A re-spin on http://plasmasturm.org/code/vistafonts-installer/vistafonts-installer, see http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/365 Main change: Does let user choose what directory to write fonts to.

vistafonts-installer

## A re-spin on http://plasmasturm.org/code/vistafonts-installer/vistafonts-installer, see
## http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/365

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#!/bin/sh
# Copyright (c) 2007 Aristotle Pagaltzis
#               2013 Sören Andersen
# 
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# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
# deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
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# sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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# IN THE SOFTWARE.

set -e

PUTIN=$1
FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR=${PUTIN:-~/.local/share/fonts}

exists() { which "$1" &> /dev/null ; }

if ! [ -d $FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR ] ; then
	exec 2>&1
	echo 'There is no .fonts directory in your home.'
	echo 'Is fontconfig set up for privately installed fonts?'
	mkdir -pv $FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR || exit 1
fi

# split up to keep the download command short
DL_HOST=download.microsoft.com
DL_PATH=download/f/5/a/f5a3df76-d856-4a61-a6bd-722f52a5be26
ARCHIVE=PowerPointViewer.exe
URL="http://$DL_HOST/$DL_PATH/$ARCHIVE"

if ! [ -e "$ARCHIVE" ] ; then
	if   exists curl  ; then curl -O "$URL"
	elif exists wget  ; then wget    "$URL"
	elif exists fetch ; then fetch   "$URL"
	fi
fi

TMPDIR=`mktemp -d`
trap 'rm -rf "$TMPDIR"' EXIT INT QUIT TERM

cabextract -L -F ppviewer.cab -d "$TMPDIR" "$ARCHIVE"

cabextract -L -F '*.TT[FC]' -d $FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR "$TMPDIR/ppviewer.cab"

set +e
( cd $FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR && mv cambria.ttc cambria.ttf && chmod 600 \
	calibri{,b,i,z}.ttf cambria{,b,i,z}.ttf candara{,b,i,z}.ttf \
	consola{,b,i,z}.ttf constan{,b,i,z}.ttf corbel{,b,i,z}.ttf )

PSTATUS=$?

if [ $PSTATUS -gt 0 ]
  then cd $FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR &&
       find . -type f -name \*.ttf -a -printf '%p\t%m\t\t%s B\n'
       find . -type f -name \*.ttf -a -print0 | xargs -0 chmod -v 600
       PSTATUS=$?
fi

if [ $PSTATUS -eq 0 ]
  then fc-cache -fv $FONT_DL_TARGET_DIR
fi