kannada
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
–> Running transaction check
—> Package fonts-kannada.noarch 0:2.3.1-1.el5 set to be updated
–> Finished Dependency ResolutionDependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
fonts-kannada noarch 2.3.1-1.el5 base 62 kTransaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)Total download size: 62 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/1): fonts-kannada-2.3. 100% |===========| 62 kB 00:16
warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e8562897
Importing GPG key 0xE8562897 “CentOS-5 Key (CentOS 5 Official Signing Key)” from https://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: fonts-kannada ############# [1/1]Installed: fonts-kannada.noarch 0:2.3.1-1.el5
Complete!
Once the package is installed, reopen your browser and start browsing Kannada websites. If you want to add any other Kannada fonts, do copy them to /usr/share/fonts folder or to .fonts folder inside your user directory and run fc-cache -fv
to get it installed successfully. This is also a general method followed to install any fonts on Gnu/Linux.